Involving birth fathers in the adoption process is imperative. Just because the birth mother is no longer in a relationship with the birth father is n...
Me and Malone
Guest Blogger: Steve Harris, Adult Adoptee I saw a story in USA Today about the two sisters who after 17 years found each other at a track meet in Was...
Adoption STAR Staff Respond to Film Clips
As promised, here are some Adoption STAR staff reactions to the film clips we mentioned earlier this month both on Facebook and our agency blog. See o...
Myth: “Once You Adopt, You Will Get Pregnant”
by Sue Reardon If I have heard any myth over the years, it has been this one. It is usually tossed around casually by well meaning friends and family ...
Grassroots Advocacy Campaign
Key Message: The ATC should be included in any comprehensive reform of the tax code. Members of Congress who are working on tax reform indicated that ...
UPDATE – Lawsuit Filed by Same-Sex Married Parents and Adoption STAR Seeks to End Discrimination on Birth Certificates
On March 3rd of this year, we published a blog post that talked about how Adoption STAR and several same-sex married parents had filed a lawsuit again...
Kathleen Crissey Becomes Adoption STAR’s Director of Adoption
Amherst, NY — On Monday, March 24, 2014, Kathleen (Kathy) Crissey, LMHC will begin her full time role as Adoption STAR’s first Director of Ado...
Stress!
Adoption STAR’s Founder & CEO Michele Fried discusses ways to deal with and minimize stress. “Wow. I have been feeling really stressed out...
Dealing With Insensitive Comments – One Parent’s Approach
Adoption STAR CEO Michele Fried encourages staff to stay fully informed when it comes to current adoption-related stories, themes and trends. With tha...
Respecting Birth Parents Privacy
Many many times I have noticed Adoptive Parents posting pictures of their child’s birth parents at the hospital or on day of discharge on Facebook. ...