Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery discusses how the particulars of a culture can inspire those seeking to adopt internationally ...
There is really no such thing as gay adoption ~ It is simply called ‘adoption’
Adoption STAR Founder & CEO Michele Fried Discrimination: The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especi...
What to Expect #5: Post Adoption-Love at First Sight?
Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery discusses the post adoption period and the challenges of the initial period of bonding. Someti...
The Orphan Trains
On this Labor Day, we honor the labor and precarious existence of those who were forced onto the Orphan Trains. Here is selection of passages (referen...
The Check-box Part 2
Our Media Specialist Lesa Ferguson has been working on forms for Adoption STAR. In part 2 of this two-part blog series, she writes about her particula...
The Check-box Part 1
Our Media Specialist Lesa Ferguson has been working on forms for Adoption STAR. In this two-part blog series, she writes about her particular fascinat...
“…walk together as sisters and brothers.”
In celebration of fiftieth anniversary of the The March on Washington, we are posting an excerpt of Dr. Martin Luther King’s speech. For many of...
Wordless Wednesday: Sibling Fun
It’s time again for Wordless Wednesday. On Wordless Wednesdays, we enjoy pictures of families joined through adoption. Today’s theme is si...
Become an Advocate for Your Child’s Education
Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery promotes the upcoming workshop at the Adoption STAR office – Become an Advocate for Your...
Meeting Janice
Adoption STAR Founder & CEO Michele Fried recounts the painful story a birth mother who had been raped and then placed her baby for adoption. She...