Wednesday, June 26, 2013 is a very happy day, okay I will say it, it is a very gay day… for more reasons then many may ever realize! Marriage Equali...
Involving Children in the Adoption Process
Not all prospective adoptive parents are childless, in fact about half have a child or children already in their home. No matter the age of the child,...
Adoption Tax Credit: Important to Provide Required Documentation
The IRS wants you to know that if you if are an adoptive parent then don’t delay your adoption credit refund! In a 2013 article, the IRS reports tha...
Cultural Competency ~ Part Two: The Role of the Adoption Agency
This is the second of a three-part blog post related to Cultural Competency. Adoption STAR believes that a culturally competent organization is not on...
Cultural Competency ~ Part One: Creating a Cultural Continuity Plan for Our Children
This is the first of a three- part blog post related to Cultural Competency. Michele Fried, Adoption STAR Founder & CEO is the author of Creating...
The Taste of Diversity
The Taste of Diversity is an annual Buffalo-based festival that may be of interest to many Adoption STAR families, especially those that are multi-cul...
We All Need To Help Fix A Broken System
Adoption STAR’s long standing belief is that all children must have a permanent family. It would be wonderful if the family you went home with after...
GETTING HELP WITH YOUR ADOPTED CHILD
Adoption Expert and Adoption Social Worker, Peter Winkler, LMSW explores Claudia Jewett’s work as a therapist and author in order to investigate...
Surrogacy Decision Discussed
By Michele Fried, Adoption STAR Founder & CEO I feel it is important to stay up to date on current topics in the news related to adoption and all...
New Donaldson Adoption Institute Study
Adoption STAR prides itself on having an incredibly diverse group of adoptive families, and we’d like to encourage these very families to consid...