Sue Reardon discusses her role as Adoptive Parent Mentor and how her personal experiences impact her job. It’s no secret that I am passionate about ...
Birth Parent Legal Adoption Paperwork ~ What is it called? When can it be signed?
Depending upon the state you live in, the language describing the paperwork a birth mother and father would sign making a legal adoption plan for thei...
I recently gave birth to a baby boy – but I still would love to adopt
Adopting While Pregnant? You are almost home study ready and approved to adopt (or you have been waiting to adopt for some time)… And then… Yo...
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Important Issues When Considering Private Adoption
Private or independent adoption is most often thought of as an arrangement made without an adoption agency. It typically involves initial contacts mad...
Communication Between Client and Agency
Social work is fundamentally dependent on communication, and it is out of necessity, at least a two-way process. Social workers need to support people...
What Type of Prospective Parent Are You?
By the Staff of Adoption STAR The agency’s most important daily job is to find families for children. Even though this is often stated, it is probab...
Considering the Adoption of Black Infants
There are more than 400,000 children presently in out-of-home care in the United States. Almost half of these children are Black. Many Black children ...
Happy Birth Mother’s Day from some of our Adoption STAR children!
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16 and pregnant
Catelynn Lowell and Tyler Baltierra, who were the teens featured in 16 and Pregnant an MTV show, are now 21 and have been together almost nine years, ...
Finding Families For Children, Not Children For Families
The Agency’s philosophy is to work in the best interest of children and to find forever families for children, not children for families....