Please consider making a contribution to our upcoming party for birth parents and their families. Every December, Adoption STAR holds a Birth Family H...
Filling Out Child Interest Grids
Buzzfeed recently posted a video that will ring true (and familiar) for both current and prospective adoptive parents. During a recent agency staff me...
What Does Adoption Mean To Me?
Adoption STAR Founder & CEO Michele Fried writes about the significant role that adoption has played in her life. Twenty-eight years ago today I b...
For Our Rochester Families: Movie Screening TOMORROW NIGHT
Individuals touched by transracial adoption might want to attend the FREE screening of “I’m Not Racist…Am I?” As per the film’s website, I...
Parent Involvement: Schools
Adoption STAR knows the importance of advocating for your adoptee in school. Parental involvement is key! Earlier this fall, Adoption STAR held an “...
The Kindness of Strangers
Adoption STAR client Katy writes about the kindness and compassion of hotel staff members as they welcomed her, her husband, and a newborn son to thei...
Congress Passes The Adoptive Family Relief Act
American families that are adopting internationally will benefit from this important piece of legislation. The Adoptive Family Relief Act is a bill th...
Intel’s Impressive Adoption Benefits
Intel is an example of a company that’s dramatically revised it adoption benefits for employees in a BIG way! Adoption STAR’s International Adopti...
One Birth Mother’s Perspective on Support
A recent article featured commentary from a birth mother who placed a child in an open adoption. The individual experiences of adoptive parents, birth...
The End of Bullying Begins with Me
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Do your part to unite against bullying. As per PACER’S National Bullying Prevention Center, National ...