On this Columbus Day, we look back at our history in order to see what can be done better for children today. Christopher Columbus, you are the most s...
Vicarious Hair
Our Media Specialist Lesa Ferguson put together this photo essay on hair to promote Adoption STAR’s Annual Hair and Skin Care Workshop which wil...
A Portrait of Open Adoption
In this two part blog post, Adoptive Parent Mentor Sue Reardon gives us a glimpse into the Open Adoption she shares with her children’s Birth Mo...
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...
“…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 Wednesdays – Summer Fun
As we gear up for Adoption STAR’s Annual Summer Picnic, we checked in with our STAR families to see what kind of summer fun they’ve had so...
Adoption ProfessionalsAdoption STAR StaffAdoption StoriesBirth ParentInternational AdoptionOpen AdoptionSpecial Needs Adoptiontrans-racial adoptionUncategorized
What to Expect #3: Attachment and Bonding
To even begin to understand the reality of attachment and bonding we need to know what these terms mean. Attachment: Attachment is a tie between two p...
Adoption StoriesHolidayInternational AdoptionOpen AdoptionSTAR Familiestrans-racial adoptionUncategorized
A Journey To Hope
Guest Blogger Christy Lohner speaks about her domestic second open adoption and how different it was from her much more open first international adopt...
Cheerios commercial featuring a biracial family
Associate Director Michael Hill, discusses the Cheerios commercial featuring an interracial couple and their daughter that generated a strong racist b...
DAD
Guest Blogger: Steve Harris, Program Director, Radio One Cincinnati and Adult Adoptee It was a very good Father’s Day this year. I had a chance to g...