At the beginning of an adoption journey, many think of the road that has led them to this point, the paperwork to come, wonder how long the process wi...
From our Birth Parent Department – Creating an Adoption Plan
Adoption STAR’s Birth Parent Department Supervisor Sue Shaw and Birth Family Advocate Stephanie Velez describe the steps involved when the agency’...
Seeking Parenthood – Coping with Infertility, October 14th from 6:00 pm – 8:00pm
Choosing to adopt is often a decision that individuals come to after struggling with infertility. Moving onto the adoption process can be exciting and...
Grief and the Open Adoption Process
While open adoption can remove the veils of mystery and secrecy that were once commonplace, it is does not completely alleviate birth parent grief and...
Ethnicity, Identity, and Adoption STAR
A recently published, compelling blog post by Elizabeth Connolly provides important commentary on transracial adoption. As per the Huffington Post’s...
Adjusting Our Focus: A Conference Presentation Summary
Adoption STAR staff member Meg Montgomery shares insight regarding their presentation at the 8th Biennial Adoption Initiative Conference in New York C...
Adjusting Our Focus: A Conference Presentation Summary
Adoption STAR staff member Meg Montgomery shares insight regarding their presentation at the 8th Biennial Adoption Initiative Conference in New York C...
Adjusting Our Focus: A Conference Presentation Summary
Adoption STAR staff member Meg Montgomery shares insight regarding their presentation at the 8th Biennial Adoption Initiative Conference in New York C...
Adoptive Parents Sought for Survey about Open Adoption
Are you a family touched by open adoption? Please consider taking this survey to help scholarly research out of the University of Missouri. Researcher...
Help Adoption STAR support the CuddleCot Campaign!
Join Adoption STAR in supporting Corey Kruss as she fundraises to honor the memory of her son by providing CuddleCots to Western New York-based hospit...