CEO & founder Michele Fried gives an honest account of what it means to work in the adoption field. Working in adoption means so many different t...
From the Margin
Lesa Ferguson originally wrote this post as a reflection for a church service in celebration of Martin Luther King Day. Rebecca Brown, a favorite writ...
Considering Special Needs Adoption Makes Sense
Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery poses the questions that often arise when considering special needs adoption. In the beginning...
Participate in an LSU Study
Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery suggests adoptive parents who have adopted from Eastern Europe take part in a study. She share...
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Post Placement and Post Adoption: What Do They Mean? What are the Differences?
Post Placement and Post Adoption: What Do They Mean? What are the Differences? Along the way, you will meet a social worker who does post placement vi...
Adoption STAR Addresses Discipline and Corporal Punishment
Adoption STAR encourages all their clients who are parents and those who hope to be parents to receive parenthood education and to utilize alternate f...
Adoption and Religion: You don’t have to be a believer to deepen our understanding of family
CEO & founder Michele Fried shares her expertise in religion and relates how adoption is a major theme in Christian, Judaic and Islamic stories. ...
A Glimpse at the Adoption Subsidy
In anticipation of Our Shining STAR Event, we are featuring a weekly blog series on Special Needs Adoption. On Wednesday January 29th, 2014, Adoption ...
The On Call Adoption Worker
What Does It Mean To Be “On Call”? We will look at the on-call support staff at Adoption STAR and meet two of the social workers that are often av...
Pros and Cons to Social Media and Adoption
In the news, there have been numerous incidents were hopeful adoptive parents have been scammed by ads online. In today’s blog post, we explore ...