Anyone that’s visited our main office in Amherst, New York is familiar with the stunning Family Tree sculpture that graces the main wall of our lobb...
Pennsylvania Adoption Law Changes
A recent change in the Keystone State illustrates the complexity of adoption law and how it varies dramatically from state to state. The number of fed...
Read “Love Wins”
Adoption STAR clients (and their son) are an important part of LGBT history, as chronicled in a recent book. Earlier this month (just a bit before the...
Mental Health Concerns: Children in Foster Care
A New Information Packet Examines the Needs of Children and Youth in Foster Care. Our friends at the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NAC...
Adoption STAR Creates Community!
An Adoption STAR Mom shares the story of her adoption journey. Claudia Meyer, and Adoption STAR adoptive mother, wrote the following guest blog post. ...
Finding A Place To Belong
Adoptee, parent, and adoption professional Christina Romo writes about a perspective that she and her son share. Christina Romo is a well-respected, s...
The Adoption Process
A recent article provides a good basic review of the available options for folks considering adoption. The misconceptions surrounding the adoption pro...
Happy Pride Month 2016!
Pride and Joy Families encourages LGBT Families (and their allies) to celebrate with PRIDE this month! As many of you may have seen via one of our age...
Remaking Mom: “That Black Boy…”
A powerful blog post prompts an Adoption STAR father to share some important race-related thoughts. Dr. John P. Sauter, Jr. is the Assistant Dean for ...
Adoptive Fathers: Empowering the Male Voice
In honor of Father’s Day, an upcoming webinar might be of interest to current and prospective adoptive dads. Adoption STAR’s International Adoptio...