This post was written by Adoption STAR CEO and Founder, Michele Fried. “Welcome to Holland,” was written by Emily Pearl Kingsley many years ago in...
Fun Winter Activities For You and Your Children
The winter season doesn’t have to only be about hunkering down under the blankets, even in Buffalo! IVillage.com recently published 50 activitie...
A Young Adoptee Takes A Journey Back to Adoption STAR
This Post was written by Adoption STAR CEO and Founder, Michele Fried. Deb and Susana were at the very early stages of the adoption process when a pho...
Virginia’s Regulations Allow Adoption Agencies to discriminate based on “Family Status”
In April we wrote a blog post about the State of Virginia voting to “continue a practice that some argue allows faith-based organizations in Virgini...
Adoption STAR Holiday Buffalo Staff Dinner
Last night the Adoption STAR Buffalo staff all got together for our annual staff holiday party and a delicious dinner at Ristorante Lombardo. A great ...
Adoption In The News: “I.R.S. Denied Lesbians Legitimate Tax Credit”
While New York State, and several other states, have recently legalized LGBTQ marriage, the Federal Government still does not recognize these unions. ...
Adoption STAR’s Agency Assisted Private Adoption Program
This post was written about Kit and Mike who adopted through Adoption STAR’s Agency Assisted Private Adoption Program. “We always knew tha...
Can you name the most popular boy and girl baby names of the last 100 years?
We had fun on Facebook today trying to guess the most popular boy and girl baby names of the last 100 years. It only took three guesses before Sarah G...
Don’t be an Adoption Expert: Be an Expert Parent
Martha Crawford is a Psychotherapist and has experience working with adoptive families and adult adoptees, she is also an adoptive mother. One thing t...
Adoption In the News: “Florida Receives Adoption Incentive Award”
The Florida Department of Children and Families was recently awarded an “Adoption Incentive” Federal Grant of $3.8 million. According to a...