Our International Adoption Coordinator Megan Montgomery recaps a fundraiser to benefit Parenthood for Me. Parenthood for Me is a organization providin...
Newborn/Infant Care Workshop
Our Associate Director Michael Hill announces that Adoption STAR will be offering a newborn/infant care class, 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday, April 9th that i...
Why Openness?
Guest Blogger Jennifer Nickel considers why open adoption is important even under trying and difficult circumstances. Why do I believe in open contact...
4 Keys to Getting Started with your Open Adoption Arrangement
Author and Blogger Lori Holden continues her series of contributions to the Adoption STAR blog by answering our questions about open adoption. 4 Keys ...
One Family Two Different Adoption Plans
Our Associate Director Michael Hill discusses the differences between his sons’ open adoption plans . My husband and I have had the incredible f...
When What I Knew about Adoption was Wrong
Author and Blogger Lori Holden continues her series of contributions to the Adoption STAR blog by answering our questions about open adoption. When my...
A Clear Definition of Open Adoption — Isn’t It a Spectrum?
Today we offer the second guest post from Lori Holden, an emerging expert on open adoption. Her book, The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helpi...
OPENNESS IN ADOPTION:FROM SECRECY AND STIGMA TO KNOWLEDGE AND CONNECTIONS
Authors: Deborah H. Siegel, Ph.D. and Susan Livingston Smith, LCSW Published: 2012 March, New York NY: Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute Document T...
One Journey to Parenthood
By Michele Fried (reprinted from 2004) Marie* and Peter* (*names were changed) were coming up on their two year mark with the agency. Their home stu...
Birth Mother’s Write to Adoption STAR…
When we receive letters or cards of appreciation from our adoptive parents the staff glows as anyone would. We love to hear that our hard work was m...