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Adoption Support

As we begin another year, we like to look back and reflect on the past year. I personally like to focus on National Adoption Awareness Month which takes place in November every year. This year, I reflected on the way the industry has changed since Ronald Regan enacted this weeklong acknowledgment in 1984. The attention was originally given to … more »

Adoptee Reunion

A baby named April 1999 An expectant mom called at the late stage of her pregnancy. She had a young child at home already and was feeling alone and had no support from her family to bring another baby into her apartment. She admitted she was struggling financially and always had to call around for … more »

Baby Box Alternative

Can I do an adoption and stay anonymous? Or should I use the Baby Box? What happens to my baby if I use a Safe Haven Box? Most do not realize what happens when the box closes and locks. The woman who gives birth can walk away and know her baby is safe, and her baby will be attended to within … more »

What happens when a birth mom revokes her consent?

Oh man, this is such a hard question. There is a movement in the ethical adoption arena allowing women to revoke their consent after a week. This movement is based on the fact that many women are in crisis during the time leading up to delivering their baby. They may have kept the pregnancy a … more »

Roe vs. Wade overturned…

As a staff, we’ve been taking the time to process and have conversation about the overturning of Roe vs Wade. In our conversations, Amanda shared with us when she first learned about Roe. “I was born just 5 years after Roe vs Wade, my entire young life I assumed Roe was a woman that WANTED … more »

Pregnant and Cuffed

Can you place your baby for adoption while in jail? I have been in many hospital rooms while the patient is shackled to her bed with a jail guard close by. “K’s” adoption plan was about to take place. When I walked in, she was cradling her baby as tears ran down her cheeks. She … more »