The foster care application process is impossible and only for perfect families.” It is a long-standing myth that has kept many well-meaning individuals away from entering into foster care and has denied vulnerable children the nurturing homes that they critically deserve. The truth is quite the opposite: while the application for foster care is a…
Did you know that about 95% of all U.S. home infant adoptions today involve some degree of openness between adoptive and birth families? This radical change from the closed adoption system of yesteryears is a testament to increasing awareness of the positive power of transparency for everyone involved in adoption. An open adoption agreement…
If I show you how to fund adoption without emptying your bank account would you buy me a drink? Adoption is a wonderful experience, but for so many prospective parents, the expense is daunting. Let’s consider a couple—David and Laura—who had hoped for years for a child in their household. When their research started, they…