Adoption is the legal process which gives a child a new and permanent family.
Over the years adoption has changed. Today children of all ages are being adopted, some with very special needs. Adoption can be a beautiful and rewarding experience for a family. There are fewer babies now available for adoption and there are often long waiting lists for people wanting to adopt an infant. Children beyond infancy often have had painful experiences that they carry with them and will require a great deal of understanding, maturity and flexibility by their adoptive parents.