Some churches become a meeting place for mentoring programs, where older birth moms can present the realities of making an adoption plan to younger pregnant women.
Church members can also offer career counseling, tutoring, and material support.
Church families involve themselves in supporting the life-giving option of adoption by becoming shepherding homes. Shepherding homes are usually families who invite a young woman in a crisis pregnancy to live with them during pregnancy and the birth of the baby. This provides a young woman with a mother and father role model, and is also a good way to build partnerships with local agencies and pregnancy centers. Pastors play a key role in providing counseling during this time of decision making. Many of these children have experienced abuse or neglect, or have biological parents who cannot adequately care for them.