We will do our best to give you the necessary information to assist you in making a decision which is in your and the baby s best interest. Our goal is to give you information so you are in control of your decision. We have an assessment method which will guide you to your own conclusions. If you decide to parent, we will connect you with community resources which will be helpful to you. We honor your judgment, and any decision you make will be completely your own.
Open adoption means some level of contact between the birth and adoptive parents.
There are many degrees of open adoption that vary from writing letters to meeting each other, or having a fully identified adoption where you share names, addresses and phone numbers. Our counselors will help facilitate an adoption that meets the needs of all parties involved. Openness gives the child genetic, medical and cultural information, creating a sense of wholeness, rather than a mystery. Agency adoption differs from independent adoption because the emphasis is on providing counseling and options so you can make a decision that is right for you. With an Agency adoption, you are in control and the birth parents and adoptive parents plan their adoption with the help of separate counselors for birth parents and adoptive family.