The adoption process is beautiful because it brings people together to give a baby a life filled with love and opportunity.
From deciding if adoption is right for you, to choosing your agency and finding a match, we've broken the adoption process down into 6 steps. Here's how to place a baby for adoption, and here's how to adopt a baby.
We work with all types of waiting families across the country, giving you hundreds of hopeful parents to choose from. Why is this important for you? It gives you a better chance of finding your perfect match.
Your child deserves the best life you can imagine. That's why we work with the best adoptive families in the country, using advanced screening and matching methods to help you find the right one for your baby.
Our staff includes people who have personally been through the adoption process. We've been where you are - which means we provide better support to make this process as easy as possible for you.
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With involvement in more than 300 domestic adoptions each year, American Adoptions is currently one of the largest domestic adoption agencies of its kind in the United States.
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Lindsey was already the mother to one baby with special needs when she found herself pregnant again. A single mom in the midst of a divorce, she knew adoption was the way to give both her daughters what they deserved.
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Ted Mars, father of American Adoptions' founder Scott Mars, shares how adoption changed his world in ways he could have never imagined.
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When Scott Mars, the cofounder of American Adoptions, was adopted by his parents, it sparked a lifelong mission to bring other families together through adoption. “Because of adoption, my life was filled with love and opportunity," he says.
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Thanks to all those who entered this year’s Mother’s Day photo contest! We love seeing your love, and American Adoptions is honored to have been a part of your journey.
Without further ado, here are this year’s winners, as chosen by you:
An important part of placing your baby for adoption is choosing the adoptive family that will raise your child. However, while this time can be an exciting part of the adoption process, trying to find the right family can lead to a lot of …
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It’s that time of year again: our Mother’s Day photo contest! We want to see the best photos you have of Moms and their kids.
The photo contest is open to both American Adoptions birth and adoptive mothers. As always, the winners of the photo …
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