If you are new to adoption, you are likely wondering exactly what adoption is, what it means for both adoptive families and birth parents, and exactly how an adoption is completed. The following is a breakdown of how adoption works today.
Adoption specialists are available 24 hours a day to offer free counseling and support to pregnant women considering adoption.
To date, we've helped build more than 5,000 families - and we continue to be involved in an average of 300 adoptions every year.
We are proud to offer scholarships to the birth parents who place with our agency so they can reach their educational goals.
For more than two decades, we have provided the support and services birth and adoptive families need for a successful adoption.
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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Outside of finding a hospital and physician that’s covered by your insurance, you might not be sure about what else there is to look for. Here, find seven things that you should keep in mind.
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Birth mom and guest blogger, Lorri, shares her adoption reunion story.
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There are a million thoughts and feelings going through the heads of the pregnant woman and hopeful parents. And while everyone’s adoption journey is different, there are a few thoughts that almost all prospective birth and adoptive parents will have at some point.
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