Frequently Asked Questions by Pregnant Women to Friends In Adoption
Considering adoption for your child? The staff at FIA is here to answer your questions and guide you through your options. Call 1-800-982-3678 anytime.… Read More
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Darcy’s Story
Darcy is a 4 year old wonderful girl. Meet her adoptive parents, and her birth mom, in a loving open adoption story.… Read More
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Video: Colin’s Story
Colin, a senior in High School, shares his experiences growing up as child who was adopted through open adoption.… Read More
FIA stands in support of our LGBTQ+ community!
Friends In Adoption is proud to continue its good work in open adoption for all families and advocating for adoption rights for the LGBTQ+ community.… Read More
A new edition of Connections is out!
The Fall/2016 edition of Connections, Friends in Adoption’s newsletter, is now available for download. Enjoy learning about baby Eli’s adoption story, Dawn’s Desk, A story by birth mother Katy, and many wonderful photos and letters from FIA families. Spreading the joy of the gift of adoption!… Read More
An Inside View on Open-Adoption
Matthew, an FIA (Friends in Adoption) spokesperson for the APC Conference and now, a college applicant, shares his college essay with our FIA community. Below he describes his open-adoption experiences through the years, discarding many adoption taboos along the way.… Read More
Adoption Awareness by Sandra Schlosser
Sandra Schlosser, an FIA outreach coordinator, who also provides support services to pregnant women/expectant couples, wrote the following article for the Rutland Herald newspaper.… Read More
Thinking about adoption? Register for the 2016 APC Adoption Conference
One of the biggest and most helpful adoption education events of the year is coming up on Sunday, November 20, 2016 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, NY. The Adoptive Parents Committee, Inc. (APC) is proud to announce its 36th Annual APC Adoption Conference. … Read More
FIA leads the way in education about adoption!
Students from the local high school had a great opportunity to learn and ask questions about the adoption process thanks to Friends in Adoption.… Read More
Adoption for prospective minorities and LGBTQ families
Friends in Adoption is a pioneer in providing adoption support to all families. FIA reaches out to minority and LGBTQ communities to better inform and cultivate interest in adoption, however many questions arise regarding visible adoptions.… Read More
The Adoption Process from the Expectant Mother’s Perspective
What is it really like to decide on adoption, look through parent profiles to choose a family, and place your child in their arms—and how can the adoption process better serve these women? Article – by Barbara Herel This piece has valuable insights from both Dawn Smith-Pliner and the birthmothers. I often think back to my domestic adoption process as … Read More
June is LGBTQ Pride Month — Visit FIA at Upcoming Pride Events!
Come stop by and say Hi to FIA as we celebrate our LGBTQ families at upcoming Pride events in NJ, Brooklyn, and Philadephia! March with us as we celebrate our LGBTQ families at the New York City Pride Parade on Sunday, June 26! To register email: jen@friendsinadoption.org… Read More
National Adoption Month – featuring FIA family Peter, Chris and Darcy
“We are so thankful for the support we have received from FIA and from all the doctors, nurses, and medical staff we have gotten to know; for the connection that we still have with Darcy’s birth mother; and for our incredible families and friends, who have cheered us up and cheered us on.”… Read More
Resilience in Adoption
The words resilience and adoption go hand in hand. Each person in the adoption triad: birth parent, adoptive parent, and child, need resilience because adoption by its nature involves the experience of profound loss. Resilience also allows people to experience healing and profound peace, joy and love.… Read More
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When is adoption “done right?”
When is adoption “done right?” Sometimes it is easier to think about the ways something can be “done wrong” in order to be sure we get it right. Any time adoption is not informed by respect and truth, or when it is not voluntary for a placing parent, it is done wrong. Any time adoption moves forward without regard for the (…)… Read More