What A Difference A Year Makes!
An FIA family’s journey to happiness by overcoming obstacles and keeping their faith.… 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
Kayla’s Story: A Voice of Adoption in Celebration of National Adoption Month
In celebration of November, National Adoption Month, Friends in Adoption (FIA) is featuring a special perspective. Read Kayla’s Story, here.… Read More
Testimonial by Stacy, Brendan and Aidan
“Thank you Friends in Adoption (FIA) for all of your help and support! We are so thankful for Aidan! He brings so much joy to our lives. We also feel very lucky to have such a special relationship with both of Aidan’s birth parents.”
Sincerely,
Stacy and Brendan… Read More
Testimonial from Laurie, Rob & Angelina
Dear FIA Friends, We are enjoying to the fullest having Angelina in our life! We are so grateful to you all for your help and support in bringing Angelina to us. She is such a happy, playful, exuberant baby, now 16 months old, delighting in the snow and her new found mobility – walking, running, dancing, climbing to her heart’s … Read More
Testimonial by Bonnie & Stephen
“My husband and I truly enjoyed working with Beth at FIA, just speaking with her would make things okay. The moment that stays in my mind working with Beth is when my husband and I were matched with a birth mom that changed her mind and did not place. Beth was extremely supportive to us as well as having compassion … Read More
Ryan’s Story: A Birth Father
“Patty told us everything about what FIA stood for and about how things would go. She told us about open adoption — I had no idea what it was, but when I found out, I was all for it. …. Going through a teen pregnancy was definitely one of the hardest things I have had to go through, but I believe everything happens for a reason.”” src=”https://www.friendsinadoption.orgadoption-guide/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Ryan-Story-Birth-Father-Adoption-300×234.jpg” width=”300″ height=”234″ /> “Patty told us everything about what FIA stood for and about how things would go. She told us about open adoption — I had no idea what it was, but when I found out, I was all for it. …. Going through a teen pregnancy was definitely one of the hardest things I have had to go through, but I believe everything happens for a reason.” …… Read More
Friends in Adoption Reviews|Happy Adoption Finalization Day!|Photos of FIA Adoptive Families|Testimonials by Adoptive Parents|Welcome Home
Welcome Home, John!
“Beth was our main contact at Friends in Adoption (FIA) while we were active and prior to the birth of our son, she is very kind and caring. Beth is very committed to taking care of the waiting families and guiding them through the process. At our request, we checked in with Beth monthly to get an update on how many of our profiles went out in the prior month. She was very accommodating to this request and always responded quickly and with as much detail as possible. We appreciated Beth’s coordination of the Stay Acquainted meetings; we found it very helpful during our waiting period.”
— Trish and Matt, adoptive parents
Friends in Adoption Reviews|Happy Adoption Finalization Day!|Testimonials by Adoptive Parents|Welcome Home
Welcome Home, Colton!
“My husband and I truly enjoyed working with Beth at Friends in Adoption (FIA), just speaking with her would make things okay. The moment that stays in my mind working with Beth is when my husband and I were matched with a birth mom that changed her mind and did not place. Beth was extremely supportive to us as well as having compassion for the birth mom. Beth clearly wants what is best for everyone involved. She is extremely passionate about her work and I will never forget the look of excitement on her face when I stopped by to introduce her to our recently adopted son.” — Steve and Bonnie, adoptive parents… Read More
Lisa’s Story: A Birth Mother
My name is Lisa and I am honored to say that I am a Friends in Adoption Birth Mother. At the age of 39 I found myself in a much unplanned situation. I was on birth control and involved in a very nice relationship, becoming pregnant was the least of my worries after all there is only a .2 percent failure … Read More
Letter from FIA Alumni
We recently received this letter from a past FIA alumni family and wanted to share (with permission). Hi Dawn, Our son Zachary graduates from high school this week. His birth mom is coming out for it and we are all excited. Thanks for helping us in 1994. We love our son and are so proud of his accomplishments. I’ve attached … Read More
Happy Adoption Finalization Day!|Photos of FIA Adoptive Families|Testimonials by Adoptive Parents|Welcome Home
Jenn, Jeff & Addie Welcome Home Alex
“Dear Friends in Adoption, we wanted to take this time to thank all of those at FIA who helped us finalize our family. We can’t say enough about the staff at FIA and our peace of mind knowing that FIA will always be there for our family and our for our birth parents as we begin this journey.”… Read More
Video – Birth Mom & Adoptive Mom Discuss Open Adoption
View a 7-minute movie of a real adoption story — Adoptive mom Lisa and birth mother Jessica have something in common: David, their son. In this touching video, both women share their experiences of going through the adoption process from different perspectives.… Read More
Road to Success – an Adoption Story
A testimonial by Jen and John, about their Experience with Friends in Adoption. “Welcome Home” After enduring many years of infertility treatment, we reached the end of our rope one September afternoon. The doctor had called to tell us that the in vitro treatment that cost us close to $7500 had failed. We could keep going, but there was less … Read More
Happy Adoption Finalization Day!|Photos of FIA Adoptive Families|Testimonials by Adoptive Parents|Welcome Home
Welcome Home, Cooper!
“We first met June (a Friends in Adoption (FIA) case worker) at the hospital the morning we were to bring Cooper home. June made sure we knew what the hospital experience would be like and what to expect. When we were brought into the little room where our sweet new son was waiting, June gave us lots of time and space to take in this perfect little boy we loved immediately. June completely shared our excitement and made that nervous feeling go away”
— Dave, Sandy and Sawyer