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Friends in Adoption
  • About & Contact
    • FIA – Homepage
    • Adoption Blog
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Testimonials and Reviews
    • Meet Our Professional Team
    • More
  • Pregnant?
    • Pregnant? Get Info
    • I’m thinking of placing my child for adoption
    • How to Choose an Ethical Adoption Agency
    • Real-Life Stories
  • Waiting Families
    • Read Adoption Profiles of our Awesome Potential Adoptive Families
    • Want to Become an Adoptive Parent? Start here
  • Adoption Resources
    • Adoption Information For Pregnant Women or Pregnant Couples Considering Making an Adoption Plan
    • Adoption Resources for Professionals
    • Post-Adoption Compassionate Care Center
  • News & Events
    • Adoption Blog
    • Adoption Videos
    • Upcoming Workshops

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January 2019 Workshop: How to Adopt a Child with Friends in Adoption

Workshop Highlights:
Hear adoptive parents tell their experience working with FIA | Q&A with birth mothers and/or birth families | Meet FIA staff, social workers & other adoption professionals

Next GAW Info:
Our next GAW will start at: 5 p.m. of Wednesday, January 9, 2019, continuing on Thursday all day, January 10, from 8am-4pm. Location: Holiday Inn, 232 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY.

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Friends in Adoption is a recognized Leader in supporting and serving LGBT Families. Presented by HRC's All Children - All Families
Friends in Adoption is a recognized Leader in supporting and serving LGBT Families. Presented by HRC's All Children - All Families

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Main New York Office*:

125 High Rock Ave, Ste 103 Saratoga Springs NY 12866

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From Our Adoption Blog Archives:

  • Happy Mother’s Day! ~ May 13th, 2018 February 10, 2018
  • What’s the difference between open adoption and closed adoption? October 20, 2013
  • Friends in Adoption attends: “This is Us: Adoption in the REAL World” December 17, 2017
  • What is a Home Study? January 20, 2013
  • Isabella and Abigail FIA Family Album: Isabella and Abigail November 20, 2012
  • Our Adoption Story Resilience in Adoption August 6, 2015
  • Letter from FIA Alumni June 11, 2013
  • “Friending” Mother March 3, 2011
  • Five things to Never Say to an Adoptive Parent March 21, 2013
  • Batter Up! May 14, 2012

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