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  • About & Contact
    • FIA – Homepage
    • Adoption Blog
    • About Us
    • Contact Us
    • Testimonials and Reviews
    • Meet Our Professional Team
    • More
  • Pregnant?
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    • 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
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Coming Sept 25–26, 2019

In-Depth Workshop: How to Adopt a Child with Friends in Adoption

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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

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Our next GAW will start at: 5 p.m. of Wednesday, September 25, 2019, continuing on Thursday all day, Sept 26, from 8am-4pm. Location: To Be Announced.

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FIA has been recognized in Celebrating Everyday Change-Makers in Child Welfare — partnered with the HRC Foundation’s All Children - All Families (ACAF) project to improve the services they provide to the LGBTQ community, including prospective foster and adoptive parents.
Friends in Adoption is a recognized Leader in supporting and serving LGBT Families. Presented by HRC's All Children - All Families

Recent Posts

  • Friends in Adoption Logo Free Information Session about the Adoption Process on Saturday, August 24th 2019 July 18, 2019
  • Learn How to Adopt a Child at FIA’s GAW – Get Acquainted Workshop – September 25 and 26, 2019 -Tarrytown, NY (Westchester County) July 8, 2019
  • Friends in Adoption is a Fully Inclusive Adoption Agency Friends in Adoption Recognized by HRC Foundation for LGBTQ Inclusion Efforts June 26, 2019
  • Friends in Adoption at New York City Pride 2019 Friends in Adoption, proud to be at New York City Pride! June 25, 2019

From Our Blog Archives:

Please note: FIA Blog posts contain information that is current as of the date published, and are not edited after the posting date. Because some adoption information may change over time, be advised that the accuracy of the information may be date-sensitive.

Recent Posts

  • What’s the difference between open adoption and closed adoption? October 20, 2013
  • FIA at LGBTQ Family Building Expo February 9, 2018
  • FIA booth at Albany Pride Friends in Adoption supports diversity at Albany Pride! June 13, 2019
  • Introducing: National Pro-Choice Adoption Collaborative (NPAC) April 23, 2015
  • Darcy’s Story April 18, 2017

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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

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From Our Adoption Blog Archives:

  • Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Friends in Adoption Commemorates Martin Luther King Jr. Day February 16, 2016
  • Welcome Home: Sabrina! November 22, 2012
  • Friends in Adoption at New York City Pride 2019 Friends in Adoption, proud to be at New York City Pride! June 25, 2019
  • FIA Santa Party 2017!!! December 12, 2017
  • Welcome Home Samuel! November 14, 2012
  • Friends in Adoption: 1-800-98-ADOPT Help Save the Adoption Tax Credit! April 30, 2012
  • FAQ: I am afraid of being judged . . . if I call your agency, what can I expect? October 8, 2013
  • Birth Mother’s Day Celebration on May 7th, 2016 May 2, 2016
  • ATC Storm - take action! Help FIA Advocate for a Permanent & Refundable Adoption Tax Credit November 3, 2015
  • A gallery of our waiting families - September 24, 2013 Meet Our Potential Adoptive Families September 25, 2013

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