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Lots to be thankful for — Spectrum News Interview an FIA Alumni Family

November 26, 2020

TV News Segment Video. Albany, NY: Adoptive parents and birth parents share post-adoption and open adoption stories – by Matt Hunter of Spectrum News.… Read More

“FIA continues to support us post-adoption”

November 9, 2020

Video: Adoptive parents share post-adoption and open adoption stories. Friends in Adoption (FIA) got together with a few alumni families via Zoom and asked them about their experience adopting through FIA. Here’s what they had to say.… Read More

What It Was Like Adopting Through FIA During a Pandemic

November 2, 2020

Video: Is it Possible to Adopt a Child During a Pandemic? YES! Friends in Adoption conducted interviews via Zoom to ask Friends in Adoption alumni families about their experiences adopting during the COVID-19 pandemic.… Read More

Happy Finalization Day Brandon, Carlos, & Norah!

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Happy Finalization Day, Brandon, Carlos, and Norah!

July 23, 2020

Friends in Adoption was busy this week with five happy adoption finalizations, all with social distancing observed. Here’s one of the families.… Read More

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Describe Friends in Adoption in three words!

April 21, 2020

Video: We asked a few of our families to describe FIA in 3 words! Here’s what they had to say. … Read More

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A Few of Their Favorite Things

January 30, 2020

FIA alumni families were asked to share some of their children’s favorite activities. The parents’ responses highlighted their love and adoration for their children as much as they revealed the little ones’ blossoming personalities.… Read More

EJ, Stever, and Makenna share their adoption story on TV

January 24, 2020

Video: Adoption options for families. EJ, Stever, and Makenna are a beautiful and loving Friends in Adoption family. They were featured in this news segment today, as reported by Christina Guessferd – WCAX of WCAX News. Check it out!… Read More

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How did you feel when you first saw your child?

January 7, 2020

Video: Friends in Adoption posed this question to their alumni families, asking them to share their memories of meeting their child for the first time.… Read More

Colby, Tifanie, & baby Harper -a happy FIA alumni family!

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Colby, Tifanie, and baby Harper share their story of adoption!

November 21, 2019

“If our story helps one family make the leap and choose to start their adoption journey with Friends in Adoption, then that is a wonderful thing!” —Colby & Tifanie – FIA alumni… Read More

Spectrum News converses with Friends in Adoption!

November 19, 2019

Spectrum News converses with Friends in Adoption! Matt Hunter, reporter with Spectrum News, spent an afternoon interviewing FIA alumni Colby and Tifanie and Ron and Katharine, about their experiences with being new parents. Matt also spoke with Patty Smith, FIA’s Case Manager and Community Outreach Provider working out of Glenville, Schenectady County, NY.… Read More

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Seems like just yesterday ~ by: Lisa, Tina, Ben, & Zach

January 4, 2019

We have been thinking about FIA a lot over the past few months. As Ben approaches his 18th birthday and high school graduation, we are reminded everyday how grateful we are for the major role FIA played in creating our family. While Ben has grown into an incredible young man, it still sometimes seems like just yesterday, we were attending our first FIA workshop and dreaming of starting a family! You will forever hold a place in our hearts! With Love,
Lisa, Tina, Ben & Zach… Read More

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Adoption is an Odyssey, by Corvette H.

December 13, 2018

Adoption is an Odyssey, by Corvette H. “I was not into the idea. Not at all. I had no talent for cradling infants or changing diapers. I didn’t have that need for a brand-new person in my life showing me no respect or teaching me things I didn’t care about — turns out I was wrong about this.”… Read More

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In Honor of Birth Mother’s Day ~ 2017

May 13, 2017

Birth Mother’s Day is just around the corner – May 13th, 2017! In honor of Birth Mother’s Day, FIA is sharing a story from one of our many special families. “We are Kathy and Dave (not pictured), we adopted Lucy 5 years ago. We have a very open adoption with her birth mother and her family. We could not be … Read More

Darcy’s Story

April 18, 2017

Darcy is a 4 year old wonderful girl. Meet her adoptive parents, and her birth mom, in a loving open adoption story.… Read More

Video: Colin’s Story

April 18, 2017

Colin, a senior in High School, shares his experiences growing up as child who was adopted through open adoption.… Read More

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