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• Your Step-By-Step Guide to Foster Care Adoption | Adoptive Families

  November 9, 2015 In 2016, there were 437,465 children in the U.S. foster care system, 117,794 of them awaiting a forever home. Every one of these children deserves a stable, loving home — maybe yours?...

• 10 Lists to Help You Prepare for Adoption | Adoptive Families

  June 20, 2016 When I’m feeling overwhelmed or helpless, I make lists. During the long months that I waited for our two sons’ arrivals from Korea, I made lots of them — and revised them often. It didn’...

• Home Study 101: Everything You Need to Prepare | Adoptive Families

  What is a home study? It’s a document that says you can be a parent. It contains the story of your life: your family and marital history, your health, your financial situation. It includes a descripti...

• About Us | Adoptive Families

  About Us Adoptive Families is an award-winning resource for parents-to-be navigating the adoption process and for parents raising children through adoption. Founded as a black-and-white newsletter, O...

• How to Adopt from Foster Care | Adoptive Families

  June 20, 2016 In the more than 25 years I’ve worked in the child welfare system, including my years as National Project Director of AdoptUsKids, I’ve truly come to believe that almost any family can a...

• Open Adoption: A Reference Guide for Families | Adoptive Families

  May 25, 2015 Open adoption is a scary phrase. “When I first heard it, I wondered, would I feel like a ‘stand in’ or a ‘rent-a-mom’?” says Christine, from New Jersey. This is the most common initial re...