Wondering how adoption works? There are lots of different kinds of adoptions, There are domestic adoptions and international adoptions, private agency adoptions and attorney adoptions and public (state) adoptions. But if you're interested in how adoption works at...
The day that adoption makes family possible becomes an anniversary that gets forever defined by that family's bond over the years. Successful adoption stories make adoption anniversaries worth celebrating, and that is surely the goal behind every placement that's done...
It's September 11, the nation's anniversary of that tragedy in New York that forever changed the landscape there and broke so many hearts all across the globe Children lost parents, parents lost children, and "never forget" became a worldwide rallying cry. Most...
At Abrazo, we're all for saving babies. We're proud to have joined countless birthparents and adoptive parents in saving many since 1994. Over the years, we've seen and heard a lot. We've been privvy to many stories, and just as many miracles. We've gotten called into...
Fifteen-year-old Claudia Conway recently issued a plea to lawmaker Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez saying "please adopt me." It's unclear whether her appeal was meant to be a joke or not, given the political animosity between Representative Cortez and Conway's parents....
An adoption dispute is brewing in Minnesota, but to all those ready to try the case online: hold your fire. It's easy to take sides, but the whole truth isn't known yet. (Clearly.) This case reportedly involves a Minnesota mother who claims to have only learned of her...
If tonight's sky is darker yet the moon seems brighter, it might be because heaven has gained a guiding star. The Abrazo community knew him as “Grandpa Bruce.” He wasn’t really everybody’s grandfather, of course. But he was “grandpa” to the adoptive family who brought...
Giving up a baby for adoption is the hardest decision most parents ever have to face in their lifetime, even for those who choose to place. At Abrazo, we don't call it giving up a baby, of course. We refer to the act of surrendering parental rights as "placing a baby...
This is a word of encouragement for rainbow families facing painful times. Rainbow families are those who adopt outside their race, and by some accounts, this describes 40% of all adoptions nowadays. Abrazo has been blessed to have been a part of countless transracial...
People don’t always want to hear it, but in adoption truth matters. Yes, the truth may be awkward, or messy, or maddening or hurtful. Or it may be liberating, or illuminating. Either way: in adoption, truth matters. Just like teaching your child to brake when all they...
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