Texas Safe Haven Adoption Alternatives: A Compassionate Choice For anyone looking for Texas safe haven adoption alternatives, here's the good news: Texas offers plenty of safe, ethical options to spare them the lifelong trauma of legalized child dumping. There's no...
Those who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant in Texas are not alone these days, it seems. As planned by Texas lawmakers who supported Governor Abbott's abortion ban, thousands of female children, teens and adults have become involuntarily pregnant in Texas and...
For many, the phrase "working in child welfare" conjures up touching images-- rocking babies, getting hugs from toddlers, saving children from unsavory fates...and yes, sometimes, that fits. But ask anyone who's been working in child welfare for awhile what it’s like,...
Abrazo is in need of more childless couples seeking to adopt. (But not just any will do.) We're seeking emotionally stable, financially-secure, childless married couples age 25 or over, who have documented infertility, and are committed to open adoption. (That's...
Not long ago, Abrazo received a call that reminded our staff of the combined dangers of pregnancy and human trafficking. No hace mucho, Abrazo recibió una llamada que le recordó a nuestro personal los peligros combinados del embarazo y la trata de personas. Migrants,...
The problem with rehoming a child is that any loss of a family results in trauma, and any subsequent change of homes is a source of stress with lasting effects. The term "rehoming" originally applied to those who take in a dog or cat then decide they can't or won't...
Adoption appropriation is rearing it’s ugly head again— but what does this mean, and why is it a problem? In short, appropriating adoption means falsely claiming adoption for some personal benefit. The problem is that such deception always runs counter to the actual...
For those who celebrate National Adoption Month each November, we salute you! Because child-centered adoption is truly worth celebrating. Yes, every adoption is borne of loss. Yet "forever families" that include everyone forever (so adoptees can always know and love...
When someone is desperate to adopt, they have usually been a long, hard path of infertility treatment and disappointment after disappointment already. Their longing for a child is painfully obvious, like the scent of workout wear that's gone too long between washings....
March is Social Work Month, so what better time to express our thanks to all the hardworking social workers who help make adoption a possible option for parents in need? This month, those of us who work at Abrazo can't help but think of all the extraordinary social...
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