Everyone in the adoption process hopes to be known personally. You never want to be just a case number. Whether you’re a birth mother placing your child for adoption or an adoptive couple receiving a child, you need to be seen and heard.

Being individually known is one of the many benefits of working with a smaller adoption agency, especially after placement. The process isn’t over when everyone signs on the dotted line. Adoption is an ongoing, loving, life-affirming relationship that must be nurtured. Let’s look at some of the benefits.

What Are Some of the Benefits?

Adoption is a huge transition for everyone. Birth mothers deal with the loss and subsequent need for healing, while adoptive parents deal with caring for a little one who is new to them. Support for both is vital.

Birth Mother Support

• If a birth mother chose an open or semi-open adoption plan, the agency helps her and the adoptive family arrange communication and possibly visits. Most agencies require the adoptive couple to send letters and photos to birth parents for a specified amount of time. As the birth mother receives these, she may need to process her thoughts and feelings with the adoption counselor. By working with a smaller agency, she gets personal post-adoption counsel and emotional support.
• An agency links a birth mother with local and national support groups either personally or through Zoom calls.
• Every birth mother receives assistance with finding local resources for counseling, postpartum medical care, life skills, educational opportunities, and more.
• A smaller agency can connect local birth mothers with one another for support and encouragement.

Adoptive Parent Support

• The adoptive family receives counsel and education on ways they can respect and honor their birth mothers and fathers.
• An agency provides information for community resources, informational meetings, and adoptive parent support groups.
• Adoptive families receive education for dealing with the complexities their adopted child may experience. As their child grows, a smaller agency can connect the family with support groups and other adoptees.
• When parents adopt a child with special needs, the agency can connect the family with local resources to help them raise their child.

How Does A Gift of Hope Adoptions Assist Post Placement?

As a smaller adoption agency, the team at A Gift of Hope Adoptions provides personal attention to everyone in the adoption process. We work closely with each expectant mother, birth mother, and potential adoptive couple to see that they receive the support and instruction they need.

We’re available at any time to counsel, comfort, and answer questions that arise. Your relationship with us is never short-term. It’s an ongoing journey throughout your child’s life.

If you would like to know more about placing your child for adoption or potentially adopting a child, please contact A Gift of Hope Adoptions. Fill out our confidential online contact form or call us at (888) 564-HOPE (4673). We look forward to talking with you.

This blog is for informational purposes only. This is not legal or medical advice. While we try our best to reflect current laws with accuracy at the time of writing, please note the laws can change over time.