A person who joins a family via adoption.

An organization that is licensed to prepare families to adopt children and to do all the necessary legal, administrative and social work to insure that adoptions are efficiently handled and are in the [..]

Federally funded state administered subsidy program for special needs children who might otherwise remain in long term foster care.

A licensed agency or individual who is State certified to assist birth parents and adoptive parents with the placement of a child in an Independent Adoption.

A person or persons who become the permanent parents with all the social, legal rights and responsibilities incumbent upon any parent.

Adoption that is facilitated by a State Licensed Agency that provides counseling to birthparents, home studies to prospective adoptive parents, relinquishment services and post-placement programs for [..]

The parents who gave birth to a child, made an adoption plan for the child and subsequently relinquished the child for adoption.

An adoption where there is no contact between birth parents and adoptive parents. Also called traditional adoption.

Legal process through which a birth parent voluntarily agrees to make an adoption plan for their child with a specific family through an Independent Adoption.

Process in which birthparents choose the individual or couple who will adopt their child and designates the placement of the child while still having the benefits of an agency assisted adoption.