Family Services for Domestic Adoption

"The relaxed, professional nature of ABC staff put us at ease right away and we love the personal attention we receive whenever we call the office. In working with ABC, the staff became new friends to share our exciting adoption journey. We love the intimacy of their small staff."
Adoptive Family, Lenexa

We are so glad that you are considering adoption as a way to grow your family, what an exciting time! ABC is an agency committed to bringing together birth families and adoptive families in such a way as to be the most beneficial to the child. Our staff is well trained and we get to know our families on an individual basis. This helps us understand the unique needs and concerns each one faces during the adoption process and in the years to come. Children are a special gift and deserve the best opportunities possible in life. As well, the birthparents of these children deserve much dignity, respect and ongoing support No less important to us, however, are the couples who desire, through adoption, to create or expand their family. ABC Adoption believes that supporting all members of the adoption triad is essential in raising happy, healthy, well-adjusted children We wish you all the best as you begin this adoption journey and hope that you choose to become a part of the ABC family.

Respectfully yours,
Catherine Welch, Adoptive Parent Coordinator

Adoptive Family Services

• Facilitate placements of primarily healthy newborns and toddlers of all races and racial mixtures. As needed, children of questionable health and those with special needs are also placed.
• Complete home studies for ABC Families as well as Private, International and Pre-Arranged adoptions to ensure that homes are safe and nurturing for a child to enter.
• Post-placement services for ABC Families as well as Private, International and Pre-Arranged adoptions to ensure the stability of the placement and provide support.
• Provide education and resources about open adoption as well as support in deciding the amount of openness with which a family feels comfortable.
• Facilitate Private or Pre-Arranged adoptions for adoptive families, private attorneys and physicians.
• Educate families regarding the myriad of issues important to adoption (e.g., those specific to parenting the adopted child, positive adoption language, talking to your family about adoption, increasing self-esteem in the child).
• Provide guidance and support throughout the adoption process. This may include monthly support group meetings, individual and family counseling. (This support is also readily available anytime after placement has occurred.)
• Act as the intermediary between the adoptive family and birth family for as long after placement as is desired by all parties involved.