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Navigating the Matching Process
Matching is the heart of the adoption process.
Basic Information
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How to Maintain Contact With Your Child's Birth Family
Jeremy Smith: Feb 6, 2024 10:37:55 AM
Discover how open adoption and continued contact with birth parents and kin can greatly benefit adopted children.
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Adopting from Foster Care When You Already Have Children in the Home
Adopting a child from foster care can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. However, if you already have children in the home, it's important to...
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How Much Does It Cost to Adopt a Child From Foster Care?
There are no costs involved with foster care adoption in Massachusetts!
Post-Adoption Support Resources
Adoptive Families Together (AFT): A program of MSPCC, is a network of adoptive families who understand the benefit of peer support while raising...
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Legal Status: Understanding legal risk, legally freed, and adoption from foster care
Jeremy Smith: Nov 22, 2022 4:06:25 PM
In a legal risk adoptive placement, the rights of the child's birth parents have not yet been voluntarily or involuntarily terminated.
Understanding Open Adoption
Jeremy Smith: Nov 22, 2022 4:05:41 PM
Open adoption refers to any type of contact between the child and his/her birth family after the adoption legalization. This ranges from annual cards...
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Understanding Trauma & It's effects on Children in Foster Care
*This article is re-published from AdoptUSKids, a national resource on adoption and foster care. You can view the original article here.*
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Can I Adopt from Foster care?
Children do not need perfect parents! They need loving individuals who are fully committed to supporting them on their life’s journey, whatever that...
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Types of Adoption
The road to adoption as a way to create or add to your family is different for everyone. One of the first decisions is which type of adoption best...