People are often intimidated by the mystery of an adoption Home Study. As someone going through it for the second time, here are some things you can expect.
This can be a busy time of year for our agency as families start the adoption process and everything that goes with that – their APQ, Adoptive Family Print Profile, Video Profile, Home Study, etc. Below
Use these foster care tips to become a successful foster parent or foster family. Complete the home study and set up a foster care bedroom with these tips.
It can take months to complete, but Binti's Felicia Cucuru shares 7 proven ways to finish your home study in record time.
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Requiring a home study as part of the embryo adoption process follows the best practices of adoption. Regardless of whether government entities recognize or regulate the adoption of embryos, the end result is that a child will be placed with … Read More
Many adoptive parents wonder early in the adoption process, "What is a home study — and why does someone need to dig into my personal life?"
“Did you pass or fail?” I had a friend ask me that question when we were completing our home study t...
In this section you will find basic resources about who can adopt, things to consider before adoption, an explanation of the many adoption choices available (including domestic, foster care, intercountry, and open adoption), home study requirements, finding an agency, adoption by different types of families (including single; stepparent; transracial/transcultural; kin/relative; military; or lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) families), and assistance with adoption expenses.
Hi, we are in the final stretches of our home study. Our social worker says it will be completed in about 2 months. They told us we could get a baby at any time. I have never had a baby so I was curious has anyone had a “shower” or “celebration” of some sort to get items? And if so how do you go about inviting people? I have had some donations but the amount of items we need is huge. Do we…
Home studies are a pretty big deal in the adoption process. To make the process as educational and stress-free as possible, it’s important to choose the right professional to complete your home study.
Adoption home studies require updates at regular intervals and whenever you experience a big life change. Here's a guide to when you should update your home study, why it needs to be done, and how to do it.
Having a caseworker come to your house to figure out whether you’re fit to adopt the child you feel like you’ve been waiting your whole life for–it’s quite possibly the most intimidating guest you’ll ever host. But you need not panic or fret, I have ten tips to help you ROCK your adoption home study,...Read More »
With my job as a home study assistant for an adoption agency, I love meeting families that are adopt...
The health of his or her adoptive home is a serious issue that impacts the experience of every adoptee. Despite what many people beli...
Like many prospective adoptive parents, Love Hulin got tired of waiting. She and her husband, Brad Hulin, wanted a baby and started working with an adoption agency in April 2012, following the required procedures of background checks and home studies. A year and a half passed and nothing had happened.So Love took matters into her own hands, and created a Facebook page focused on finding a baby. A
Here are six tips from Nicole, AFTH’s Office Manager in Allentown, about ways to keep your home study paperwork organized. Make Copies of all Paperwork, Including Checks We recommend keeping …
You’ve selected your agency, you’ve done your home study, and now you’re waiting. You begin to wonde...
Completing the adoption home study is one of the first big hurdles for hopeful adoptive families. But, it’s not quite over once your paperwork is signed.
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