Our adoption agency, Adoption Professionals, has made an effort to support our birth mothers through resume building, interviewing tips, job postings and now, professional clothing! We have 2 full clothing racks of suits, dresses, sweaters and blazers that you are welcome to select for interviews and/or new jobs!! Call or [...]
Our adoption agency has two levels of support for birth mothers: We have one social worker dedicated to one on one counseling which is available during your pregnancy and for as long after adoptive placement as is helpful to you. This counseling is free!! We also have a birth mother [...]
REMINDER - GEMS MEETING TONIGHT AT 6;30 PM Topic: Rev up your resume or prepare one for the first time! Download your new resume on a flash dirve we will provide. Also leave with 5 printed copies of your new resume!! Get ready for SUCCESS!!!!!! Boost Post
Adoption Professionals hosts a monthly birth mother support group called GEMS. All birth mothers are welcome! Our next meeting is: Thursday, January 26 at 6:30 pm at the agency office, 2758 Erie Ave in Hyde Park We are going to be working on your resume, both printed and digital, so that [...]
THANK YOU to all of the adoptive parents who remembered us with a Christmas card this year! We tape them to the windows of our office and enjoy them more than you can imagine! Seeing these children thrive and grow reminds us of the importance of this work and keeps [...]
Waiting Mothers Coffee Saturday, January 21st at 9:30 am Adoption Professionals Agency Office Topic: Transracial Adoption Hope to See You There!
Two birth mothers have contacted our agency this month seeking counseling after placing their babies through national adoption agencies. These agencies refused to pay for post placement counseling. It is the ethical obligation of every adoption agency to provide post placement counseling for its birth mothers. Adoption professionals are aware [...]
Our adoption agency, Adoption Professionals, hosts a birth mother support group call GEMS. GEMS welcomes all women who have placed children through adoption. In the new year we are going to focus our meetings on equipping our birth mothers with the tools they need to succeed! The topics for each [...]
Yesterday I received a call from a social worker who was looking for support for a birth mother who had placed her baby through a large national agency located in California. The birth mother now realizes she has no emotional support and her "open adoption" seems very tenuous. Before you [...]
Last night our adoption agency helped to sponsor the fundraising banquet for A Caring Place. Over 640 people joined to support this important safety net for women and teens who are facing unplanned pregnancies. Shawna Dunn and Anita Paddock and their army of volunteers worked tirelessly to present an evening [...]