When you choose to team up with Baby Love, this is an overview of the process we will guide you through.
1) Learn About You – We ask questions about you and your understanding of adoption, your expectations and your desires.
2) Educate – In addition to the Adoption 101 session, we educate you further about the entire adoption process – vocabulary, requirements for adopting parents, the role that agencies play in the process, financial obligations, resources for financial assistance and more.
3) Recommend Agencies – Based on the information we gather about you, we make recommendations of agencies that would be best aligned with the needs and desires of your family and that have room to accept families like yours. Much like people, each agency is unique. We strive to give you a transparent and easy to understand comparison of the recommended agencies to help you make your decision and arm you with questions to ask at each agency interview.
4) Apply – Once you’ve made your agency selection, we are there to answer any questions about the application process which includes loads of paper work, gathering of documents, letters of reference and more.
5) Home Study Preparation – All agencies require a home study by a licensed social worker who visits your home and interviews your family. We help you prepare for a successful home study.
6) Create Your Profile Book – This is perhaps the most critical part of the process. This book is used to give birth families a glimpse into what life would be like as a member of your family. We help you make sure all the right elements are include that helps set you apart from other adopting families.
7) Case Assessment – Once you become a waiting parent, you will have unlimited access to ask us any questions you have about “matching” with an expecting mother.
8) Continuous Support – Even after you are “matched,” count on us to be a constant source of guidance and support all the way through to finalization. We are there for you with both practical and emotional support, making any adoption challenge more manageable as a team.