Adoption
Explore adoption as a path to parenthood with expert advice from adoption professionals and real-life perspectives from families who have experienced domestic adoption, international adoption, and adoption from foster care.
Adoption Support Group
This group is open to anyone considering adoption or in the process of building their family through adoption.
This group typically meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7p EST.
Steps you can take as a prospective adoptive parent
This week's blog post is from our professional member Adoptions with Love. You can find out more about adoption options at our 21st Annual Conference on November 8th. Click here to look at our Adoption Track at the conference. Do you have the impression that...
Your Adoption Agency: Your Sherpa
Marla Ruth Allisan JD, LICSW is the Founder/Director, Full Circle Adoptions. Her workshop at the 21st Annual Conference is an Overview of Domestic Infant Adoption which will be an exploration of key themes in domestic adoption. Topics covered include: the...
Infertility to Adoption – Honoring Endings and New Beginnings
By Ellen Glazer EllenSGlazer.net Ellen Glazer, LICSW, Family Building Counselor and Coach, is Co-author of “Having Your Baby through Egg Donation” and author of “The Long Awaited Stork.” Her session at the 21st Annual Conference is Infertility to Adoption -...
Adoption after infertility
Adoption is an amazing process. In the twelve years I have been working to bring families together through adoption, I have had the honor of witnessing the joyful anticipation, the hope and the love that adoptive families experience throughout their adoption...
Adoption Through Foster Care
By Nancy Kinder, Supervisor, MA Department of Children & Families, Southern Regional office When considering adoption, adoption through foster care has proven to be a great option for many people looking to expand their families. Making the choice to...
The Adoption Home Study: A Step on the Road to Adoption
By Susan Greenwood, Stepping Stones' Adoption Program (formerly MAPS Worldwide) The adoption home study can feel like one more hurdle on a long road to parenthood. But the truth is that prospective parents have little to fear and much to gain from all that...
Choosing an Adoption Agency
If you're considering adoption as a family building option, join RESOLVE New England on Saturday, February 2nd, 2013 in Waltham, Mass. for our Adoption Connect & Learn Seminar! By Dale Eldridge, LICSW, BCD For many people, the initial trips to an adoption...
Understanding the Russian Ban on Adoptions by Americans
By Dale Eldridge, LICSW, BCD Former RNE Board Member Dale Eldridge shares her professional insights on this developing story out of Russia. What Does the Ban Mean? On Thursday, December 27, 2012, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he intends...
I Believe in RNE: Erin’s Story
By Erin Lasker, Executive Director As 2012 draws to a close, I look back at this year and am so proud of our many accomplishments as an organization. Sometimes it amazes me when I stop and consider everything RESOLVE New England has accomplished this...
Adoption Education: Why It’s Important
By Ashley Kodet and Jeanne McGee, Adoptions from the Heart Education is crucial — before, during, and after you choose adoption. Adoption is a beautiful thing and the connections created by adoption are rare, to say the least. For anyone who is unfamiliar...
10 Things You Need to Know About the Adoption Tax Credit and How You Can Help Save It!
The Adoption Tax Credit has been a hallmark of family building legislation since 1997. On December 31, 2012, the adoption tax credit is set to expire or “sunset.” Now is the time to make a difference for thousands of Americans. Here are the top ten things...
“Do We Have To Meet the Birthparents?”
By Marla Ruth Allisan JD, LICSW The idea that expectant and adoptive parents might talk with each other can be a source of anxiety for families contemplating domestic adoption. Prospective adoptive parents sometimes express variations on these statements: We...