We will do everything we can to be a support for you. You can text or call us anytime at (317) 518-3032 to schedule a time to meat. We are ready to listen and understand what your hopes are for your child. You can bring a family or friend with you to our meeting to make you feel comfortable if you would like. 

Even when you are in the hardest situation possible, you do have a say and options of providing a life of stability for your child. You have the ability to look through profiles of fully approved adoptive families. We are always so intentional with the adoption process. We want to understand what your hopes are for your child. You can ask us questions in whatever way is easiest for you- texting, call, or in-person meeting. We understand it is a very difficult situation and we want to be a support. 

Adoptive families, who we approve to adopt, are checked very thoroughly and they wait years to be able to adopt. We spend hours checking through background checks, FBI records, their medical records, employment, finances, life insurance, and medical insurance. Our adoptive families are dreaming of becoming parents and will give your child all their heart, a stable and loving home, and the best educational opportunities. They will raise them as good, honest, and independent adults who will know what an incredible sacrifice you made to give them the life you want them to have and the life they deserve.

We reach out to community resources to see what options are available for you. We first try and understand what your needs and preferences are so we can assist you in the greatest capacity possible to make sure that you are safe and well taken care of.

Indiana law allows up to $4000 support money up to 6 weeks after delivery. If you believe adoption is the best option for your baby and you, we can provide help with rent, utilities, phone bill, etc according to what is allowed by Indiana Law. 

When we first meet with you, we will have you complete a form that allows for a few options. You can choose to identify the father, not identify the father, or state that you do not know who the birth father is. If you do identify him, we are obligated to reach out to him and request his consent for the adoption. If the father is not identified, the burden is solely on him to take action to assert his rights as the possible father of the child. If he doesn’t assert his rights, his consent is no longer required.

Biological families have different options and preferences when it comes to making a decision about the type of adoption they are comfortable with. Some families prefer to have updates about their child after placement. We will help you work with adoptive parents to develop a schedule of updates on how the child is doing throughout the child’s life.

Biological families have different options and preferences when it comes to making a decision about the type of adoption they are comfortable with. Some families prefer to have visitation scheduled after placement. We will help you work with the adoptive parents to develop a schedule of visitation once or twice a year.

Biological families have different options and preferences when it comes to making a decision about the type of adoption they are comfortable with. Some families prefer their privacy and opt for a private adoption plan. Families reserve their right to contact our agency and ask for updates if they want them later.parents to develop a schedule of updates on how the child is doing throughout the child’s life.

Women often decide to pursue adoption because they feel they are not in the position to parent currently. They want to put their child in a position to experience stability and great opportunity for the rest of their life. There are many life circumstances that cause women to decide adoption, but at KidsFirst we do not judge. We are here to listen and support the decision that is right for you. 

The truth is 98% of children who have good, stable, and loving homes are thankful that their biological family created this opportunity for them in life. They are thankful that you made such a selfless decision for them. Many of them want to meet their biological family when they become young adults.

– Open: There is a schedule of visitations once or twice a year between biological and adoptive parents.
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– Semi-open: Pictures and updates, conference calls between bio and adoptive parents.
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– Closed: Biological mother prefers privacy. She wants to reserve her right to contact our agency and ask for updates if she wants them later.

Adoption Law in Indiana gives this choice to you. If you want to choose an adoptive plan for your child, you are not obligated to notify the biological father. If the father of the child insists that he wants to parent, as a mother, you can still make an adoption plan to secure safety and stability for the child. If you have more detailed questions about the rights of the father, please call us and we will provide information..

Multiple behavioral issues can develop and addition to medical diagnoses and the use of serious medication. Many caregivers and changes in placements create life-long attachment challenges for the child. Parents may also struggle with more difficult behaviors as the child becomes an adult.

Adoption is not for everybody but in many situations, it saves lives. Babies and young children don’t have a voice yet. It is the obligation of parents to provide the life the child deserves.

Children can be placed for adoption from newborn to school age. It is the responsibility of a parent to make sure their child is safe and has opportunities for a good and productive life.

When a woman becomes pregnant, the main responsibility of the child is on her shoulders. Everybody likes to give advice but everyone has their own dilemmas and decisions. You don’t have to involve others into the decision to choose or not to choose an adoption plan. People advise and then go on with their life. Your responsibility is in the best interest of your child and you.

– Open: There is a schedule of visitations once or twice a year between biological and adoptive parents.
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– Semi-open: Pictures and updates, conference calls between bio and adoptive parents.
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– Closed: Biological mother prefers privacy. She wants to reserve her right to contact our agency and ask for updates if she wants them later.

We estimate that only 50% of initial adoption plans go through. That is an honest and straightforward observation from the years we have been doing this work. This is not just from our own placements but from other professionals and agencies we have worked with through our 21 years as an agency. This can happen for a number of reasons that we will discuss with you as you begin to approach the adoption process.

Review of your profile book is part of our process. We do not charge for this service but work very closely with this family to highlight their uniqueness and readiness to welcome the child into their life. We have years of experience in this field and we share very honest and straightforward opinion regarding pictures, language used to optimize success in each family.

As an agency we provide services starting from home study done in a timely manner to legal finalization. Assuming your homestudy is already completed we guide you to put together profile books and present them to biological families. We have famlies who were chosen within weeks of complete of their homestudy and families who have waited over a year. Please know that we don’t just count the time when you are matched, but until the child is placed in your care. Biological families can back out in the last minute which can influence the time of child placement with you as a family.

Not necessarily. We work with so many different situations and each biological family has certain hopes for their unborn child or a child they are already parenting. We try to concentration on things which are unique to you to make it more clear to biological families and give them a better picture of what environment their child will be raised and grow up in.

– Open: There is a schedule of visitations once or twice a year between biological and adoptive parents.
‍
– Semi-open: Pictures and updates, conference calls between bio and adoptive parents.
‍
– Closed: Biological mother prefers privacy. She wants to reserve her right to contact our agency and ask for updates if she wants them later.

We estimate that only 50% of initial adoption plans go through. That is an honest and straightforward observation from the years we have been doing this work. This is not just from our own placements but from other professionals and agencies we have worked with through our 21 years as an agency. This can happen for a number of reasons that we will discuss with you as you begin to approach the adoption process.

Review of your profile book is part of our process. We do not charge for this service but work very closely with this family to highlight their uniqueness and readiness to welcome the child into their life. We have years of experience in this field and we share very honest and straightforward opinion regarding pictures, language used to optimize success in each family.

As an agency we provide services starting from home study done in a timely manner to legal finalization. Assuming your homestudy is already completed we guide you to put together profile books and present them to biological families. We have famlies who were chosen within weeks of complete of their homestudy and families who have waited over a year. Please know that we don’t just count the time when you are matched, but until the child is placed in your care. Biological families can back out in the last minute which can influence the time of child placement with you as a family.

Not necessarily. We work with so many different situations and each biological family has certain hopes for their unborn child or a child they are already parenting. We try to concentration on things which are unique to you to make it more clear to biological families and give them a better picture of what environment their child will be raised and grow up in.