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Your Family’s Adoption Story (Webinar)

This workshop will help you form an adoption journey narrative designed to inform as well as comfort your child, develop your family’s adoption vocabulary, discuss how to handle insensitive or rude questions, and begin a dialogue about adoption and your child's school. After registering for this event you will receive instructions on how to join […]

Online Adoption Orientation Session (Webinar)

This session will introduce you to Adoption STAR and the services and programs the agency offers. The session will cover infant adoption through older child adoption. There is no cost involved to attend. After signing up to attend, you will receive instructions on how to join the webinar. For more information, please contact us at 1-866-691-3300 or […]

ANCHOR A-OK Educational Class – Series 4, Session A (Virtual Classes)

The A-OK educational classes are referred to as ANCHOR (Attach, Nurture, Commit, Healing, Open-minded, Resilience). They are specific to those considering the adoption of an older child or children. The classes give attendees a great deal of information that prepares them for adopting a child waiting in the United States foster care system (or out […]

Preparing Extended Family for Older Child Adoption Webinar (Webinar)

Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and friends are all impacted when a child or sibling group is adopted into their extended family. Adoptive parents often spend a significant amount of time educating themselves about the unique needs of children in the foster care system and specific issues of adoption, but what about other members of […]

Free Online Adoption Orientation Session (Webinar)

This session will introduce you to Adoption STAR and the services and programs the agency offers. The session will cover infant adoption through older child adoption. There is no cost involved to attend. After signing up to attend, you will receive instructions on how to join the webinar. For more information, please contact us at […]

ANCHOR A-OK Educational Class – Series 4, Session B (Virtual Classes)

The A-OK educational classes are referred to as ANCHOR (Attach, Nurture, Commit, Healing, Open-minded, Resilience). They are specific to those considering the adoption of an older child or children. The classes give attendees a great deal of information that prepares them for adopting a child waiting in the United States foster care system (or out […]

Private Track Group Training Webinar

This creative and flexible program will teach you how to advertise yourself.  Adoption STAR created The Agency Assisted Private Adoption Program, often referred to as “Private Track” to provide increased opportunities to adopt an infant. This creative and flexible program will teach you how to advertise yourself.  Learn from the professionals!After registering for this event […]

Online Orientation Session (For Ohio Residents)

Join us as we will cover infant adoption through older child adoption. This session will introduce you to Adoption STAR and the services and programs the agency offers in the state of Ohio. The session will cover infant adoption through older child adoption. There is no cost involved to attend. After signing up to attend, […]

Adoption STAR Virtual Summer Picnic Event

In lieu of the Adoptive Family Summer Picnic, which has been an annual event for 20 years, we have planned a fun day of virtual activities! Please have a laptop, phone, tablet or desktop computer with a camera available!2:00 pm : Welcome & Announcements from the Staff at Adoption STAR2:30 pm : Virtual Scavenger Hunt3:30 […]

Pre-Parenthood Educational Class Session 6 (Virtual Class)

Adoption STAR 131 John Muir Drive, Amherst, NY, United States

The pre-parenthood adoption classes are specific to those considering the adoption of a child NOT in foster care in the U.S. Families are provided with the information and preparation necessary to assess communication, exploring child development, understanding of the adoption process, legal aspects related to adoption, etc. Reserve your spot now as a limited number […]