Published On - May 9, 2018
What You Need To Know Before You Adopt an Older Child From Foster Care
It’s National Foster Care Month, which means that we need to do everything we can to pay MORE notice to the thousands upon thousands of kids who are trapped in the foster care system. In the United States, there are over 400,000 children who are in foster care. The goal of foster care is tempo...
Published On - June 27, 2016
Read “Love Wins”
Adoption STAR clients (and their son) are an important part of LGBT history, as chronicled in a recent book. Earlier this month (just a bit before the year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision that brought marriage equality to all of the United States), an amazing book entitled “Love...
Published On - May 24, 2016
Americans With Mental Illness Need Our Support…
Adoption STAR acknowledges National Mental Health Month 2016. May is National Mental Health Awareness Month, an obvious opportunity to take pause and reflect on those in our lives that are affected by mental illness. President Obama’s presidential proclamation regarding National Mental Health Awar...
Published On - May 18, 2016
Annual Staff Training and Dinner 2016
Adoption STAR’s yearly training opportunity focused on LGBTQ competency for child welfare professionals. Every spring, Adoption STAR hosts an annual staff dinner and training for staff from all 3 states we have physical offices in – Florida, New York and Ohio. It always proves to be a wonderful ...
Published On - March 29, 2016
Staff Training: Human Trafficking
Adoption STAR staff attended an informative training on human trafficking today. The last Tuesday of the month represents the time that Adoption STAR staff unites for an “all staff” staff meeting. As an agency we have staff meetings once a week, but some of these meetings may not always involve/...
Published On - March 21, 2016
Our Successful African and Caribbean Culture Day
Adoption STAR’s Sue Reardon provides a recap of last month’s special event. Adoption STAR closed out Black History Month by celebrating our third annual African and Caribbean Culture Day. The event took place at the Evergreen Commons in Buffalo and nearly everyone noted what a beautiful facility...