It was the night before my wedding and everything was planned down to the finest of details. As I was talking to the wedding coordinator at rehearsal ...
Books Reviews by Adoption STAR Staff – Teen-Specific Literature
Folks that regularly read our agency’s monthly e-newsletter may have caught a series of brief book summaries recently written by Chris Fancher. One ...
Join the Discussion! Adoption Themes in Television/Cinema
For the whole of 2014, Adoption STAR staff is going to be viewing adoption-themed clips from various television shows and films once per month at a st...
10 FREE things to do this summer that are FUN!
Camp in your backyard. Dust off your tent or borrow one and set it up in your backyard for an overnight excursion. Cook camp food for your dinner on t...
Transracial Adoption Questions
Question: We hope to adopt our foster child who is African American. I am concerned about what he may face in the world. Was wondering what some of yo...
The Right and The Fight For Open Records For Adoptees
In September 2000, I wrote letters in support of Open Records throughout New York State. Fourteen years later we still wait. However, there is recent ...
Happy Pride Month!
June is LGBT Pride Month! We thought we’d share some of our favorite LGBT-related resources via the links below. We hope they prove to be helpful…...
Typical Emotions – You’re Matched!
Feelings you may be experiencing now: Relief: You are matched. Fear: Perhaps you have been matched before and it did not lead to a placement. Our advi...
Ethical Considerations in Adoption
The following write-up was included in materials that accompanied the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Funded Infant Adoption Awareness Tr...
June is National Safety Month!
As per the National Safety Council’s website, “Each June, the National Safety Council celebrates National Safety Month. The 2014 National Safety M...