Adoption Associates, Inc: Domestic Infant and International Adoption Agency

August 2007

The Joy of Adoption

Working in adoption, I sometimes hear prospective adoptive parents question whether they will love an adopted child as much as a child born to them. After adopting, these couples find that they love all of their children unconditionally—whether they came to them by birth or adoption.

Affording Adoption

When Gaylan and Roberta decided to adopt, they were trying to raise their five biological children off of Gaylan’s blue collar salary. Where would the money to pay for their daughter’s adoption come from? With faith and the support of their family and friends, they watched as donations totaling 95% of their daughter’s adoption costs came in. Read on for advice from Gaylan and Roberta on how to enlist the help of others in financing your adoption.

Domestic Adoption

After trying to conceive unsuccessfully for six years, John and Tammie decided to forego their hopes of having a biological child in order to focus their dreams on building a family through adoption. They submitted their profile to Adoption Associates, Inc., and within days, a birth mother chose them to parent her newborn baby—the perfect blessing!

International Adoption

Adoption played a large part in the growth of both Benjamin and Joanna’s families, so when they decided to become parents themselves, adopting seemed natural. They were drawn to Africa because of the tremendous need for adoptive parents there, and they brought their son home from Ethiopia just two short months ago.

Agency News

AAI is one of only twelve U.S. agencies to receive reaccreditation so far in Russia, our Ethiopia adoption program is booming, we’ve opened a new adoption program in Ukraine, and that’s only the beginning! Keep reading to learn about all that’s new at AAI, including the arrival of our Hosts of Hope children, our first fundraising banquet, an adoption forum, and more.

Adoption Accents

Last minute fares? Longer or shorter stays than expected? Infant seats, extra baggage, customs, visas? We have dealt with it all, and we can assist you in overcoming these obstacles too. We can even help you with special adoption airfare and tickets that are fully refundable, exchangeable, and available at the last minute so that you are where you need to be, when you need to be there. Seamlessly.

Donation Opportunities

By contributing to the birth parent video project, you will allow women experiencing an unplanned pregnancy to hear firsthand accounts from other birth parents about the benefits of choosing adoption, which will make it more likely that they will plan adoption for their unborn children.