Resources
How to Choose an Adoptive Family for Your Baby
“Learn what to consider when reviewing adoptive families, what questions you can ask, and how to choose a family that feels right for you and your baby
How to Place Your Baby for Adoption in Tennessee
Learn how the adoption process works in Tennessee, including choosing an adoptive family, creating an adoption plan, and understanding your options.
Understanding the Adoption Matching Process
Learn how adoption matching works, how expectant parents review prospective adoptive families, and what goes into finding a family that feels like the right fit.
Foster Care vs. Adoption: What’s the Difference?
Learn the key differences between foster care and adoption, including reunification, permanency, and how foster care adoption differs from private adoption.
Understanding Adoption Disruption
Learn why an adoption may not move forward, what adoption disruption can mean for prospective adoptive parents, and how to cope with the emotions and uncertainty that may follow.
Agency Adoption vs. Independent Adoption: What’s the Difference?
Learn the key differences between agency and independent adoption, including professional support, matching, legal coordination, and what prospective adoptive parents should consider when choosing an adoption path.
Adoption Terms: A Guide to Common Adoption Language
Understand common adoption terms, including matching, home studies, placement, open adoption, consent, finalization, and other language you may encounter during the adoption process.
Who Pays Medical Bills When You Place a Baby for Adoption?
Learn how pregnancy, prenatal care, delivery, and hospital expenses may be handled when you choose adoption, including the roles of insurance, Medicaid, and adoption-related financial assistance.
What Is a Birth Mother Advocate in Adoption?
Learn what a birth mother advocate does, how they support expectant and birth mothers, and how they can help with adoption planning, choosing a family, hospital preferences, open adoption, and post placement support.
What Financial Help Can Birth Mothers Receive During Adoption?
Learn what financial assistance may be available to expectant and birth mothers considering adoption in Florida and Tennessee, including help with housing, food, transportation, medical care, and other pregnancy-related expenses.
Pregnant but Don’t Want to Parent? What Are Your Options?
Learn about your options if you are pregnant and do not feel ready or able to parent, including adoption, choosing an adoptive family, open adoption, pregnancy-related support, and what to do if your baby has already been born.