Creating a unique and meaningful adoptive family profile is an essential step in your adoption journey. It’s crucial to approach it thoughtfully, balancing openness, authenticity, and empathy. It is important [...]

Children face a variety of life stressors, and adoption can bring even more challenges and complexity to a child’s life. As a parent, it’s important to be attuned to your [...]

Research shows that 95 percent of adoptions are “open adoptions” involving some communication between the adoptee and birth family. However, that wasn’t always the case nor is it always possible. [...]

Adoption is a lifelong journey with complex emotional, psychological, and social dynamics that require specialized understanding and support. Adoption competent therapy matters to all impacted by adoption, including adoptees, birth [...]

One of the first questions that people ask when considering adopting is: How much does adoption cost? Followed by: Why does adoption cost so much? The average adoption in the [...]

Selecting the right adoption home study agency is a crucial step on your journey to adopting a child. The home study is a comprehensive assessment that evaluates your suitability to [...]

ACI was founded 35 years ago on the belief that best practice in adoption is to nurture and advocate for genuine, open communication. This goes for all involved. Most importantly, [...]

As you begin your adoption journey, one of your first steps will be completing a home study. This blog post is a guide to the different types of adoption home [...]

Adopting a child is an exciting and life-changing decision, but it can also feel overwhelming and complicated. You may be wondering what the process is like. In this blog post, [...]

Placing a child for adoption is one of the hardest things to consider. There are many factors weighing on the decision. One of the first questions most biological parents ask [...]