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Adoption Services
Birth Parent Counselors are highly trained and specialize in meeting your specific needs. Every individual is treated with respect. You will not be alone in your decision.
All services are provided at no cost to you the birth parent. Some of the additional services we provide include:
- Counseling for you and your extended family before and after birth.
- Court-approved living expenses.
- Your choice of doctors.
- Assistance with housing.
- Your choices of adoptive families.
- A customized adoption. You can specify how open or closed you would like for the adoption to be.
- Facilitation of contact with adoptive family.
- Independent birth parent attorney.
- Referrals to social services.
- Help with educational and vocational goals.
- Adoption planning and hospital visitation.
- Peer support groups (post-adoption).
- Post-adoption counseling.
Contact us today. We are available by phone at 800-898-6028 or by text at 405-201-6643 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also email us.
Helpful Links
Books About Adoption
www.tapestrybooks.com
National Domestic Abuse Hotline
www.thehotline.org
National Planned Parenthood Website
www.plannedparenthood.org
National Council for Adoption
www.adoptioncouncil.org
OKDHS Live!
www.okdhslive.org
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
www.fns.usda.gov/snap/
211 Oklahoma
www.211oklahoma.org
YWCA Oklahoma City
www.ywcaokc.org
The Bethel Foundation
www.bethelfoundationusa.com
Adoption: Share the Love
www.facebook.com/adoptionsharethelove
National Sexual Abuse Resource Center
www.nsvrc.org
United States Department of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov
On Your Feet Foundation(Birth Mom Support)
www.oyff.org
Adoptive Parent Resources
Helpful Links
Adoptive Families Circle (magazine)
www.adoptivefamiliescircle.com
America Adopts!
http://www.americaadopts.com/
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
http://www.adoptionattorneys.org
Books on Adoption
www.tapestrybooks.com
ChildConnect
A website that helps Adoptive Parents to communicate with birth parents
www.childconnect.com
Child Welfare Information Gateway
www.childwelfare.gov
My Adoption Advisor
Adoption training, profile & website design, and online advertising
www.myadoptionadvisor.com
National Council for Adoption
www.adoptioncouncil.org
Virginia L. Frank- Adoption & Surrogacy Attorney
www.virginiafrank.com
Reading List
Dear Birthmother by Kathleen Silber and Phyllis Sppedlin
Baby, We Were Meant for Each Other: In Praise of Adoption by Scott Simon
In On It: What Adoptive Parents Would Like You to Know About Adoption. A Guide for Relatives and Friends by Elisabeth O’Toole
The Open-Hearted Way to Open Adoption: Helping Your Child Grow Up Whole by Lori Holden and Crystal Hass
The Open Adoption Experience – A Complete Guide for Adoptive and Birth Families by Lois Ruskai Melina
The Connected Child by Dr. Karyn Purvis, Dr. David R. Cross and Wendy L. Sunshine
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina P. Bryson
Dim Sum, Bagels, and Grits by Myra Alperson
The Complete Book of International Adoption by Dawn Davenport
Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting by Noel Janis-Norton
Adopting After Infertility by Patricia Irwin Johnston
The Primal Wound by Nancy Verrier
Parenting With Love and Logic by Foster Cline
Are Those Kids Yours? By Cheri Register
The 125 Most Asked Questions About Adoption (and the answers) by Paul Baldwin 
Growing Up Again by Jean Clarke
The Brotherhood of Joseph by Brooks Hansen
From Ashes to Africa by Josh and Amy Bottomly
Black Baby, White Hands by Jaiya John
There is No Me Without You by Melissa Faye Green
Family Wanted: Stories of Adoption by Sara Holloway
20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed by Sherrie Eldridge
Does Anybody Else Look Like Me? by Donna Jackson
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by Peggy McIntosh
40 Ways to Raise a Nonracist Child by Barbara Mathias
I’m Chocolate, You’re Vanilla by Marguerite Wright
*Families Like Mine by Abigail Garner
*Gay Dads-A Celebration of Fatherhood by David Strah
*Adoption By Lesbians and Gay Men by David Brodzinsky
*The Kid-What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided To Go Get Pregnant by Dan Savage
*Denotes a book specific to homosexual couples and adoption.
Grants & Loans
Provides grants assistance and general education
www.davethomasfoundation.org
Gift of Adoption Fund
Provides Grant Assistance
www.giftofadoption.org
National Adoption Foundation
Provides grants and loans
www.fundyouradoption.org
National Endowment for Financial Education
Provides information on how to make adoption affordable
www.financialworkshopkits.org
North American Council of Adoptable Children
Provides information on financial resources
www.naca.org
Resources4Adoption
Provides information on financial resources
www.resources4adoption.com
USA Government
Provides information on financial resources
www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Benefits.shtml
World Association of Children and Parents (WACAP)
Provides information on financial resources
www.wacap.org
Second Placement Adoption Requests
Wasatch International Adoptions (Second Placement Adoption)
801-334-8683
info@wiaa.org
wiaa.org
Latest Adoption News
Adoption A – Z
Adoption & Holidays
National Adoption Month
Ways to Celebrate National Adoption Day
3 REASONS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH AS A BIRTH MOTHER
ALL ABOUT NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH IN OKLAHOMA
Holiday Season
Honoring Birth Families during the Holidays
Do’s and Don’ts of Baby’s First Holiday
How to Make Baby’s First Christmas Special
STARTING A HOLIDAY TRADITION IN AN OPEN ADOPTION AS A BIRTH MOTHER
Adoption Laws
Adoption Tax Credit:
Recent Laws Passed:
Adoption Process | Plan
Birth Parents:
Placing Your Baby for Adoption
Hospital Plan Options for Birth Mothers
Naming Your Baby before Adoption
PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR ADOPTION PLAN AS A BIRTH MOTHER IN OKLAHOMA
THE BENEFITS OF CREATING AN ADOPTION PLAN AS A BIRTH MOTHER IN OKLAHOMA
IMPORTANT THINGS TO INCLUDE IN AN ADOPTION PLAN AS A BIRTH MOTHER
5 BENEFITS OF HAVING AN ADOPTION PLAN AS A BIRTH MOTHER IN OK
BABY BORN, AT HOSPITAL, IS AN ADOPTION PLAN POSSIBLE?
At the Hospital:
HOSPITAL PLAN ESSENTIALS FOR BIRTH MOTHERS
CREATING A HOSPITAL BIRTH PLAN AS A BIRTH MOTHER IN OKLAHOMA
Adoptive Parents:
Agencies & Attorneys
Considering Adoption
ADOPTION RESOURCES IN OKLAHOMA FOR BIRTH MOTHERS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN IN OK CONSIDERING ADOPTION
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF BEFORE PLACING YOUR BABY FOR ADOPTION
TOP 5 REASONS TO PLACE YOUR BABY FOR ADOPTION AS A BIRTH MOTHER IN OKLAHOMA
ADOPTION BENEFITS FOR BIRTH MOTHERS IN OK
GIVING A BABY UP FOR ADOPTION IS NOT GIVING UP
THE ADOPTION SERVICES THAT ADOPTION CHOICES OF OKLAHOMA OFFERS BIRTH MOTHERS
PUTTING CHILD UP FOR ADOPTION IN OKLAHOMA
Financial Assistance
Gestational Surrogacy
Gestational Carriers (Surrogate):
What’s the difference between a SURROGATE and a GESTATIONAL CARRIER?
Intended Parents:
Reasons to Consider Gestational Surrogacy
Questions to Ask Your Potential Gestational Carrier
Surrogate vs. Gestational Carrier
Gestational Surrogacy:
Parenting Toolbox
Types of Adoption
Tomorrow’s Hope Fund