
We are here to guide families through private infant adoption.
Full adoption services are provided, including legal services.
Learning how to adopt a child in Michigan can be complicated.
We are here to assist and guide you every step of the way.
Most families waiting to adopt domestically have a successful placement in 15-24 months after completion of their home study and profile.
The total length of time to complete an international adoption varies, but on average can be completed within about 12-36 months.
A home study is a pre-placement assessment of the prospective adoptive family, required for adoptive parents, conducted by an agency caseworker to determine that a family is suitable for the adoption of a child. The home study will include several meetings with the caseworker, including one in your home, as well as domestic adoption education requirements to educate you about adoption and prepare you for parenting an adopted child.
Adoption is a permanent plan and biological parents cannot come back to take a child once parental rights have been terminated. The legal process is carefully monitored, and birth parents voluntarily release their parental rights prior to the legal adoption. The termination hearing or release is typically 2-6 weeks after delivery. A child may be placed in your home directly from the hospital on a legal risk basis prior to the termination of parental rights and this situation can put a family at risk of a birth mother changing her mind before termination.
AAI is proud to offer a vibrant private infant adoption program (USA), as well as international home study services.
Adoption is our passion and we are honored to bring children and families together.
We complete home studies and post adoption reports for Michigan residents.
Your donations to Adoption Associates are vital to our success in educating couples on the benefits of becoming new parents. Help them learn how to adopt a child in Michigan with every donation!
fri29sep(sep 29)12:00 amsun30jun(jun 30)12:00 amHope for the Journey Conference
Founded in 2003 by Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, Show Hope exists to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption. Check out their website
Founded in 2003 by Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, Show Hope exists to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption. Check out their website HERE!
Children impacted by adoption and/or foster care often have unique, sometimes complex needs, stemming from the impacts of trauma and loss. The annual Hope for the Journey Conference sheds more light on those needs and equips parents, caregivers, church communities, and professionals with practical tools to care more holistically for the children entrusted to them.
The conference includes research-based tools to promote attachment and connection in families such as Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) methods developed by Drs. Karyn Purvis and David Cross at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU. TBRI is a care model designed to help meet relational and developmental needs of children and youth impacted by trauma.
Outlined by Show Hope, the Hope for the Journey Conference also explores the gospel as foundational to TBRI and how churches and organizations can better support children and families in their ministries and communities.
The Hope for the Journey Conference is modular in nature, and could be consumed in one day or shared over multiple training sessions or weeks. Structurally, the conference includes 4 learning modules based on the principles of TBRI along with a fifth component, The Gospel + TBRI. Also included with each module is a “Going Deeper” teaching video on a select topic as well as a “Practical Perspective” video featuring the voices of adoptive and/or foster families or adult adoptees and/or foster youth alum. (The first four teaching modules are approximately 90 to 100 minutes each, and the fifth teaching module is approximately 60 to 70 minutes.)
Get more information and register for the Hope for the Journey Conference on Show Hope’s website.
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September 29 (Friday) 12:00 am – June 30 (Sunday) 12:00 am
fri29sep(sep 29)12:00 amsun30jun(jun 30)12:00 amHope for the Journey Conference
Founded in 2003 by Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, Show Hope exists to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption. Check out their website
Founded in 2003 by Mary Beth and Steven Curtis Chapman, Show Hope exists to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption. Check out their website HERE!
Children impacted by adoption and/or foster care often have unique, sometimes complex needs, stemming from the impacts of trauma and loss. The annual Hope for the Journey Conference sheds more light on those needs and equips parents, caregivers, church communities, and professionals with practical tools to care more holistically for the children entrusted to them.
The conference includes research-based tools to promote attachment and connection in families such as Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) methods developed by Drs. Karyn Purvis and David Cross at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at TCU. TBRI is a care model designed to help meet relational and developmental needs of children and youth impacted by trauma.
Outlined by Show Hope, the Hope for the Journey Conference also explores the gospel as foundational to TBRI and how churches and organizations can better support children and families in their ministries and communities.
The Hope for the Journey Conference is modular in nature, and could be consumed in one day or shared over multiple training sessions or weeks. Structurally, the conference includes 4 learning modules based on the principles of TBRI along with a fifth component, The Gospel + TBRI. Also included with each module is a “Going Deeper” teaching video on a select topic as well as a “Practical Perspective” video featuring the voices of adoptive and/or foster families or adult adoptees and/or foster youth alum. (The first four teaching modules are approximately 90 to 100 minutes each, and the fifth teaching module is approximately 60 to 70 minutes.)
Get more information and register for the Hope for the Journey Conference on Show Hope’s website.
more
September 29 (Friday) 12:00 am – June 30 (Sunday) 12:00 am