Adoption Program

Expanding a family through adoption is an exciting journey that Marywood has taken with thousands of infants and older children during our almost 90-year history.

We encourage you to attend a Foster Care and Adoption Information Meeting (AIM) for more information on the children who are waiting for parents, the process of adoption, and ways you can build your family through adoption.

We believe that it is important for each family to choose the agency that is right for them. Our goal is to acquaint you with Marywood, help you understand the adoption process, and support you throughout your adoption journey. Marywood welcomes your questions, your concerns and your comments.

Marywood offers services through three Adoption programs:

Our Infant Adoption Program serves birthparents who wish to make an adoption plan and want the security of an agency prior to and after the birth of their child.

Our Kid Connection Program focuses on finding families for children in the State foster care system. These children may be school age or older; part of a sibling group that needs to be placed together; or who are physically, emotionally or mentally challenged. These children are of various racial and ethnic backgrounds.

Our International Adoption Program offers services to families interested in adopting children from other countries. The agency works with various international agencies across the U.S. to provide homestudy and post adoption services to those families choosing to adopt internationally.

Marywood strives to provide families with education, information and support at all stages of the adoption process through the following services:

•  Monthly Adoption Information Meetings held the third Tuesday of each month.
•  Regular Parent Resource Information Development and Education (PRIDE) training sessions.
•  Information and resource referral.
•  Ongoing Post Adoption Services.

All children need and deserve the love and security of a family to call their own. These children may be infants or they may be older children who have waited for years for a family. Sometimes they come with brothers or sisters who need to be placed together. Whatever their needs, they all have in common the need for permanency in their lives.

As children come with different needs and personalities, so do families. Some are single, some are married with children while others are waiting for that first child. However your family looks, consider adoption and make the difference in the life of a child.

Marywood is looking for adults:

•  who are at least 21 years of age
•  who may be single, married, divorced or widowed
•  who are open to parenting a child not born to them
•  who can demonstrate flexibility, compassion and understanding of a child’s history
•  who are willing to participate in the home screening and training process
•  who are willing to share their lives with a child who may have experienced many losses in their life
•  who are able to make a lifelong commitment to a child

Could this be your family?