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A home study is made up of four parts:
1. Education and training
2. Collecting documents
3. Meetings with an adoption clinician
4. A written home study report.
The goal is to help you prepare for the joys and the challenges of adoptive parenthood. The focus is on learning and sharing of thoughts, feelings, reactions, and ideas.
The report is a document that describes what makes your family unique—what you bring to the table as adoptive parents. We review your past experiences and your present day life to help you identify potential issues.
While a small part of the home study is designed to determine a family’s readiness for adoption, the majority (about 90%) of the home study process is about preparation, education, and determining the best fit between your family and an adopted child.
Alliance for Children has a thriving home study and post-placement program. It is designed for families who live in a state where we are licensed to conduct home studies and their placement agency is not.
We have built strong partnerships and relationships with other agencies, and we know how to work and coordinate with them to help make your adoption goals become a reality.
When adoptive applicants use our home study and post-placement services, it allows them to consider adopting from a wider range of countries, programs and resources.
In many ways, this is the best of both worlds: an experienced, local agency to conduct the home study, and a placing agency with expertise in the type of adoption the family wants to pursue.
Follow these links to resources you may need.
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Massachusetts Office
292 Reservoir St.
Needham, MA 02494
PH: (781) 444-7148
New Jersey Office
500 Paterson Plank Road
Union City, NJ 07087
PH: (201) 474-5603
Texas Office
4316 Canyon Dr.
Amarillo, TX 79109
PH: (254) 877-9724
Southern Florida Office
8950 SW 74 Court
Suite 2201-A108
Miami, FL 33156
PH: (239) 488-2550
Pennsylvania Office
1650 Market St.
Ste. 3600
Philadelphia, PA 19103
PH: (267) 518-3267
New York Office
307 West 38th St.
16th Floor
New York, NY 10018
PH: (212) 202-2812
Connecticut Office
2433 Main St.
Office 2A
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
PH: (203) 539-0147
Arkansas Office
2 Live Oaks Court
Little Rock, AR 72223
PH: (479) 244-3181
Rhode Island Office
10 Dorrance Street
Suite 700-#3300 Providence, RI 02903
(401) 240-2159
The Alliance for Children is licensed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arkansas and Texas!
Additional information about applications, placements, disruptions and waiting children for the past three years is available upon request.
We provide home study and post-placement services to families living in states in which we are licensed. However, we can provide birth parent and adoption placement services to clients in all 50 states.
Non-Discrimination: Admissions, the provisions of services, and referrals of clients shall be made without regard to race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, marital status, national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is legally protected. Programs and services shall be made accessible to eligible persons with disabilities through the most practical and economically feasible methods available.
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