Adoption Hamilton County Ohio
Pregnant? Unable to Parent Your Child? You Have Hope
If you’re in Hamilton County, Ohio and pregnant or have a child you can no longer care for, an open adoption through Choosing Hope Adoptions will help you keep your child out of the foster system.
Creating an adoption plan gives you more options and more control over your child’s future as well as your own.
What is an Open Adoption?
Simply put, open adoption is one in which the birth family and adoptive family are known to each other.
In nearly all open adoptions, the birth mom chooses the adoptive family and establishes contact with them prior to placing her infant or child with the family. Other members of the birth family, including the father and grandparents, may also meet and get to know the adoptive family.
Prior to birth or placement, the birth family and adoptive family create an adoption plan that meets the needs of the child, the birth family, and the adoptive family. This allows the birth mother peace of mind knowing her child will grow up in a secure, loving home.
As part of the adoption plan, the birth mother can choose whether she wants to stay in contact with the adoptive family after the child is placed. She can also elect to follow her child’s growth through photos and correspondence or end all contact after her child is placed with the family.
Why is an Open Adoption Better than Closed?
In a closed adoption, neither the birth family nor the adoptive family has any information about each other, and there is no contact between the families once the child is placed in the home.
Closed adoptions often leaving the adoptee feeling like a significant part of their identity is missing. There is no known family history and no available information regarding the medical history or hereditary issues. And only a few states allow birth records to be unsealed for adoptees after they reach adulthood.
An open adoption allows the adopted child to know about their family of origin. Essential medical information is available, and the adoptee has a chance to know about the birth family’s culture. There is no mystery and no missing pieces.
How Does an Adoption Through Choosing Hope Work?
Choosing Hope Adoptions provides loving, expert support for birth mothers and hopeful adoptive families in Hamilton County, Ohio, who have chosen adoption.
For the Birth Mother
If you’re pregnant, you can reach out to us any time, day or night. We’ll get to know more about you and talk you through all of your options. If you want to place your child for adoption, we’ll be by your side every step of the way. We offer up to $3,000 worth of medical, housing, and nutrition assistance, plus legal aid, professional counseling, and lifetime access to a birth mothers’ support group.
You’ll have the opportunity to review all of our available adoptive families and choose the one whose values, hopes, and dreams align with yours. You and the adoptive family will get to know each other and develop a relationship before your child is placed in their home.
For the Adoptive Family
If you’re hoping to adopt a baby or child in Hamilton County, Ohio, you’re in the right place. Choosing Hope offers a supportive, affordable option for families who are ready to open their hearts and homes to a child.
We’ll work with your family through every step of the adoption process, from mandatory state screening to helping you welcome your adopted child home. There are a lot of expenses that come with adopting a child, but we work to keep them as low as possible. If you’ve longed to hold a child of your own, give us a call, and we’ll start the journey toward growing your family.
When You’re Ready to Take a Hopeful, Loving Step
When you choose adoption, you’re making a loving, hopeful choice about the future, whether you’re the birth mother or hopeful adoptive family. If you’re pregnant and wondering what to do next, you can call or text us 24/7/365. Choosing Hope Adoptions helps birth mothers and adoptive families throughout Hamilton County, Ohio.