Information Letter about Adoption for Friends/Family

Re: Information Letter about Adoption for Friends/Family

• Art Teacher

  December 2008

  This is what we are going to write.  It's pretty much based on what the agency gave us.

   Dear Family and Friends,

   We are writing to let everyone know that we recently started the adoption process.  We are hoping that our family and friends might be able to help us with our search for a baby.  The world of adoption has changed a lot in the past several years.  Most adoptions were arranged through agencies in the past. Today a large number of adoptions are independent adoptions in which babies around found by adoptive parents through word-of-mouth or networking.

   

  You might be thinking that you don?t know anyone who is pregnant and wants to make an adoption plan for their baby.  It is possible, though, that you may know someone who knows someone else in this situation.  As you think of your contacts, those who are in the best position to help may be doctors, nurses, school counselors, and pastors.  We are hoping that you will spread the news about us adopting in the hopes that we might be connected with a person who is seeking adoptive parents.

   

  Although we may ultimately arrange to have a completely open adoption, in the initial stages we would like to maintain our anonymity.  Please share only our letter and your personal recommendations with your contacts or a birth parent.  Feel free to share the link to our page on our agency?s website, as well:  _______________.  Please do not give out any identifying information such at where we live or our private phone number. 

   

  We are currently working with a great agency called ___.  They have completed our home study (a legally required study of us to determine our ability to parent), and they are prepared to help us with the legal side of arranging an adoption.  Although they are located in ___, ___is able to work with birth parents in every state, and will provide or arrange for another agency to provide counseling for the birth parents, wherever they are. 

   

  Birth parents can contact us by giving you their information and you passing it on to us or by contacting __at __. Please make sure that the birth parents identify right away that they are calling to make contact with ?S and Wendy.?  You can also ask the birth mother for permission for a caseworker from __to contact her on our behalf.

   

  The past two and a half years have been very hard for us.  We are really excited about the chance to adopt and are ready to become parents.  We thank you ahead of time for your efforts in helping us find a baby.  We would love to hear from you about any contacts you make, and of course, please call us with any questions about the process. 

   

   

  Sincerely,

   

   

  S and Wendy 
  
  

   

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• MyColonyNJ

  December 2008

  Great letter - we did not write one because we are going through the state.  But we sent a basic "we really need your support right now" type of e-mail.

  
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