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What Steffany is known for in the adoption field

Over 30+ years of practice, a few things have defined her work. They are the reasons colleagues, hospitals, and families across the country send people her way.

  • Pioneering photo-book profiles and face-to-face matching. Replacing the single-sheet adoption profile with visual, narrative profiles that let expecting mothers actually choose the family, not just a paragraph of text.
  • Championing open adoption before it was mainstream. Treating transparency, ongoing contact, and truth-first language as foundational, because the child always benefits from it.
  • Establishing and maintaining Hague accreditation. Holding Adoption & Beyond to the international gold standard for adoption ethics and practice.
  • Training hospital staff on adoption best practices. Developing continuing education programming that equips nurses and hospital social workers to handle newborn adoption placements with dignity and clarity.
  • Guiding families across both sides of the relationship. Working with birth parents and adoptive families as equally important stakeholders in a lifelong connection, not as opposing parties in a transaction.

Memberships, accredidations, and verified affiliations

These are the external verifications of Steffany’s work and the agency she leads.

  • Hague Accredited Child Placement Agency through CEAS (Center for Excellence in Adoption Services). Verify at ceadoption.org
  • Platinum Transparency 2026, Candid (the highest level of nonprofit transparency recognition from GuideStar/Candid). Profile at Candid/GuideStar
  • Member Agency, National Council for Adoption (NCFA, the leading national voice for adoption policy and best practices). More at adoptioncouncil.org
  • Birthparent Support Alliance Member, (formerly On Your Feet Foundation) More info at birthparentsupportalliance.org
  • All Children All Families Welcoming Agency, Human Rights Campaign Foundation Program info at thehrcfoundation.org
  • Brave Love Partner Agency (a pro-adoption movement honoring birth mothers) Verify at bravelove.org
  • AdoptMatch Approved Adoption Professional Verify at adoptmatch.com
  • Faces of Adoption feature, HelpUsAdopt.org (profile of Steffany and her daughter Shayla). Read at helpusadopt.org

Press and media

Steffany’s work and perspective have been featured in national parenting media and local Kansas City press.

  • Parents Magazine, “How Baby Showers Can Save Adoptive Parents Money.” Read at parents.com
  • VoyageKC, “Exploring Life and Business with Steffany Aye of Adoption & Beyond Inc.” Read the full interview at voyagekc.com
  • HelpUsAdopt.org, Faces of Adoption featured story with Steffany and her daughter Shayla. Read at helpusadopt.org

Kind Words

Wonderful To Work With!
…AHH THANK YOU!! You all have been so wonderful to work with!
Tracy
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Wonderful To Work With!
…AHH THANK YOU!! You all have been so wonderful to work with!
Tracy
Tracy
Helpful Every Step
Thank you so much! We are so excited and will reach out with any questions …as you all have been so very helpful through the process.
Trevor and Amanda
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Helpful Every Step
Thank you so much! We are so excited and will reach out with any questions…as you all have been so very helpful through the process.
Trevor and Amanda
Trevor and Amanda
Top Notch Agency
I LOVED being a part of A & B. While I wish my time following my passion for adoption had been longer lived, I am SO grateful that I was able to follow my dream for even a few short years. You are...
Cindy
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Top Notch Agency
I LOVED being a part of A & B. While I wish my time following my passion for adoption had been longer lived, I am SO grateful that I was able to follow my dream for even a few short years. You are a very special person and the agency you have created is top notch. You should feel very, very proud! Let’s keep in touch via Facebook and otherwise. Love,
Cindy
Cindy
Incredibly Knowledgeable and Helpful
"Wonderful experience. Incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. A valuable resource to have."
Melissa P
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Incredibly Knowledgeable and Helpful
"Wonderful experience. Incredibly knowledgeable and helpful. A valuable resource to have."
Melissa P.
Melissa P
Helped Make the Process as Smooth As Possible
“We went through Adoption & Beyond for all of our training and our home study prior to pursuing a private adoption. They helped us every step of the way and helped to make the process as smooth as possible....
Lara M
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Helped Make the Process as Smooth As Possible
“We went through Adoption & Beyond for all of our training and our home study prior to pursuing a private adoption. They helped us every step of the way and helped to make the process as smooth as possible. We can’t recommend them highly enough!”
Lara M
Lara M
Your Adoption Education is Excellent
We really enjoyed the workshop with your agency. It’s what we missed when trying to learn about adoption from the Kansas Department of Children and Families. Your adoption education is excellent …
Melissa P
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Your Adoption Education is Excellent
We really enjoyed the workshop with your agency. It’s what we missed when trying to learn about adoption from the Kansas Department of Children and Families. Your adoption education is excellent…
Melissa P.
Melissa P
You Guys Did Excellent Work
You guys did excellent work, your agency is very careful in everything made sure there’s no mistake we learned a lot working together and all staff are all professionals, we will recommend you to anyone that needs a home study, we...
Victoria
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You Guys Did Excellent Work
You guys did excellent work, your agency is very careful in everything made sure there’s no mistake we learned a lot working together and all staff are all professionals, we will recommend you to anyone that needs a home study, we really appreciate everything.
Victoria
Victoria
Education That Put Us At Ease
The support and education that is provided by Adoption & Beyond with the newsletters, videos, guides, blog posts, and email responses to questions has fostered a healthy environment for us to feel comfortable with continuous education about adoption, Ken and I feel that ...
Elizabeth & Ken
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Education That Put Us At Ease
The support and education that is provided by Adoption & Beyond with the newsletters, videos, guides, blog posts, and email responses to questions has fostered a healthy environment for us to feel comfortable with continuous education about adoption, Ken and I feel that we are continuously learning more information week by week as we move along in our home study process.
Elizabeth & Ken
Elizabeth & Ken
Adoption & Beyond Was a Clear Winner
How can I possibly write a good enough review to express how Adoption & Beyond helped us receive our greatest happiness ? Stephanie and her team were “beyond” helpful in facilitating our adoption. We did match privately, but A&B helped...
Emily
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Adoption & Beyond Was a Clear Winner
How can I possibly write a good enough review to express how Adoption & Beyond helped us receive our greatest happiness? Stephanie and her team were “beyond” helpful in facilitating our adoption. We did match privately, but A&B helped us be home study ready and guided us throughout every step of the process. Even as questions come up over a year later, we can always reach out and trust they will help us. We met with several agencies before choosing to start with Adoption & Beyond and they were the clear winner, even over larger, national organizations. Everything from transparent cost with each fee, to be realistic about the time and effort involved. If we ever chose to adopt again, we would not hesitate to work with Adoption & Beyond again.
Emily
Emily
Kindness When We Needed It
Thank you for all of your support, Shawna! It was a pleasure working with you. Your organization, clear communication, and kindness were very much appreciated!!
Mi
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Kindness When We Needed It
Thank you for all of your support, Shawna! It was a pleasure working with you. Your organization, clear communication, and kindness were very much appreciated!!
Mi
Mi

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