The Home Study Process Explained in 6 Steps Finding a safe and loving home for an adopted child starts with an adoptive home study. At Adoption & Beyond, we work with expecting parents and hopeful adoptive families across Kansas and Missouri from all sides of the...
Becoming a parent can be an amazing and intimidating experience. For those who are not yet ready for parenthood or additional children, adoption is a safe and courageous option to give your child a family. Exploring adoption can be difficult. Birth parent emotions...
This year’s theme is “Engage Youth: Listen and Learn” and focuses on the need for families and permanent connections for teens. Thousands of teenagers across the country are at risk of aging out of the foster care system without permanent families or a sense of...
To help celebrate National Adoption Month, Adoption & Beyond is partnering with Mission Taco Joint again this year. For the month of November, a portion of all sales for their Taco Kits will go to Adoption & Beyond. Here are the details: Taco Kits Bring home...
At Adoption & Beyond, each of us have had our hearts touched by adoption. To help celebrate National Adoption Month this month, we wanted to share the adoption story from one of our caseworkers, Brittany Sheets. Brittany understands what it is like to go through...
Adopting a child is a beautiful way to build a family. At Adoption & Beyond, we work with expecting parents and hopeful adoptive families across Kansas and Missouri from all sides of the adoption process. Working with expecting birth parents, and hopeful adoptive...
Becoming a parent can be a wonderful experience, but not all expecting birth parents are ready to take on the role of parenthood or to parent additional children just yet. At Adoption & Beyond we work with parents across Kansas and Missouri in all stages of the...
I am adopted, I am a person of color in a Caucasian home. My hope when writing this is that I could provide insight and understanding through my firsthand experience as a transracial adoptee. I hope my story sheds light on many of the harder realities of adoption,...
1. Adoption Lawyers Know Adoption Law. Both Kansas and Missouri have a set of statutes that describe in great detail how lawyers should handle adoptions. Sometimes the meaning of the statutes isn’t always clear, so there are a lot of court opinions interpreting...
Creating a family is worth celebrating, not just for new parents on the maternity floor of a hospital, but also for adoptive parents at every stage of their journey. Sharing your adoptive story with friends, family members, and media, is a big step. At Adoption...
