How Can Adoption Agencies in Colorado Help Me?
By Jillian Pappas
An unplanned pregnancy can be stressful. However, it’s essential to understand that you have many options surrounding your pregnancy as the birth mother. At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we know that adoption is a beautiful choice for expecting mothers. However, we also understand that expecting mothers may need extra help while on the adoption journey. Our adoption agencies in Colorado provide numerous resources to help expecting mothers along their adoption journey.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
How Does Adoption Choices of Colorado Help Me?
As a birth mother, you may have many questions and worries surrounding adoption. For example, how do I give my baby up for adoption? Does it cost money to give my baby up for adoption? Is adoption the right choice for me?
At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we want you to know that these questions are valid. Having questions is a normal part of the adoption process in Colorado. At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we are dedicated to answering your questions facing adoption and helping you make the decisions that are right for you. Here is a comprehensive guide on how Adoption Choices of Colorado can help you along your adoption journey. In addition, here are a few ways in which Adoption Choices of Colorado supports your adoption journey.
1. Medical Treatment
After deciding that adoption is the right choice for you, it’s essential to seek medical care for your pregnancy. At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we can help find you a doctor who can provide adequate care during and after your pregnancy. At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we can also set you up with a mental health counselor. These sessions are provided to you at no cost. We understand that you may be feeling many emotions and need a safe and judgemental-free place to discuss your current situation.
2. We Can Help You Answer Important Questions
It’s normal to have many questions during the adoption process. At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we have provided resources to help you answer those questions. In addition, our adoption specialists can also provide information to help you make difficult decisions. Some questions that will need to be answered include:
- What type of adoption will you choose?
- What type of adoptive family is your preference?
- Do I get to choose my baby’s adoptive family?
At Adoption Choices of Colorado, our adoption agencies in Colorado have plenty of adoption services to help you make these decisions.
3. We Help you Pick an Adoptive Family
At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we believe that the birth mother should select the adoptive family. Families who are potential adoptive families undergo a rigorous background check in Colorado. We will provide you with information on the adoptive family when selecting a family. These details will include information on the family’s values and core beliefs so you can try to familiarize yourself with the type of family they are. At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we understand that choosing an adoptive family for your baby can be difficult. This is why you’re in complete control of the process, and your opinion is everything to us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
4. We Provide Financial Assistance
While working with Adoption Choices of Colorado, we can help provide financial assistance during the adoption process. Our adoption specialists can help you create a financial budget. Expenses like safe housing, food, groceries, bills, and rent can all be assisted during the pregnancy. Adoption Choices of Colorado will also help provide you with medical and legal expenses.
Starting May Adoption Process with Adoption Choices of Colorado
At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we believe that you should never have to pay when you choose adoption. We also want your adoption journey to be as smooth as possible. We understand that placing your baby up for adoption is one of the hardest decisions. That is why at Adoption Choices of Colorado, we will do everything to support you in your adoption journey.
If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy and want to learn more about your adoption options, contact Adoption Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Text us: 720-371-1099, Call us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!