5 Facts of Choosing Adoption in Colorado and Their Benefits
By Bruce Kong
Facing an unplanned pregnancy can be the scariest thing to face. You’re confronted with negative feelings of anxiety, helplessness, and sorrow. It feels like a trap that makes it impossible for you to escape. And when the baby is born, there is a financial burden on the birth mother, which is overwhelming and stressful.
But as someone Pregnant and considering adoption, you have access to resources that will guide you down a path to find a solution for you and your baby. Fortunately, a Colorado Adoption may be just the thing for you. At Adoption Choices of Colorado, we’re not another agency looking to gain more money. We genuinely believe that adoption is a beautiful thing and that the birth mothers we work with are a valuable part of our organization.
With the new year around the corner, we’ve put together a list of facts about Colorado Adoption and the benefits that come with putting your child up for adoption. And whether it be a Denver Adoption Agency or somewhere else in Colorado, these facts and benefits apply to any agency.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
1. Financial and Medicinal Assistance for Birth Mothers
Finance is a sensitive topic for everyone, and when someone asks you how you are doing financially, the hairs on your back immediately stick up, and suddenly you feel this pressure on your shoulders. When you partner with Adoption Choices of Colorado, we will provide financial assistance that covers the small details, including medical care, living expenses during the adoption process, and insurance. All mothers want their children to grow up in a family without financial burdens.
2. Instability of Relationships
Family structure needs to be considered when a birth mother decides to adopt. If they are confronted with an unstable situation, things can get stressful for the birth mother, which can affect the child’s development. We’re not saying that a single parent is incapable of raising a child on their own: but that the confidence behind the birth mother’s ability to raise a child may result differently. Placing a child up for adoption ensures that they will grow up in a stable and loving family.
3. Imperfect Timing
Age does not determine a birth mother’s ability to raise a child. It’s just a number that society has placed on people to define their maturity levels. If you feel that raising a child as a single mother is not right for you, then that is perfectly fine. However, choosing to place their child for adoption gives birth mothers the feeling of control. It could be because the birth mother is too young and feels that they cannot handle the stress of taking care of a child. Or if the birth mother is older and does not have the time to raise the child. The reason is different for each birth mother in the adoption process.
4. Aiming for a Better Future
Every parent wants the best for their child, and when they feel that the adopting family will provide more support emotional and financial, the birth mother will see to it that her child is placed in their care. Birth mothers also want to see their children grow up to have a chance at opportunities that they have never had the chance to aim for. The child will gain access to multiple resources that will increase their chances for a better education and a brighter future.
5. Extending Family Through Adoption
By choosing adoption, you are helping by giving couples a chance at starting their own families. Infertility is common amongst most couples, which is an unfortunate case for those wanting to start a family. Adoption offers them a chance to create the family of their dreams and provides a new start for the adoptee. But some couples may have their own biological children and are looking to expand their family!
The Choice of Adoption is Yours
Admitting that you are not ready to take care of a baby is already a bold step that you’ve taken. As the birth mother, you have a voice to speak out about how you want your child’s future to turn out, and while most will come to condemn you for adoption, they will never understand the pain and suffering you have experienced. Choosing to place your child up for adoption is a tough choice, and it requires a heavy amount of research and reflection to decide what is best for your child.
Remember that you are never alone and that we will be here to help you every step of the way. Your burdens are our burdens, and we will share them in your 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!