Things You Need to Know About a Colorado Adoption
You’ve had an unplanned pregnancy, but you realize that mothering your child isn’t the best option for you. Being a parent to your baby wasn’t something you expected to happen right now, and you are looking for options to help you put the pieces of your life back together. You’re scared and unsure of who to go to for help. We have good news. Help is on the way. Parenthood isn’t something you desired right now, and that’s ok. There are options for you if you’ve just had your baby and if you are still pregnant. There are a number of things you need to know about adoption in Colorado. At Colorado adoptions, we are happy to help you navigate through this tough process, figure out what is best for you and your baby, and if that is adoption, we can help you find the baby and lifestyle that will guarantee your baby’s solid future.
If you need adoption help now, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption Choices of Colorado.
Unplanned Pregnancy Options
You may be thinking, “Will anybody adopt my child?” The answer is yes! Even if you haven’t given birth, there are parental hopefuls waiting for you to vet them and decide if they will be a suitable forever home for your baby! Putting up your baby for adoption is difficult, and we are here help you find adoption options for your baby whether you are pregnant or your baby is up to 2 years old. You are not alone. Take a deep and calming breath. Let us supply you with knowledge so that you can be empowered to move forward and put your life on a better path. We provide:
- One on one counseling
- Medical care
- Financial assistance
- Free legal assistance
- Personalized adoption plan
- Hospital birthing plan
- Choosing your baby’s adoptive family
- Post-birth assistance and group counseling
To get you back on your feet and secure you and your baby’s future.
Adoption Options
Deciding to give up your baby for adoption is difficult, and therefore you deserve to have someone to walk you through to the other side. We have an entire team waiting to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We are dedicated to making this transition one that gives you peace of mind.
If you are struggling financially and need support pre and post-adoption, we are here to help you through it. We can help provide financial assistance for you to access legal assistance, housing, education, health care, pre and post-natal care, mental health counseling, phone services, transportation to doctors and work, and access to healthy food for you and your baby. We also provide transitional care for your baby after birth while awaiting transit to their forever home if travel by the adoptive parents is required for them to get to their forever home.
Adoption is the most loving choice you can make for your baby if you are choosing not to terminate. You do not have to go through this process alone. Knowing how to deal with the stress of it all takes experience. We have licensed and empathetic adoption and birth counselors who are happy to help you through this process and find wellness options that benefit you. You can join pre and post-adoption groups to meet up with birth mothers and learn from each other while helping each other through the process by sharing your experiences. You will have access to these group sessions for the rest of your life.
Adoption Agencies in Colorado
Our Colorado adoption agency will provide counseling not just for you but also for the birth father, other children if you have any, and your other family members (if desired). You can choose an open, semi-open, or closed adoption. Our caseworkers will visit the homes of the adoptive families before you make your choice. You will get to see pictures, read their bio about the potential adoptive parents. In addition, the adoptive parents will undergo background checks from medical history to checking for abuse instances to assure you that your baby is going to a suitable, safe place that will give them the best possible future.
Private Adoption Agency
You have more options to deal with your unplanned pregnancy other than termination or being the forever home for your baby. It is brave to realize that another home could be a better situation for your baby. Adoption gives a second chance at life for you, your baby, and the parental hopefuls. Once you step into our doors, you will feel heard, validated, affirmed, and understood. Millions of birth mothers like you realized that adoption was the best option, and there will be millions after you. Understand this: things can get better. At our Adoption agency in Colorado, we can help create that better life.
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.
Meet the Author: JaQueen loves learning because it helps her educate and give people choices. She is the youngest girl in a family of 8 adopted siblings who found a loving forever home. Like most marketers, she wears many hats: Certified Project Management Professional, Jr. Web Developer, SEO certified, Grant Proposal Writer, Consultant, Wellness Influencer, Content Creator, and Motivational Speaker with a Bachelor’s in Communication Arts. She created a wellness blog to motivate, write, and inspire in her spare time to teach about mental health, plant-based vegan nutrition, and fitness to help others find peace on their healing journey. Her hobbies include natural bodybuilding, mindfulness, trailblazing through nature, and creating content that resonates with people. She aspires to be a lifelong professional writer and speaker who saves lives through the power of knowledge. She states, “I think that when you find your way out of the darkness it becomes your responsibility to bring others to the light. So, I focus on healing. The rest will align.”
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!