Choosing Adoption
If you believe that an adoption plan is best for you and your baby, you have an option of determining how much contact you want with the family that adopts your baby.  Most birthparents choose a semi-open to open adoption arrangement and are actively involved in selecting the adoptive family for their child.  This is done by you providing the counselor with information on the type of adoptive family you wish to adopt your baby (age, education, interests, etc.)  From this information, profiles of approved families wishing to adopt are shared with you.  The ‘profiles’ include a picture book of the prospective adoptive family, letters to you and information about their family, home, community, job, etc. You may also choose a closed adoption if you believe you do not want any contanct with the adoptive family

Once you have selected a potential adoptive family, you have the option of meeting them.  If you are not comfortable with meeting them, you can talk to them over the phone or simply communicate with them through your New Horizons counselor.  You determine the amount of contact with the adoptive family.  New Horizons also assists in ‘Designated Adoptions’ which means that you come to us with a family that you have already selected to adopt your child.  Every family that adopts a child needs to have an approved home study and we can assist with that portion of the adoption also.