Birth Mother Services For Young Women, Teens, and Other Pregnant Women

Pregnant?

Know Your Options.

Action Adoption offers hope through open adoption.

800.842.5433 www.provplace.org

Open Adoption – It’s Your Choice

When you suddenly find you’re pregnant, you have so many questions, so many decisions. Where do you start? Being aware of the choices and understanding what open adoption offers will help you make the best decision for yourself and your baby.

A Pioneer in Open Adoption in Texas

We’ve long believed a birth mother and her baby both flourish when an adoption is open. We’re committed to your right to: • Participate in all phases of adoption planning.

• Meet and interview adoptive families to help you make the best decision for you and your baby.

• Choose the family you want for your child, and begin an open and honest relationship with them.

• Develop a plan for ongoing information and contact with your baby’s adoptive parents through letters/ emails, photo exchanges, phone calls/texting and personal visits • Spend time with your baby at birth.

You Are Not Alone

We understand adoption is a decision that takes deep courage and great love for your baby. Since 1895, we have helped more than 5,800 young women who have been where you are right now. In choosing adoption, they found peace of mind, knowing they made a choice that would ensure their babies had a chance at a better life.

How We Help You

Providence Place is licensed by the State of Texas and recognized as a leader in open adoption. We’re proud of our reputation for offering help, hope and answers to all of your questions.

We Make Sure You:

• Connect with a loving family that you select.

• Establish an open adoption plan so you can stay in touch with your child.

• Benefit from pre- and post-adoption counseling to help you work through a difficult time.

• Have financial assistance for pregnancy-related expenses like clothes, living expenses, counseling and transportation.

• Connect with Medicaid and other community resources.

• If you choose, you can live in our Women’s Center apartments, with access to our cafeteria, swimming pool, and computer lab located on a beautiful 25acre campus.

• Have professional guidance and compassionate support whether you choose to live in our furnished adoption apartments or stay in your own community.

Women’s Center Apartments Were Upgraded in 2011

Each is comfortably furnished with a fully equipped kitchen and a living room with a TV and patio access.

Picking the Right Agency – Always Ask Questions What should I look for in an adoption agency?

Choosing a fully licensed agency is the first step. Then look for one with a history, that’s been working in adoption for a long time. Action Adoption at Providence Place has been a leader in adoption services for more than 100 years, and our adoption team has 30 years of collective experience.

Will an adoption agency care about me?

A good adoption agency will place high importance on support for you as your baby’s mother, so you aren’t worrying about financial or medical issues. Before you sign up, make sure the agency you choose understands your needs – for your expenses, housing, medical care and transportation.

Who will decide where my baby goes?

You make the decision. You select your baby’s family from a list of loving families we have already interviewed and approved. You should never feel pressure about the adoption. Although a lot of interviews are done and paperwork completed before your baby is born, and you will have chosen and met your baby’s adoptive family, it’s you who will make the final and legal decision after your baby’s birth.

How do I know if an agency will do everything right?

Look for an agency that pays attention to details and insists on compliance with the law. Make a list of questions to make sure your agency knows how to handle the details so you are sure there are no loose ends. This will help you avoid possible heartache later on.

Will birth mother references be provided?

A reputable agency will provide you with references if you ask. It’s worth taking the time to check on the quality of service by talking to other birth mothers who have used the agency you’re considering.

What People Say about

Action Adoption at Providence Place:

“I was with them until five minutes before Kara was born, then I stepped out and they called me back in, and there was Kara. I was the first to hold her and I remember her head was bobbing everywhere.”

– Sharon, reminiscing about her joy at her adopted daughter’s birth when she brought Kara, now 10, to see Providence Place.

“I knew I couldn’t raise a child, but I wanted to give my baby the same chance at a better life Susan gave me, and I knew it would happen here for my daughter, as well.”

– Elizabeth, who found a perfect family for her daughter, Betsy, and who years earlier had herself been placed for adoption by her birth mother, Susan.

“Birth mothers do what is best for their babies. It’s a very unselfish act to know you want something better than yourself for your child. They truly show their love by placing their babies.”

– Denise Holgado, with husband, David, adopted son, Sam, and daughter, Angel Grace from Providence Place.

“I am so thankful to Emory’s birth parents for being so brave and blessing us with our baby girl.

We know it was such a big decision and we couldn’t love Emory any more if she were our own.”

– Eric Lucero, who with his wife, Melanie, adopted their daughter from Providence Place.

“We hope to meet up with Emily in January and want her and Jack to have a great and open relationship, and that’s because there is no such thing as too many people to love a child.”

– Kerri Chucci, who adopted her son, Jack, from Providence Place.

6487 Whitby Road San Antonio, Texas 78240 210.696.2410 (local) • 800.842.5433 (tollfree) FAX: 210.699.1866 www.provplace.org

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