lesbian adoption

Virginia Board of Social Services reopens comment on proposed adoption rules

Mon, 08/22/2011 - 11:34 | Point of Policy

The Virginia Board of Social Services has unanimously agreed to reopen comment on state regulations of private adoption agencies for 30 more days. The proposed changes will take out language barring discrimination against prospective parents based on gender, age, religion, political beliefs, sexual orientation, disability and family status, but leave in language to block discrimination based on race, color or national origin. Read the Full Article

Executive Director
Families Like Ours, Inc

Focus Group reminder for tonight 6/14/10

Mon, 06/14/2010 - 13:52 | David's BLOG

Hello all, just a quick reminder:

We've been asked to work on a research project to gather information about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered families seeking to adopt children for the foster care system. Part of this is collecting information from you, the families that are currently going through the process or have completed an adoption. This information will be used to develop cultural guides to improve LGBT knowledge, awareness and sensitivity for professionals.

We're needing at least 5 families, more if possible to attend the focus group on Monday June 14th from 6:00PM - 7:30PM at our office in Seattle (600 Stewart Street - corner of 6th & Stewart). 

Executive Director
Families Like Ours,Inc.

Call for Photo and Video Submissions

Fri, 03/20/2009 - 23:11

Have you seen the Families Like Ours Family Video?  It's a montage of several families we've worked with over the years and we have shared it many times in many settings. 

It's a great comprehensive look at the diversity of the parents and children who's lives have become enmeshed in a web of love and caring through fostering and adoption.  It's a great testament to the truth that love truly can conquer all. 

So here's the deal. We'd like to update our family video and need your content to do so.  If you have some clear photos of your family, send them to content@familieslikeours.org.   

If you would like to share other content such as your family's story, a short video hosted somewhere like youtube.com, related content from other sites, a relative anecdote, original artwork or ideas for future stories you like to see us produce, please send it to content@familieslikeours.org as well.

We look forward to learning more about your family!

Adoption and Foster care touches all of our lives.  Help us celebrate some positive moments!

- Families Like Ours

Family Planning Counselling and Referral

Are you thinking about adoption or foster care? Are you unclear if this is right for you? Do you have questions or need to verify answers you have gotten and are not sure what the real answer is? Families Like Ours is your independent advocate regardless of which placement agency, or state program you're working through. We're here to help. We are families-helping-families. We provide a full range of pre and post adoptive and foster care family planning counseling* to help guide you through the process, answer your questions, and provide you with resources and support. There are several options available to you:

  • Attend one of our Adoption 101 workshops (currently only available in WA State)
  • Attend a Families Like Ours information open house, or fair
  • Sign up for our Parenting Tool Box program (see below)
  • Contact us to set up a phone, email or in person meeting

Some of what we can help with includes:

  • Pros and Cons of each type of adoption
  • A description of the process of the home-study
  • A complete list of approved Families Like Ours WA adoption resources
  • An understanding of all the players and their roles
  • A step-by-step plan to help you with your adoption goals
  • Lots of Q&A time
  • Referrals to therapists, doctors, lawyers, youth programs, and GLBT&Q youth and family resources
  • Family and youth advocacy

If you already have children and need skill building help, we have a program for you too. If you live in the state of Washington, we would suggest signing up for our Parenting Tool Box program (see attached PDF). This program includes 8 different active workshops, monthly email support and support work-groups.

Getting Started


"Your program never ceases to amaze me! Families Like Ours has been more helpful and more supportive than any other agency or individual that I had worked with during our entire process." DeAnn Mattson, adoptive parent

Are you thinking about adoption or foster care? Are you unclear if this is right for you? Do you have questions or need to verify answers you have gotten and are not sure what the real answer is? Families Like Ours is your independent advocate regardless of which placement agency, or state program you're working through. We're here to help. We are families-helping-families. We provide a full range of pre and post adoptive and foster care family planning counseling* to help guide you through the process, answer your questions, and provide you with resources and support. There are several options available to you:

Some of what we can help with includes:

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