Act of Love Adoptions - Adoption Agency

Act of Love Adoptions Wishes You a Happy New Year

sean.davies — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:40:09 +0000

Act of Love Adoptions wishes you and your loved ones a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Workshop for Parents and Children

sean.davies — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:38:01 +0000

A training developed by the Center for Adoption and Support, W.I.S.E. Up is an award winning curriculum to teach children ages 6 through 12 how to respond to questions about their adoption experience. The workshop provides a framework to respond in a variety of ways using group discussion and role playing. While children are meeting, parents will come together to be trained on the W.I.S.E. Up curriculum in order to support their children using these newly learned strategies. Each child will receive his/her own W.I.S.E. Up Powerbook to practice at home. Please see below for details on time and location of the workshop:

WISE UP Registration November 09 (2)

Patricia Brady

sean.davies — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:20:30 +0000

The Program Director, Patricia Brady has been the program director of Act of Love Adoption since 2005. Ms. Brady came to the Director’s position from fifteen years working as a social worker with birth and adoptive families. Ms. Brady holds an undergraduate degree , Bachelor of Science in Human Services from Lesley College in Cambridge Massachusetts and a Master of Science Degree in Human Services with a Clinical Services Major from the University of Massachusetts in Boston. In addition, Ms. Brady holds two Clinical Licenses in the Commonwealth as a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Frequently called upon to opine about permanent plans for children and to assist where disruption could or has occurred, Ms. Brady approaches all members of the adoption triad with the respect they deserve. Ms. Brady understands deeply the need for services and philosophically believes there is a need to give meaning to the words “adoption is a lifelong process”. Over the course of the preceding twenty years, Ms. Brady has spoken at various conferences on the issue of understanding children’s needs across development and how they experience adoption differently at different developmental times in their lives. Ms. Brady strives to normalize crises for children and their families so even when the problem seems insurmountable, she develops plans principled on the view that “it takes a village”. As the Director, Ms. Brady remains available to families at all times and co leads the educational series provided to preadoptive families waiting for a match through the program. It is important to note that in addition, to her vast professional experience, Ms. Brady is herself an adoptive parent to a now nineteen year old United States Marine.

MSPCC’s Act of Love Adoptions Picnic

sean.davies — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:07:31 +0000

Every fall MSPCC’s Act of Love Adoptions hosts a picnic for all waiting and adoptive families. This event is a wonderful opportunity for families to meet, reconnect, and form ties with other families. Act of Love Adoptions provides entertainment and activities for children of all ages, and it is a great day filled with food, games, and fun.

This year’s Act of Love Adoptions picnic celebrated eleven years of creating families through adoption, and it was a great success. It took place on September 26th, and more than forty families attended. The children ranged in age from one week to fifteen years old. The families and the Act of Love Adoptions staff look forward to the annual picnic all year long, and it is always a joyous event for everyone.

About Us

sean.davies — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:31:15 +0000

In 1998, Act of Love Adoptions was created to specifically work with birthparents interested in placing their newborn babies for adoption with prospective adoptive families. We are committed to educating, preparing and supporting prospective adoptive families before, during and after the adoption process. Act of Love Adoptions places infants born throughout the United States with prospective adoptive families living in Massachusetts. Presently, the waiting time from application to placement is approximately one year.

We offer:

Information and Orientation: Complimentary meetings are available to discuss all aspects of Act of Love Adoptions including agency philosophy, outreach to birth parents, selection criteria and approval of adoptive families, support services and financial policies.
Homestudy: Conducted by licensed, experienced social workers, this process is intended to be a learning experience for prospective adoptive families. It also gives Act of Love staff the opportunity to get to know and support the families in developing and implementing the right adoption plan for them.
Educational Seminars: An educational series is offered to all prospective families as well as a monthly While U Wait group. These meetings provide adoptive parents with the opportunity to meet other adoptive families, to address adoption specific issues and to continue preparing for the arrival of their child.
Post-Placement & Post-Adoption Services: Monthly contact is maintained after the arrival of a child, to assist and support the family through the transition. Act of Love Adoptions also offers post-adoption seminars and groups after the legalization of the adoption to help with some of the lifelong issues that come with the adoption of a child.
Act of Love Adoptions works with birth parents who choose the adoptive family for their child. The degree of openness is mutually agreed upon between the adoptive family and birth parent, with guidance and support from the staff. After the placement, the adoptive family is expected to share information, confidentially, about the ongoing development of their adopted child.

Everything to Me

sean.davies — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:26:40 +0000

Mark Schultz music video of his song “Everything to Me” dedicated to his birth mother and the most important gift she ever gave him…life.

Everything to Me

Massachusettts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animials (MSPCC)

sean.davies — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:19:50 +0000

Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)

MSPCC is a private, nonprofit society dedicated to leadership in protecting and promoting the rights and well being of children and families.

Youth Education and Support (Y.E.S.) Project

sean.davies — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:18:58 +0000

Youth Education and Support (Y.E.S.) Project

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for youth ages 10 – 25, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Through a federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, MSPCC, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Public Health are joining forces to implement the Youth Education and Support (Y.E.S.) Project to reduce suicide and suicidal behaviors in foster youth.

Massachusetts Alliance for Families (MAFF)

sean.davies — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:18:28 +0000

Massachusetts Alliance for Families (MAFF)

MAFF is an advocacy association dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for children who cannot live with their biological families and the families who care for them. Through Kid’s Net, MSPCC provides support and staffing of MAFF.

Kid’s Net

sean.davies — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:17:18 +0000

Kid’s Net

Through the Kid’s Net Program, under contract with the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, MSPCC gives support to foster, adoptive and kinship parents who care for children in DCF custody. Services include training, family respite, childcare, camp scholarships and a 24 hour HelpLine.