Open Arms Adoptions Inc

OPEN ARMS ADOPTIONS IS A FULL-SERVICE DOMESTIC ADOPTION AGENCY. THE CLIENTS FOR WHOM WE PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES FALL INTO ONE OF THREE CATEGORIES: WOMEN IN CRISIS OVER AN UNPLANNED/UNTIMELY PREGNANCY, FAMILIES WHO WISH TO ADOPT INFANTS AND FAMILIES WHO HOPE TO ADOPT CHILDREN FROM THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY, ONE OF OUR PRIMARY GOALS IS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE NUMBER OF US CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM WHO ARE LEGALLY FREE FOR ADOPTION AND TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES READY AND ABLE TO PROVIDE PERMANENCE FOR THOSE CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE PART OF A SIBLING GROUP. OPEN ARMS ADOPTIONS PROVIDES COUNSELING SERVICES TO POTENTIAL BIRTH PARENTS REGARDING OPTIONS FOR THEIR UNBORN CHILDREN TO INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH PARENTING, KINSHIP PLACEMENTS AND ADOPTION. WE PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, REFERRAL SERVICES AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THESE YOUNG WOMEN. FAMILIES WORKING WITH OPEN ARMS ADOPTIONS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING DESIGNED TO PREPARE THEM FOR THE E

INFANT ADOPTION - OPEN ARMS WORKS WITH WOMEN IN CRISIS OVER AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY AS WELL AS FAMILIES HOPING TO ADOPT NEWBORN BABIES. OAA PROVIDES PRE- AND POST-ADOPTION COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND EDUCATION SERVICES REGARDING OPTIONS AND OHIO RULES AND REGULATIONS SURROUNDING ADOPTION. ADDITIONALLY, WE GATHER INFORMATION NECESSARY TO COMPLETE A REPORT OF SOCIAL/MEDICAL BACKGROUND OF THE BIRTH FAMILY. WE ASSUME CUSTODY OF CHILDREN VOLUNTARILY PLACED WITH US FOR ADOPTION AND FACILITATE AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT. OPEN ARMS WORKS WITH BIRTH PARENTS AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS ON CREATING A PLAN ALL ARE COMFORTABLE WITH AND THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL CHILD. FOR ADOPTING FAMILIES, WE PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT AND POST-PLACEMENT SERVICES AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE WITH FINALIZING ADOPTIONS ONCE THE STATUTORY TIME PERIOD HAS PASSED. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, WE PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 40 BIRTH PARENTS, WHICH RESULTED IN 8 INFANTS BEING PLACED FOR ADOPTION. OUR GOALS FOR 2021 INCLUDE INCREASING OUTREACH TO PROFESSIONALS WHO MAY BE TREATING WOMEN IN NEED OF OUR SERVICES. WE HAVE SEEN AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF WOMEN BEING REFERRED TO OUT-OF-STATE ADOPTION AGENCIES WHO MAY NOT SHARE OUR SAME PHILOSOPHIES OR PROVIDE THE LEVEL OF SUPPORT WE BELIEVE TO BE ESSENTIAL TO OUR CLIENTS.

OPEN ARMS ADOPTIONS PROVIDES A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO FAMILIES HOPING TO ADOPT FROM THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. SPECIFICALLY, WE PROVIDE FAMILIES WITH EDUCATION AND HOMESTUDY SERVICES TO ASSIST IN PREPARING FAMILIES TO ADOPT FROM FOSTER CARE. WE SEARCH BOTH WITHIN THE STATE OF OHIO AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE US IN AN ATTEMPT TO "MATCH" FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHOSE NEEDS THEY ARE ABLE TO MEET. OPEN ARMS PROVIDES SUPPORT, CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRAL AND OTHER SERVICES NECESSARY TO FAMILIES AS THEY TRANSITION CHILDREN INTO THEIR HOMES AS WELL AS FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS FOLLOWING PLACEMENT (MOST LONGER. DURING 2020, THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTED IN THE PLACEMENT OF 26 CHILDREN FROM FOSTER CARE INTO THEIR PERMANENT FAMILIES. THIS INCLUDES THE PLACEMENT OF 7 SIBLING GROUPS.

OPEN ARMS ADOPTIONS PROVIDES BOTH PRE-SERVICE AND ONGOING TRAINING TO FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENTS. OUR PRE-SERVICE TRAINING EXCEEDS THAT WHICH IS REQUIRED BY OHIO RULES FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE FOR LICENSED FOSTER PARENTS. THIS TRAINING PROGRAM FOCUSES ON ATTACHMENT AND TRAUMA-BASED PARENTING STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO ASSIST FAMILIES WITH THE HEALING THEIR CHILDREN NEED. OUR GOAL OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER AND VARIETY OF TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES WE PROVIDE TO FAMILIES ONCE THEIR INITIAL HOMESTUDY IS COMPLETE.