OS&FS Services for Adopted Children
OS&FS is always excited to hear from you, the children of open adoption. We strive to provide OS&FS children with all the services and fun we can, in order to develop our fabulous open adoption community and to help you fulfill your own adoption’s potential. Here are some opportunities for you:
- COUNSELING: Need someone to talk with about adoption issues and how they have impacted your life? OS&FS provides free adoption-related counseling to all children of our clients, available any time you need it. Just call the agency to speak with an adoption counselor.
- MENTORS: Do you have something on your mind that you’d rather talk to a fellow adoptee about, rather than an OS&FS counselor? No problem; we understand. Please call or e-mail the agency, and we can connect you with a mentor in your age range.
- NEWSLETTER: Each quarter, in the agency’s Open Page newsletter, we publish an article called Kids’ Corner that showcases the stories, art and other interests and talents of OS&FS kids. We would love for you to be involved! Please call or e-mail Tara Wilkinson to contribute your work or discuss an idea.
- FUN EVENTS: Each year, OS&FS hosts summer picnics and holiday parties for all children, adoptive parents and birthparents. These gatherings are held in at least three cities in the Northwest. You need to be on our mailing list to be kept informed about these events, so please contact Tara Wilkinson if you aren’t already receiving agency mail.
- KEEP IN TOUCH: And don’t forget --- we love to hear your opinions and thoughts in general. So don’t hesitate to e-mail or call us if you have something to share. If you are not on our mailing lists, and would like to be, please call Kim Heavener.
