Prospective adoptive families with Open Adoption & Family Services.

As we have reflected on what family means to us, we realize we have found family in so many ways and in so many people. We value that open adoption offers everyone the opportunity to share the relationships and stories that form their family. Read more …

We are excited to bring a child into our lives through open adoption, expanding and enriching our connections all the more as we involve birthparents in our life. Read more …

As adoptive parents, we will strive to be gracious, genuine and offer a welcoming heart to our child’s birth parents. We are committed to keeping our hearts and minds open as we grow in this new experience with our child’s birth family. Read more …

We love our home and community and share a commitment of service to others. Maureen is an immigration attorney who spent years in refugee and asylum law, and Adam is a 5th grade teacher in a dual language immersion program. Read more …

Having this relationship built on mutual love and respect is important as we build our “big tent” family. As first time parents, we are looking forward to raising a child in a home full of love and connection with our child’s first family. Read more …

We strongly see the value in open adoption so our child can know their origin story, and stay connected to their birth family, both through a relationship and maintaining culture and traditions. Read more …

Our relationship started when we met in college while studying for our degrees in Animation/Illustration. We are fairly laid-back people and our hobbies reflect that. We are both lucky to have amazing jobs making art for social video games. Read more …

One of my big priorities as an adoptive parent will be to build and maintain strong relationships with my child's birth family. I see a big web of love with the child in the center, surrounded in all directions by people with open arms. Read more …

We have been a team for more than a decade and look forward to growing our family through open adoption. The pillars of our relationship are love, laughter, and friendship. Read more …

We dated in high school and went to Junior/Senior Banquet (prom) together but lost touch after high school. We reconnected years later were so excited to start dating again. We are each other’s soul mates and best friends. Read more …

We look forward to welcoming a birth family into our lives and creating new traditions. Our hope is that everyone involved will feel loved, safe, and have a true sense of belonging. Read more …

We both come from family-oriented values. That's why we are choosing an open adoption. We look forward to getting to know you and opening our hearts to our child’s birth family. We hope to create a home where we all feel welcome. Read more …

We chose to adopt because we want to become parents and we have a lot of love to give! Our promise to you is that this child will know unconditional love, not only from us, but from our friends and family as well. Read more …

Our relationship is based on almost two decades of friendship, love, honesty and respect. We cannot wait to share our life with a child, and we look forward to building a relationship with their birth family. Read more …

We have similar values and find meaning and purpose in being caretakers for the environment, taking the time to quiet our minds and connect with our hearts, experiencing care and compassion for others, and honoring diversity and multiculturalism. Read more …

We’re David and Jesse – a pair of sweet, would-be dads living in Seattle, with a rascally dog named Alvin along for the adventure. We’re excited and humbled by the opportunity to become parents. Read more …

We hope to build a strong and lasting relationship with our child’s birth family and look forward to all the joys that come with being one big extended family. Read more …

We cannot wait to grow our family through another open adoption We are delighted to have the opportunity to expand our family and share our home and hearts with you. Read more …

As a team we work well; our core values align when it matters most to us. We both value speaking with kindness, listening, following through on promises (especially pinky promises), and keeping our home as a place of solace and comfort. Read more …

We have been a couple since we were 14. We never run out of things to talk about even though we've been together for a jillion years. We are patient with each other and our loved ones, and believe in letting people be their authentic selves. Read more …

We welcome change and thrive in open & understanding relationships. We hope for an open adoption relationship where we all (birth family and us) feel like we can be ourselves, be honest and vulnerable. Read more …

Together, we have a full and laid-back life. We appreciate that lives are made up of the little things, and find small ways to celebrate those wherever we can. Read more …

We are people who believe in the power of love, encourage one another to pursue dreams, and hope to fill the world with joy and kindness. Read more …

We see open adoption not just as adding a child to our family but also adding a family to our family, and we welcome you into that relationship. So, as you learn about us, please know that we are already cheering for you, whatever decision you make. Read more …

We met in 2006 while in graduate school, and we initially connected over a shared adoration of Radiohead. We became good friends and years later realized there was much love between us. Read more …

We enjoy exploring all of the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest and beyond. We look forward to sharing our sense of adventure, love of learning, and curiosity with our child, helping them to become who they’re meant to be as an individual. Read more …

We’re excited to develop a relationship with our child’s birth parents and their family – for us all to share together in the love and joy that kids bring, and to be part of the kiddo’s life. Read more …

I want to be a parent because I want to help a child figure out who they are and how to live the life they want. I'm invested in having an open adoption because I want my child to be able to explore all facets of themselves. Read more …

We are choosing open adoption because we want our child to grow up in a complete environment. We also hope for a warm, close relationship with our child’s birthparents. Read more …

We value the role that our future child’s birth parents will have in their child’s life. We seek to approach our relationship with them with the utmost authenticity, respect, sincerity, and adaptability. Read more …

One of the best things about our family is that we are friends and genuinely enjoy being around each other. Our hope is that “open adoption” will mean that we will become family to one another. Read more …

I live an active, fun, responsible lifestyle, and can’t wait to have a child to love, to teach, and to help grow and develop. My most treasured “things” in life are my relationships. Read more …

I truly believe this future kiddo will have their needs met – not because of me, but because of us. Open adoption provides for a child to deeply know they are wanted, loved and understood. And this is what we can accomplish, together. Read more …

We are choosing to expand our family through adoption because we feel that our family has a lot of love to share. We have a strong foundation and see open adoption as a preferred choice to expand our network of family and love. Read more …

Open adoption, in particular, called to us because of its inclusiveness, the way it respects all members of the adoption constellation, and that it means that a child will have people from all aspects of their life to celebrate their (hi)story. Read more …

We are so excited to welcome a new family into our lives and, together, create a foundation of love and support that will nurture our child. We all might not be “perfect” but we will be perfectly made for each other. Read more …

Although we love this life we have created, we have yearned to experience the joy of parenting a little one together. Read more …

We have always been excited to grow our family and feel that an open adoption is the right choice for us because we believe in being fully honest with our child, and want them to embrace their story with pride. Read more …

I will support our child in their endeavors and help them find and follow their path. I hope to be chosen by a birth family that wants to show our kiddo a love for learning, exploring and the fulfillment that comes from perseverance. Read more …

We hope to find an expectant parent(s) who prefers to have a supportive, open relationship with us. We are happy to grow, learn, and change with you throughout the years. Read more …

We are excited to start our family as first-time parents! We value open adoption because we believe the most important thing a child can have is as many loved ones as possible in their life. Read more …

Our relationship is a classic “opposites attract” story and our differences contribute to our love and strong bond. Together, our qualities complement each other, which we believe will translate well into our parenting styles. Read more …

Co-parenting has been a very meaningful and relationship-deepening experience for us and we are very excited to expand our family further through open adoption. In an ideal world, adoption would allow us to grow our family not by one but by many. Read more …

Adoption has always been our first choice to grow our family. We want to build a relationship with the birth family and ensure they know their importance in our lives, and look forward to building new traditions along the way. Read more …

We are a fun-loving, adventurous, family-oriented pair who is excited to start our family! Trying new things and saying “yes” to zany ideas is the foundation of our relationship. Read more …

We will always hold our child’s birth family in the highest place of honor. We look forward to continuing old traditions, making new ones, and are always excited for a road trip to make visits happen. Read more …

We met during our first semester of college, so not quite high school sweethearts, but close. The saying is that fools rush in, and many people thought that was us, but we’ve been happily married for over 20 years. Read more …

We are Stephanie and Mike, a couple of nerds in Snohomish County. We met in 2017 while playing video games online with friends. We get out to a variety of local comic conventions, art shows, and Renaissance festivals each year. Read more …

Play dates at the park, family game/movie nights, milestone and holiday celebrations, meet-ups at sporting events or trips to the river or ocean are some of the ways I imagine integrating my child’s birth family into our life. Read more …

Those who know me well describe me as laid-back, loving and curious. I love to travel near and far, especially to visit family and friends. I am so excited to be a mom and humbled by the possibility. Read more …

We know open adoption is right for us because we have seen the value in our child understanding why and how we became a family. Read more …

We’re a simple family fulfilled by simple things. Together with our child’s birth family, we hope to celebrate and support all parts of our child’s identity, including their racial and cultural roots, and nurture them to become the person they want to be. Read more …

We were both lucky to grow up with siblings, large extended families and close communities and we believe that families are stronger and happier when they welcome everyone. Read more …

We are both family-oriented people that come from close-knit families with a lot of love to share. We are committed to building a family that is welcoming and loving for our child and their birth family. Read more …

When it came to parenting options for two women, adoption always felt the most consistent with our values. We feel excited to learn about our child, to discover their dreams and interests, and to allow that to help shape us as parents. Read more …

I am an outgoing, nurturing, and optimistic person. I am lucky to be supported by my amazing family, friends and coworkers. Being a mother has always called to me and I am so ready for this next chapter of life to begin. Read more …

We met in high school and became fast friends. We started dating right before college and have been together almost 20 years! We envision a family lifestyle that will be centered on the needs of our child, supporting them at each stage of their life. Read more …

We’ve been building a life together in Seattle over the last five years and would love to grow our family through open adoption. We want to be part of helping the next generation find its way through this challenging and exciting world. Read more …

As we expand our family through open adoption, we aspire to build a “more the merrier” family where everyone belongs - our children, extended families, close friends, and you as birth parents. Read more …

As part of growing our family with adoption, we’re also looking to include our child’s birth parents in our family and we’d always encourage them to join in on the fun whenever possible! Read more …

We are a loving couple of 15 years who live in Oregon. We are excited to raise a child in an open, supportive family structure as we take on the responsibility of raising a kind, compassionate child. Read more …

We look forward to embracing our child’s birth family in our lives and creating an environment where our children can thrive, knowing who they are, where they came from, and that their entire family supports them. Read more …

We both work as nurses, and live in a quiet neighborhood tucked into a larger city, in a house filled with eclectic and nerdy art. Our family is playful; we play games, we play music, and we play pretend! Read more …