Prospective adoptive families with Open Adoption & Family Services.

Our family and community are ready to support our child, their birth family, and us as we grow together as a family. We are grateful to be part of such a loving and supportive circle, and look forward to expanding it even further through open adoption. Read more …

For us, a bigger table is a happier table. We look forward to welcoming our child’s birth family to our home and table as well. Read more …

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 …

Maya is creative, disorganized and cares deeply about the people around her. Sam is thoughtful, dependable, and pretends to be more serious than he is. We don't have the same taste in almost anything and are still regularly amused by this. Read more …

We are looking for connection, love and a path to building our family that benefits everyone. Our home and our hearts always have an open door – to our neighbors, friends, and family. Read more …

We offer a home full of love, joy, understanding and continual growth. We want to learn and grow as a family. We are partners, with you, in this unexpected and life-changing journey. 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 …

We met at a Halloween party more than 20 years ago, where it was love at first sight. There is nothing more important to us than sharing the big events in life with those closest to us. Read more …

We’re excited to expand our family and share all the things we love with a kid! We love spending time in nature: finding waterfalls on long hikes, telling stories around the campfire in the mountains, swimming in the ocean, and riding bicycles. Read more …

We met in 2008. Later that summer, while dancing, Jeff leaned in and said "Let's get married and raise some kids!" Denise smiled and agreed! We are excited to grow our family and to share our love and community with another kid and birth family. Read more …

Like most parents, we want the world for our child, but we will also keep them grounded. We will embrace our child’s birth family as our own; and we hope that they become true friends. Read more …

We feel settled and secure in our relationship and community, and ready to embrace a child as they learn to navigate the world while we rediscover and appreciate life more through our child’s eyes. Read more …

We envision openness in adoption being built on inclusion, community, and conversation; immersing our child in their full story. Even though we will be physically far away, the pandemic has taught us how to make the world feel smaller. Read more …

We are high school sweethearts who live in Washington, with our dogs Gus and Sarge. As a family we are playful, active, honest, and always search for joy. 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 …

Sunny and Tony are both educators, allowing for lots of family time during school holidays and summers. Adventuring outdoors is a big part of our life: family camping, hiking, and low-key climbing and snow adventures. Read more …

We hope for openness in an adoption, and we welcome our child’s birth family as a valued addition to our own family. We are so excited to learn, explore, and grow together! Read more …

We are so thankful to be a waiting family for an open adoption. Having this relationship built on mutual love and respect is important as we build a “big tent” family. Read more …

We first met in 2011 and have been together ever since. We bond through our shared worldview and common values of honesty, proactive communication, and community focus—values that have sustained and enriched us. Read more …

We live in a beautiful part of northwest Washington with mountains and water as our playground. When we aren’t enjoying the outdoors, we wind down by cooking together, playing board games, or watching one of our favorite shows. 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 …

We love that open adoption provides an honest, loving, and inclusive upbringing for a child and their birth family. Our hope is to provide a stable, warm, and inviting space for all to feel loved and welcome through an open adoption. 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 …

We are artists and educators, makers and menders in all aspects of our lives which fits with our goal to live a conscientious and sustainable life. It would be the greatest honor of our lives to be chosen as adoptive parents. Read more …

We envision our family to be diverse and open to different cultures and communities. We welcome the birth parent(s) to help create new traditions in our family. Read more …

As a family, we value inclusiveness, equity, and compassion. Our commitment to honest, caring and non-judgmental relationships makes open adoption a perfect match for us. Read more …

We are both teachers and passionate about education. We want to provide every opportunity for our future child. Our hope is that our child’s birth family feels included through regular communication and communal celebration of life’s special events. Read more …

We have a strong community of family and close friends nearby who fill our lives with joy. Our relationships are built on open, honest communication. We value inclusivity and authentic connection in all our relationships. 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 share the goal of living life to the fullest, and we are so grateful to have found each other. We very much want to be parents and to share our love with a child and their birth family. Read more …

We are excited for the opportunity to create a safe, warm, and loving home for a child, where their unique story is celebrated, and a lasting relationship with their birth family shows them just how many people are invested in their happiness. Read more …

As we look ahead to growing our family through open adoption, we’re excited to share meals, milestones, and friendship with our child’s birth family. Read more …

We both come from large, boisterous families, and we have always wanted to start a family of our own. We love to travel, especially to America’s beautiful national parks, and look forward to many hiking, camping, and road trip adventures as a family. 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 are so excited about expanding our family through open adoption again and are lucky to have the support of our family and friends. Read more …

We live in Portland, Oregon and love calling the Rose City home. We can’t wait to start this next step in our journey - not just with our new child, but with the new extended family that open adoption will bring into our lives. Read more …

We both have deep roots and a strong community of friends in the Pacific Northwest. We hope to welcome our child’s birth family as an extension of our own. Read more …

We are both French, born and raised, and moved to the US in 2017. We quickly fell in love with the Pacific Northwest and bought a house here. We still go back to France once a year, but Seattle is definitely home for us. 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 …

Open adoption feels like a natural fit as our home is open to all. We look forward to growing our family and welcoming in new members, including our child’s birth family. 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 …

We feel blessed to be given the opportunity to be considered as adoptive parents and know that we have open arms and hearts for both our child and their birth parents. Read more …

I am thrilled to become a Dad and now, more than ever, I feel ready to welcome a child and their birth family into my life. 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 are often at the beach, among the trees, or in the snow and hope to share our love of the great wide open with our children for years to come. Read more …

We have been inseparable since we met in graduate school in Boston ten years ago. We are happy and settled in our careers, and are ready to welcome a child into our home. 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 met at a dance class in 2013, and we’ve been dancing together ever since! Our life together is peaceful and happy, yet we’d love to open a new chapter in our lives by adopting and raising a child through open adoption. Read more …

Hello! I’m Mark, a party of one, trying to live my best life in Seattle and hoping to share it with a new little family member. I have a lot of love in my heart to give and am excited to become a dad and party of more. 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 are an adorable family living outside of the Portland area in Oregon. We love to be silly, sing and dance, play outside, and enjoy family dinners together. Making people laugh is our favorite thing to do. 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 …

While we look forward to raising a family, we do not have the desire to have biological children. Open adoption is our first choice for building a family. 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 appreciate that this is a huge crossroads in your life. It is for us as well. We hope you choose us to be a part of your family so that we can navigate these unique times together. Read more …

We love being parents and are excited for the opportunity to grow our family through open adoption. We embrace that it takes a village to raise children and hope our future child’s birth family will play an important role. Read more …