Abrazo is the private, nonprofit open adoption agency more parents trust, when placing or adopting... because at Abrazo, our clients truly do become family.

What makes Abrazo's program so unique that it's been featured on the Discovery Health channel, by the BBC, MSNBC and Hallmark's Adoption Stories? It's because Abrazo knows that any adoption worth doing is worth doing right. Abrazo advocates for full-disclosure open adoption with ongoing contact between the placing and adopting parents. This is meant to ensure that each child adopted at Abrazo has lifelong information about and access to all the parents who love them. (And that's naturally important to every parent who loves their kid, whether they birth or adopt.)

Abrazo empowers the birthparents and adopting families with whom it works to explore all their options and make whatever choices they truly feel are best for the future of the child/ren they love. Abrazo's staff is young, compassionate and strongly advocates for birthparents' rights and adoptive family education. The little ones placed through Abrazo grow up with a greater level of comfort with their adoption stories because their adoptive families value their birthparents, and respect the lifelong connections between them.

Prospective birthparents who call Abrazo's birthparent helpline (1-800-454-5683) get 24 hour round-the-clock access to options counseling from trained professionals. Abrazo also offers immediate placement services for infants and toddlers, and provides assistance with such maternity needs as housing, medical care, pre- and post-placement therapy, food, maternity clothing, transportation and more. (See also http://www.abrazo.org/bpinfo.html, for Abrazo's online info for expectant moms considering adoption.)

Adopting families likewise find support and answers through Abrazo's Parents of Tomorrow orientation weekend, the Abrazo Forum and Camp Abrazo, the agency's annual triad reunion held at a South Texas dude ranch every summer. Abrazo's prospective adoptive families can start the process easily by downloading the preapplication ("AP Inquiry") found on Abrazo's website, at http://www.abrazo.org/apinfo.html.

Need more detailed information? Contact Abrazo today, and find out how easy it is to make a loving adoption plan that you can truly feel good about-- for life!