Mission
OPEN ARMS ADOPTIONS WORKS WITH WOMEN IN CRISIS OVER AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY AS WELL AS FAMILIES HOPING TO ADOPT NEWBORN BABIES. OUR SERVICES TO WOMEN/COUPLES WHOSE INFANTS ARE DIAGNOSED (EITHER PRENATALLY OR AT BIRTH) WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS HAS ALSO CONTINUED AND CULMINATED IN THE PLACEMENT OF 4 MEDICALLY COMPLEX CHILDREN DURING THE PAST FISCAL YEAR. 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 RELATED TO BIRTH FAMILIES. WE ASSUME CUSTODY OF CHILDREN VOLUNTARILY PLACED WITH US FOR ADOPTION AND FACILITATE AN ADOPTIVE PLACEMENT. OAA 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 ASSISTAN