Adoptions From The Heart

Yes! We have been serving the LGBTQ community since 1990 and have helped bring together many families. We have numerous success stories from families and individuals.

No, you do not need to own your own home to be eligible to adopt.

The laws vary state to state but now that the supreme court ruled in favor of marriage equality it is a little easier for LGBTQ couples to adopt. To learn more about the state you reside in, contact our adoption agency.

Applicants may choose the gender at birth of the child they want to adopt.

Our Harrisburg adoption office can file your claims for you. If you need help filing for coverage, we’ll seek out an appropriate insurance policy, or handle your pre-natal hospital bills ourselves.

Adoptions From The Heart offers prospective adoptive parents with domestic and international placement services, giving families in-depth counseling, conducting home studies, and facilitating all aspects of the adoption process.

The cost to adopt domestically typically costs nearly the same amount as an international adoption. Depending on the circumstance, it may even be less expensive. Call AFTH to learn more about the costs associated with adoption.

Yes, as long as you are within our service area (please refer to our offices page to find an AFTH office near you.) Adoptions From The Heart is fully licensed to perform home studies for adoption in PA, NJ, DE, VA, NY, CT.

Yes, of the children adopted domestically, 18,000 are infants who are taken home directly from the hospital.

Yes, AFTH accepts male and female applicants from anywhere in the USA who are single. You don’t need to be married or in a relationship to adopt through us.

Open domestic adoption is now the most widely practiced form of adoption in the USA. In this type of adoption pregnant women select and meet prospective adoptive parents. Contact levels in open adoptions can vary. An exchange of first names, and letters and pictures through a third party is the minimum level of contact for most open adoptions.

Typically, prospective parents will be matched with their child within the first 12 months.

At Adoptions From The Heart, we believe that you should be able to select the adoptive family for their baby. You can see profiles of all the prospective adoptive families that match your background. Also, it’s important to know that you do not have to select the adoptive family if you would prefer not to.

Birth mothers can obtain assistance with finding housing, obtaining medical care for both mother and child, connections to legal assistance, and supportive counseling. In some instances, birth mothers qualify for a scholarship offered by Adoptions From The Heart.

Hello, Please contact the office you have been working with to discuss your options. The adoption team will be happy to work with you.