ADOPTIONS TOGETHER INC
4061 POWDER MILL ROAD STE 320, CALVERTON, MD 20705 www.adoptionstogether.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO BUILD HEALTHY LIFELONG FAMILY CONNECTIONS FOR EVERY CHILD AND ADVOCATES FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT OF SYSTEMS THAT PROMOTE THE WELL BEING OF CHILDREN.

PLACEMENT SERVICES: IN ITS INFANT ADOPTION PROGRAM, ADOPTIONS TOGETHER FINDS FAMILIES FOR EVERY CHILD IN NEED, NO MATTER HOW SIMPLE OR COMPLEX THEIR NEEDS MAY BE. ADOPTIONS TOGETHER PROVIDES FREE COUNSELING TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR PARTNERS WHO FACE DIFFICULT DECISIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THEIR CHILDREN. COUNSELING SERVICES TO MANAGE THE ADOPTION RELATIONSHIP CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE THROUGHOUT THE LIFETIME OF PARENTS WHO PLACE A CHILD FOR ADOPTION. PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS COMPLETE HOME STUDIES AND TRAINING TO HELP PREPARE THEM FOR THE UNIQUE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH RAISING CHILDREN THROUGH ADOPTION. BIRTH AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES RECEIVE SUPPORT IN MAINTAINING HEALTHY, SECURE OPEN ADOPTION RELATIONSHIPS. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O. IN ITS PLACEMENT PROGRAM FOR OLDER CHILDREN GROWING UP IN PUBLIC FOSTER CARE, ADOPTIONS TOGETHER RECRUITS, TRAINS AND SUPPORTS PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS WHO SEEK TO ADOPT SCHOOL AGE AND TEENAGERS (UP TO AGE 21) WHO ARE IN PUBLIC FOSTER CARE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. INTENSIVE TRAINING FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING THE SKILLS NEEDED TO CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED REPEATED TRAUMA THROUGHOUT CHILDHOOD. THE AGENCY MATCHES CHILDREN WITH FAMILIES AND WORKS WITH PUBLIC CASEWORKERS AND FAMILIES TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR THE CHILD. INTENSIVE FAMILY SUPPORT CONTINUES AFTER PLACEMENT THROUGH ADOPTION FINALIZATION AND REMAINS AVAILABLE WHEN NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE CHILD'S LIFETIME.

HOME STUDY SERVICES: ADOPTIONS TOGETHER PROVIDES ADOPTION HOME STUDIES FOR FAMILIES RESIDING IN MARYLAND, VIRGINIA AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO SEEK TO ADOPT CHILDREN FROM THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. ADOPTIVE FAMILIES ARE PROVIDED SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AFTER PLACEMENT TO ASSIST THE CHILD AND PARENTS AS THEY TRANSITION TO THEIR NEW FAMILY. ALL HOME STUDY AND POST PLACEMENT SERVICES ARE COMPLETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE, FEDERAL AND INTERNATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

PERMANENCY SUPPORT SERVICES: ADOPTIONS TOGETHER PROVIDES COUNSELING, GUIDANCE AND TRAINING TO ADOPTIVE, FOSTER, KINSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIMES. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS HEAL FROM PAST TRAUMA AND PROVIDE PARENTS THE UNDERSTANDING AND TOOLS THAT ARE NEEDED TO HELP CHILDREN AND YOUTH THRIVE. COUNSELING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND GROUPS AND ARE ALL STRENGTH BASED. ADOPTIONS TOGETHER PROVIDES PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND CHILD/FAMILY SERVING PROFESSIONALS TO ENHANCE THE CAPACITY OF THE COMMUNITY TO EFFECTIVELY UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THIS POPULATION. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.THROUGH A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP, ADOPTIONS TOGETHER PROVIDES COUNSELING AND SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ADOPTIVE, FOSTER, KINSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP FAMILIES BROUGHT TOGETHER THROUGH THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, BALTIMORE CITY AND OTHER LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES. IN BALTIMORE CITY, ADOPTIONS TOGETHER WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES AND THE MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO RE-ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS WITH EXTENDED FAMILY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO CREATE LIFELONG CONNECTIONS FOR YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS TO PREVENT AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM

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