American Adoptions
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7500 W 110th St.
Suite 500
Overland Park, KS 66210
United States
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Suite 500
Overland Park, KS 66210
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Open 24 hours |
| Tuesday | Open 24 hours |
| Wednesday | Open 24 hours |
| Thursday | Open 24 hours |
| Friday | Open 24 hours |
| Saturday | Open 24 hours |
| Sunday | Open 24 hours |
Adoptive families like you deserve short, accurate wait times and financial protection that keeps your adoption budget safe. We’re the only agency that provides both. Your dream of starting a family can become a reality.
The adoption process is an amazing journey, and it starts right here. We believe you deserve complete support during your adoption from start to finish. That’s why we provide more comprehensive adoption services than other professionals — so that you can feel confident and secure in your adoption.
We look forward to meeting you and discussing your needs. There’s a lot that goes into adoption. If you’re thinking about this journey as a way to start or grow your family, you’ll need a lot of support along the way.
Most professionals specialize in one aspect of the process — they might provide home studies, marketing services, or casework support. The difference with American Adoptions is that we can do it all.
We want you to experience the most comprehensive support that puts you in the position to have a successful adoption process. Because of our large staff size, decades of adoption experience, and high adoption success rates, you can have the adoption experience you deserve.
Services and information
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Start by researching the state requirements for new parents. In Kansas, all foster parents must:
- Be 21 years or older
- Maintain financial stability
- Live in a safe and comfortable home
- Pass the home inspection
- Provide enough personal space for a foster child
- Clear a background check (all adults in the house)
- Have a valid driver's license and an insured vehicle
- Finish required foster parent training
- Complete the Home Study Process
Good foster parenting requires your best effort, but not "perfect" parenting. Spend time to learn about the foster care system and the information given to you during training and orientation. Once you have become a licensed foster parent, focus on your foster child's wants, needs, and overall well-being.
To learn more about becoming a foster parent in Kansas, contact your local child-placing agency. These social service agencies are state-approved to match foster children with licensed foster care homes.
Every foster agency provides orientation, where you will receive information about foster care and how to obtain a license. Orientation will help you decide if fostering a child is the right path for you and your family. If you are married or in a relationship, ask yourselves questions before committing to fostering together.
After orientation, your next step is the family assessment process, including the Home Study. A social worker at your local child-placing agency will help you through every step.
Ratings and Reviews
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Mar 12, 2018
I am a birth mother. The support from everyone at American Adoptions was truly outstanding. My specialist was Shannon and she made the whole experience easy for me. I would and do recommend them to anyone considering adoption, whether you are a birth mother or a family looking to adopt.
Feb 05, 2018
Elyse & everyone at American Adoptions are AMAZING! The support & guidance were very much needed & appreciated.
Jan 20, 2018
My husband and I used American Adoptions to add our son to our family.
We started our home study in November 2016. Completed our profile and video and went active on February 23rd, 2017. On March 13th, 2017, we got a call about a baby born situation and met the birth parents and baby on the evening of the 13th. The birth parents signed TPR on Tuesday March 14th, 2017. Our adoption was finalized on June 14, 2017.
American was amazing! Their communication was great! They were very forthcoming with information. They are pricy, but I've found that they overestimate expenses so they don't have to come back and ask for more money. We actually just got a substantial refund, as they initially charged us for medical expenses including c-section. They were able to sign her up for Medicaid, so we got that back.
Pros: 6-12 months for typical match time frame (ours was 17 days), very forthcoming with information, honest about expectations, friendly, helpful, encourage open adoption, provide birth parent counseling, you don't lose any money if a match fails, organized, quickly respond, LGBTQ friendly, everyone has a similar profile to put all waiting families on the same level.
Cons: PRICEY! Requires you to do a video and use their affiliated media company. In most states, you have to use a third party for your home study. They will challenge you to go outside of your criteria for your match. Ours was only slightly outside, but we immediately said yes. You submit paragraphs and paragraphs of info and they condense it and remove important bits when putting together your profile, so don't get "married" to your wording.
Would I recommend them: ABSOLUTELY! The cost was worth the quick match. The birth family is amazing and we have a great relationship for our semi-open adoption. We send pictures and updates once or twice a week. The birth family doesn't want visits at this time, but I let them know we were open to visits if they ever changed their minds.
If we decide to adopt again, we'd use them in a heartbeat.
Jan 14, 2018
Professional, courteous and full-service adoption agency with amazing and caring staff!
Nov 08, 2017
Two years ago i made the biggest choice of my life. Placing my son for afoption with an amazing family was the best and hardest thing i could ever have done.
This agency is amazing,caring, thoughtful and will stand beside you all the way through it. Even two years later.
Katie was my cousalor and i wouldnt trade her for the world. She is amazinh on so many levels.