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While traditional adoption agencies may have only one special needs adoption case per year, Special Angels Adoption has helped over 400 families in just the last four years. We have both medically trained personnel and licensed social workers available to work on even the most medically and socially complex cases. Due to the growing need for assistance to these families, Special Angels Adoption, which until 2016 had been an all-volunteer ministry, is now a non-profit (501c3 status) fully licensed Ohio adoption agency.
In association with our parent organization, The Marlee Factor Foundation, the goal of this change in status is to be better able to help all the families we work with, to reduce the liability of custodial care to traditional adoption agencies, and to substantially lower the costs associated with the adoption of children with special needs.
We are well aware of the difficulty in finding families open to the most difficult situations. We speak with agencies every week who have an unexpected special needs situation and are nervous about finding the right family. We love to help and do not charge you anything for helping to find a family! Included below are the ways that we are currently helping agencies.
In association with our parent organization, The Marlee Factor Foundation, the goal of this change in status is to be better able to help all the families we work with, to reduce the liability of custodial care to traditional adoption agencies, and to substantially lower the costs associated with the adoption of children with special needs.
We are well aware of the difficulty in finding families open to the most difficult situations. We speak with agencies every week who have an unexpected special needs situation and are nervous about finding the right family. We love to help and do not charge you anything for helping to find a family! Included below are the ways that we are currently helping agencies.
The Steps We Take...
PRESENT SITUATION TO OUR WAITING FAMILIES
We have around 60 families currently registered with our organization. Each family has a valid home study and has been approved to adopt children with special needs. We collect information about the case and the child from you, write a summary, and present it to our group.
Families that wish to be presented send their profile and a Situation Interest Form (SIF). The SIF details why they are interested in a particular child and what resources they have available to care for this child. We then send all the information for each interested family to you. Once a match is made, we connect you with the family and the adoption process proceeds in the manner you would a typical adoption.
We have around 60 families currently registered with our organization. Each family has a valid home study and has been approved to adopt children with special needs. We collect information about the case and the child from you, write a summary, and present it to our group.
Families that wish to be presented send their profile and a Situation Interest Form (SIF). The SIF details why they are interested in a particular child and what resources they have available to care for this child. We then send all the information for each interested family to you. Once a match is made, we connect you with the family and the adoption process proceeds in the manner you would a typical adoption.
FIND SITUATIONS FOR YOUR REGISTERED FAMILIES
If you have families open to special needs adoption-send them over! We do not charge families to register with our organization. If you have families open to special needs, they can register with us and still remain with you. They can in turn use you as their agency for the adoption process in their state.
If you have families open to special needs adoption-send them over! We do not charge families to register with our organization. If you have families open to special needs, they can register with us and still remain with you. They can in turn use you as their agency for the adoption process in their state.
DO A WEB BASED SEARCH FOR A FAMILY
In the event that we do not find a match within our list of waiting family list, we can do a social media outreach for a family. We filter through the hundreds of emails generated and send you only viable families. This saves your organization dozens of man hours!
In the event that we do not find a match within our list of waiting family list, we can do a social media outreach for a family. We filter through the hundreds of emails generated and send you only viable families. This saves your organization dozens of man hours!
ACCEPT BIRTH PARENT REFERRALS
Accept referral of a birth parent - If you have a birth parent who comes to you knowing that they are carrying a child with a special need and you are unable to handle the case, you can refer them directly to us. We have staffing that can provide counseling and walk them through the adoption process.
Accept referral of a birth parent - If you have a birth parent who comes to you knowing that they are carrying a child with a special need and you are unable to handle the case, you can refer them directly to us. We have staffing that can provide counseling and walk them through the adoption process.
ASSUME LIABILITY OF THE CASE
In the event that your agency is unable to proceed as the custodial agency in a case you have already been involved in, such as a baby unexpectedly born with a great medical need, we can step in as the custodial agency. In this case we would work to reimburse your agency for any expenses already incurred and we would proceed as the agency for the case.
In the event that your agency is unable to proceed as the custodial agency in a case you have already been involved in, such as a baby unexpectedly born with a great medical need, we can step in as the custodial agency. In this case we would work to reimburse your agency for any expenses already incurred and we would proceed as the agency for the case.