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 We know that each birth parent is concerned about who the adoptive parents will be for their child. You want the best family for your child! At Georgia AGAPE, you will have options available to help you get to know the adoptive family and make the decision that is right for you. We think you'd like to know a little bit about the screening, evaluation and training process our adoptive families go through at AGAPE. Not every family who applies to adopt is approved through AGAPE. We have strict standards, because we know that is what our birth parents want. You need to have confidence in our ability to provide you with a list of strong families to choose from to adopt your child. We will be glad to answer any questions you may have about this process. But by way of initial information, the following is what we do in the screening, evaluating and approval process. We only work with Christian families who believe in the Bible and follow Jesus Christ as their savior. Once our families apply to adopt, we determine if they meet our initial qualifying criteria. If so, we then have them come to a workshop where many issues regarding adoption are presented. We cover such topics as:
After the workshop, we then schedule adoptive parents into the process of having an adoptive home study completed. This is the investigative/evaluative process. Through a series of interviews, both together (as a couple) and separately, the following information is attained: their backgrounds, character, emotional stability, marriage and family life, parenting abilities, understanding of adoption, finances, health, home and neighborhood and the type of child they would like to adopt. A criminal records check is done, a physical exam is completed and references are received from friends, extended family members, employers and church leaders. The home study process is what determines if a family will be approved to adopt or not through AGAPE. Once they are approved, then we encourage them to continue in their studies and training on adoption as they wait for a child to become available to adopt. Our commitment to our adoptive families is to help prepare them for adoption and support them after a placement. We are very proud of our families and the understanding they have of adoption. We are especially proud of the positive attitudes and sensitivity they develop toward birth parents and their circumstances. As a birth parent, you will be given all the information you need about an adoptive family as you make your choice on who will raise your child. We want you to feel good about this decision and be at peace with it. [Adoptive Parent Services] [Information for Donors] [Board of Directors] [Contact Us] [Home] 
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