Services

Correspondence

New Life can serve as the intermediary for correspondence between parties. For example, if an adoptive family and a birth mother want to exchange letters and pictures a few times a year but personal mailing addresses have not been shared, they can do the following: The sending party can mail the correspondence to New Life's Post-Adoption Social Worker and the worker will then forward the correspondence to the receiving party. The same can also be done with packages. Review our complete correspondence guidelines. (pdf)

Coordination of in-person contact

New Life's Post-Adoption Social Worker is available to coordinate in-person contact between parties. For example, if an adoptive family and a birth mother would like to have in-person contact but the parties do not have direct contact with one another, the Post Adoption Social Worker can facilitate the contact between each party. The party initiating the in-person contact should call the Post-Adoption Social Worker and indicate the request. The post-adoption social worker will then call the other party to coordinate the in-person contact.

Ongoing assistance with an adoptive relationship

At New Life, most of the placements that happen have some level of openness. We believe that openness is valuable for all parties involved yet we also acknowledge that there are challenges in an openness relationship, similar to any other relationship. New Life's Post-Adoption Social Worker is available to do openness consulting for any member of the adoption triad. For more information, download the Post-Adoption Information Packet.

Obtaining information from my file

If you are any member of the adoption triad and are interested in obtaining information from your file, download the Post-Adoption Information Packet.

Search and Reunion Services

If you are part of the adoption triad and have a more closed relationship, you may be interested in the Search and Reunion Services that New Life offers. These services are used when is little or no contact between two parties (such as the adoptee and the birth parents). New Life can facilitate the reuniting of two parties or can conduct a search for a party whose contact information is outdated. For more information on this service, download the Post-Adoption Information Packet.

Fees and financial assistance for services

There are fees for some of the post-adoption services provided through New Life. However, New Life recognizes the importance of these services for birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees. If you cannot afford the fees but you are in need of a service from the post-adoption department, we hope that will not stop you. Please contact the Post-Adoption Social Worker at (612) 866-7643.

Post-Adoption Information Packet