Adoption may be an option for your unplanned pregnancy, but only you can make this decision. Start by exploring your options with one of our experienced counselors – no judgment or pressure.
If you decide to move forward with making an adoption plan, your Adoption Advocates counselor will be with you at every step. Our focus is on open adoption that empowers you to make choices for your and for your baby’s future.
Clients in the Lubbock area, including Shallowater, Littlefield, Plainview, Post, Brownfield and Levelland, are served by adoption specialist, Shaelynn Wolfe.
Call or Text: (972) 914-8490
Email: [email protected]
Services Offered for Expectant Parents
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
An open adoption means that you get to choose the adoptive parents, and you can maintain some degree of contact with them. In an open adoption, you will always be honored as the child’s birth parent, because that’s who you are. In almost all adoption plans, the adoptive parents provide pictures and letters and exchange phone calls with birth parents. Depending on the relationship that develops between you and your adoptive parents, sometimes there is visitation. The most important thing to remember is that an open adoption is what the participants jointly decide that it should be. Open adoption is an informal agreement based on trust and respect.
It’s OK not to be sure about adoption right away. This is a really important decision! Take as much time as you need. Your adoption specialist will discuss all of your options with you — without pressure or judgment. Our goal is to provide support and answers, so that you can make an informed decision.
After speaking to an adoption specialist, you may decide that adoption is not right for you. That’s OK too. If you decide to parent, Adoption Advocates can direct you to resources to provide assistance during your pregnancy and your child’s early years.
Parents who adopt from Adoption Advocates are educated to respect the special bond between the child and the birth family. By knowing you and receiving information from you, they can raise the child that knows where they came from. Although open adoption agreements are not legally enforceable in Texas, chances are that you will choose a family who you like and trust, and they will be committed to honoring their agreement with you.
No. Adoption Advocates offers all services for expectant parents, including counseling and legal services, free of cost.
As a licensed adoption agency in Texas, we may be able to provide financial assistance for pregnancy-related expenses while you make an adoption plan. Your adoption specialist can discuss your situation with you to see how much assistance you may be eligible for.
Making sure you and your baby stay healthy are important, regardless of whether you choose parenting or adoption. Texas offers Pregnancy Medicaid for uninsured women who reside in the state and meet income restrictions. This temporary insurance covers your prenatal doctor visits as well as labor and delivery costs. Before you apply, you will need to be able to provide proof of pregnancy. Free or low-cost pregnancy tests and/or sonograms are available at these Central Texas pregnancy centers:
Lubbock Pregnancy Testing & Family Planning
Grand Expectations | UMC Health Systems
2602 Avenue Q
Lubbock, TX 79411
(806) 761-0611
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For Her Women’s Medical Services
2309 Broadway
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 788-0500
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The Nurturing Center
3303 66th St.
Lubbock, TX 79413
(806) 780-6853
Website
Lubbock Prenatal Care & Hospitals
Parkridge Medical Center
5203 79th St., Suite B
Lubbock, TX 79424
(806) 794-8555
Website
The Women’s Care Center | Covenant Children’s
4000 24th St
Lubbock, TX 79410
(806) 725-7625
Website
UMC Family Birth Center
602 Indiana Avenue
East Tower, 1st Floor
Lubbock TX 79415
(806) 775-8800
Website
Additional Pregnancy & Parenting Resources
Texas Health & Human Services Benefits Office
1716 Parkway Dr.
Lubbock, TX 79403
(806) 744-7632
Apply Online
Offers assistance with SNAP, TANF and family/children’s Medicaid
Central Lubbock WIC
1946 Avenue Q, 1st floor
Lubbock, TX 79411
(806) 747-0104
Apply Online
South Plains Food Bank
5605 Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard
Lubbock, TX 79404
(806) 763-3003
Get help
WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY
“I have found that no other adoption agency or adoption professionals have made me feel as safe and comfortable as the team at Adoption Advocates. They are truly serving pregnant women, the babies coming into this world, and hopeful adoptive parents.”
MELANIE | ADOPTIVE MOTHER
Take the First Step Now
Ready to get started? Complete the form below and we’ll be in touch to discuss your situation and see how we can help. You can also reach out directly to our Lubbock adoption specialist Shaelynn by calling or texting (972) 914-8490.
