Navigating an unplanned pregnancy can be an emotionally challenging journey, especially if you’re not sure you can be a parent right now. Adoption may be one of the options you’re considering. If so, Adoption Advocates is here to help. Our adoption specialists can help you explore how open adoption works and what’s involved in making an adoption plan. We’ll be with you every step of the way to provide guidance, but we’ll support whatever decisions you make.
Clients in Beaumont and surrounding areas in Texas, are served by adoption specialist, Alicia Ports.
Call or Text: (512) 270-8415
Email: [email protected]
Expectant Parent Adoption Services in Beaumont
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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.
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.
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.
Staying healthy throughout your pregnancy is important for both you and your baby, regardless of whether you choose parenting or adoption. Below are some resources in the Beaumont area that can help you access prenatal care. If you don’t have health care insurance and meet certain income restrictions, you may be eligible for Pregnancy Medicaid that can help cover some of your pregnancy-related costs, like doctor visits and delivery.
Beaumont Pregnancy Testing & Family Planning
Hope Women’s Resource Clinic
3740 Laurel Ave
Beaumont, TX 77707
(409) 898-4005
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Legacy Community Health – Central Stagg
3455 Stagg Dr.
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 833-8850
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Birthright of Beaumont
2626 Calder Ave #1952
Beaumont, TX 77702
(409) 832-6411
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Beaumont Prenatal Care & Hospitals
Baptist Hospitals Of Southeast Texas
3080 College Street
Beaumont, TX 77701
Phone: 409-981-5510
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CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth
2830 Calder Avenue
Beaumont, TX 77702
(409) 892-7171
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Nurse Family Partnership
City of Port Arthur Health Department
(409)983-8800
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Additional Resources
Texas Health & Human Services Benefits Office
3105 Executive Blvd
Beaumont, TX,77705
(409) 730-1098
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Benefit Programs: SNAP, TANF, Medicaid for families and children
Beaumont WIC
Beaumont Public Health Department
3040 College St
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 832-4000
Apply online
WIC – City of Port Arthur Health Dept.
449 Austin Ave
Port Arthur, TX 77640
(409) 983-8875
Apply online
The Salvation Army of Beaumont
2350 Interstate 10 Frontage Road
Beaumont, TX 77703
409-896-2361
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Helps with temporary shelter and food
Family Services of Southeast Texas
3550 Fannin St
Beaumont, TX 77701
(409) 833-2668
Apply online
Women and children’s domestic violence and sexual assault shelter
Find additional resources for unplanned pregnancy, parenting and adoption in Houston.
WHAT OUR FAMILIES SAY
Adoption Advocates not only provides a valuable service but also becomes an integral part of your adoption journey. They are ethical, supportive, and prioritize the well-being of everyone in the adoption triad.
JOEL | ADOPTIVE FATHER
Get Adoption Help in Beaumont
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