Pregnant and considering adoption in Killeen? Adoption Advocates counselors are available to provide support in-person or by phone. Get answers to your questions, explore the choices you can make with open adoption, and what to expect at each step in the adoption process.
Clients in Killeen and surrounding areas, including Fort Cavazos, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove and Lampasas, are served by adoption specialist, Alicia Ports.
Call or Text: (512) 270-8415
Email: [email protected]
Services Offered for Expectant Parents
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
When you work with Adoption Advocates, you have a partner at every step of the adoption journey. Along the way, we will help you with:
- Exploring your options
- Learning about the pros and cons of adoption
- Paying for rent, groceries, maternity clothing and other pregnancy-related expenses
- Applying for Pregnancy Medicaid
- Choosing an adoptive family
- Processing your emotions about your baby and adoption
- Planning your delivery and hospital stay
- Counseling for as long as you need it after placement
Adoption Advocates places newborns and children up to three years of age. If you are considering placing an infant you’ve just delivered, or a child up to 3 years old that you are currently parenting, we will be able to help.
The adoption process moves more quickly when the baby has already been born, but you will still have all the same rights and choices as expectant parents. When you reach out to Adoption Advocates, we’ll first want to find out a little more about your situation. If you are still in the hospital, an adoption specialist will plan to visit you to explain the process in more detail. If you’re readym she’ll also provide adoptive family profiles.
If you are already parenting at home, your adoption specialist will first make sure that you and the baby or child are in a safe place and having your basic needs met. Once that has been established, you’ll set up a time to meet, discuss the process and begin making an adoption plan.
Your adoption specialist will also help you explore options that may allow you to continue parenting your child, if that’s what you want. Adoption is a permanent decision, and one that should not be made because of a temporary situation or hardship. No matter where in Texas you live, there are resources that can help you find housing, food, employment and more. You can search for nonprofits providing free or low cost by zip code at FindHelp.org.
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.
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 pregnancy tests and/or sonograms are available at these Central Texas pregnancy centers:
Killeen Pregnancy Testing & Family Planning
Bell County Public Health District – Killeen
309 N 2nd St
Killeen, TX 76541
(254) 939-2091
Website
Hope Pregnancy Center
1211 Florence Road
Killeen, TX 76541
Phone: 254-519-3343
Website
Killeen Prenatal Care & Hospitals
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
850 W. Central Texas Expressway
Harker Heights, TX 76548
Website
AdventHealth Central Texas
2201 South Clear Creek Road
Killeen, TX 76549
(254) 526-7523
Website
Additional Support Near Killeen
Texas Health & Human Services Benefits Office
400 Stefek Dr.
Killeen, TX 76542
(254) 519-4666
Apply online
Killeen WIC Office
111 Santa Fe Plaza Dr
Killeen, TX 76541
(254) 532-9800
Get benefits
Families In Crisis
412 East Sprott Avenue
Killeen, TX 76541
(254) 634-1184
Get benefits
Services for unhoused persons as well as victims of domestic violence or sexual assault
Ask your first question today. Call (512) 477-1122 or text (512) 270-8415.
Start Exploring Adoption in Killeen
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 Central Texas adoption specialist Alicia by calling or texting (512) 270-8415.
