Making choices for an unplanned pregnancy is a difficult task, but you don’t have to do it alone. If you are considering adoption as an option, our adoption specialists are ready to explain the process, answer your questions and guide you through each step — even after you deliver.
Clients in San Angelo and surrounding areas, including Ballinger, El Dorado and Eden, are served by adoption specialist, Alicia Ports.
Call or Text: (512) 270-8415
Email: [email protected]
Services Offered for Expectant Parents
How to Place a Baby for Adoption in San Angelo
Our adoption process starts off with a phone call or Zoom meeting between you and our San Angelo adoption counselor. You’ll be able to tell her more about your situation and ask any questions you have about adoption or our adoption agency.
If you want to move forward with Adoption Advocates, you’ll first fill out some paperwork online. You’ll also talk to your counselor about your expenses to determine if we can provide financial assistance. Once that’s done, we can start working on your adoption plan! These are just a few of the things you’ll be able to decide:
- The level of openness you’re comfortable with in an adoption
- Who will raise your child (if you want to choose)
- What you envision for your birth plan
- Who will be there to support you at delivery
- How much time you’d like to spend with your baby at the hospital
After your baby is born, your adoption specialist will visit you in the hospital to see how you’re feeling about adoption. If you still feel like it’s the best choice, you’ll be able to sign the relinquishment papers 48 hours. You can take longer to decide, but before then, none of your decisions are final.
In most cases, your baby will go home from the hospital with the adoptive family. The following days can be difficult, but your adoption counselor will be there to help you process your feelings of grief and loss. Our post-placement counseling extends as long as you need, and you can always return to us for counseling at any point in the future.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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.
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.
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.
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. The organizations near San Angelo below provide free or low-cost pregnancy tests.
San Angelo Pregnancy Testing & Family Planning
Pregnancy Help Center of Concho Valley
2525 Sherwood Way
San Angelo, TX 76901
(325) 944-1515
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La Esperanza Clinic – Lake View Clinic
35 E. 31st Street
San Angelo, Texas
(325) 658-5339
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San Angelo Prenatal Care & Hospitals
Shannon Clinic
220 East Harris Avenue
San Angelo, TX 76903
(325) 481-2285
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La Esperanza Clinic – Chadbourne Clinic
1610 S. Chadbourne Street
San Angelo, Texas
(325) 658-5339
Website
Additional Support in San Angelo
Texas Health & Human Services Benefits Office
622 S OAKES ST.
SAN ANGELO, TX 76903
(325) 655-0576
Apply online
The Salvation Army of San Angelo
215 Gillis St
San Angelo, TX 76903
(325) 655-6981
Learn more
Help with emergency shelter, food and more
Family Shelter of San Angelo
San Angelo, TX
(800) 749-8631
Learn more
Helps with emergency shelter and services for victims of domestic violence
ADVICE FROM A BIRTH MOTHER
No matter where the baby ends up, people will often feel obligated to tell you to do what they feel is right or what you “should” do. Only you know what is right for you, and what’s right for what’s growing inside you.
Sarah D. | BIRTH 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 San Angelo adoption specialist Alicia by calling or texting (512) 270-8415.
