As you may remember, we were looking for an adoption agency to sign up with when I started this blog. We've researched so many of them!!! We checked out Adoption Network Law Center, which isn't quite an agency or facilitator. They're more like a hybrid of both. We telephone conferenced with them and it seems like a lovely center. However, in researching them more thoroughly, I've seen way more bad reviews and ratings than positive ones. So... now we don't know what to do.
I love that they seem to do very thorough background checks and that they have a fairly low match-time due to their aggressive marketing. But, the thing I'm currently drawn to about ANLC is that they have a financing application. We may need to get a loan, as we need $30,000 and only have $100 saved right now. The other bonus is that they take the payments in chunks rather than all at once like other agencies (American Adoptions, etc.). We need $6,800 to start the process... so that is our immediate goal.
If you know anything about this place, please leave us a comment. Or, if you have other suggestions. If you are uncomfortable discussing them in a public venue such as this, I will send you my e-mail address so we can talk privately.
So, for now... I'm going to declare them our top choice. Now... where to come up with that first $6,800...
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3 comments:
Hi Stephanie and Nicholas. We've actually made the decision to go with ANLC as our placement agency after our conversations with them and with the family member of a close friend who used them when they adopted their daughter. A big concern for us when choosing an agency was to have as much health and background information about our Little One as possible prior to accepting a placement as well as for health and medical reasons throughout our child's life (one of the reasons we decided not to go with an international adoption). We were impressed with the level of information that will be made available to us. I'd be happy to share more if you're interested.
I hope you hear some good things, and can feel confident in the decision you've made!!
Apply for adoption grants! There are tons of them, you just have search!
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