Abrazo Adoption Associates believe in open adoption and they educate their clients about why open adoption is so important for children. The staff members truly believe in building families who can come together for the sake of a child and they provide numerous resources for education and support. We found Abrazo to be unique through offerings like their online forum - a community of both adoptive and birth families - who come together to lend advice, provide support, and encourage one another through both good times and hard times in adoption. Another unique thing is their annual summer camp where staff, adoptive, and birth families all come together and hang out for a weekend. Abrazo is highly ethical and encourages expectant parent(s) to make their own best choices. They don't ever want a mother to make a choice to place her child unless she comes to that decision on her own. They teach their adoptive clients to respect the expectant/birth parents right from the start and provide ongoing support for birth parents through weekly group sessions in their office to a private online Facebook group specifically for birth parents. They are a small agency and they focus a majority of their energy on working with birth parents (as they should). Adoptive parents should expect to lean on the forum, their fellow orientation group members, or a cost-free mentor that's provided by Abrazo for the majority of emotional support or for the answering of day-to-day questions. The resources that adoptive parents discover during their waiting phase will be the resources they lean on as adoptive parents for many years to come. I can be reached out to directly for specific questions at adoptingcouple@gmail.com. read more

We worked with Abrazo twice in the last 15 years to adopt our children. I am still so very thankful to have found this agency. I truly do not believe we would be the parents we are without the education they gave us. From the start of going to orientation weekend, they set themselves apart. You have a built in support group with the other couples there. They offer a camp each summer as well that has been such a blessing to our family. We all have bonds that have enriched our lives. Abrazo taught us what open adoption is, and I'm forever grateful for them and the journey they helped us through. read more

This agency does so much to prepare all in the adoption process. They are ethical, truthful and heads and shoulder above the rest in supporting ALL members of the adoption triad. Not just during the process but for years afterwards. Look, adoption can be complicated, exciting, scary and emotional. You will not find a better agency to guide all through the experience. Love Abrazo, our kiddos our great big expanded family and network of support. read more

I love Abrazo agency they are true angels if it was not for them I would not have know what to do when I was pregnant with my son back in 08 they are a blessing I also love how they still involve the birth mom after finalization is done with like going to there Wednesday group meeting and doing a Homecoming from the old and new birth mom every other year the family I Chosed are also amazing I would not have asked for anything else they are a blessing to me and my son so if anyone is needing help in placing or wanting to adopt I would highly recommend Abrazo. Abrazo chicks are awesome love you guys read more

This place is definitely not LGBT friendly. I called to ask if they work with same sex couples and their representative would not give me a direct answer. All she kept saying is that they work with legally married infertile couples. When I asked how that would work with two men she literally kept repeating we work with legally married infertile couples. The women I spoke with was nice but it was clear from our conversation that they DO NOT help same sex couples. read more

Adopting through Abrazo has been a life changing experience for us. We had researched adoption agencies for almost one year before making a careful decision of which agency would be best for us. I am so glad that Abrazo was the agency we chose. We knew about open adoption when we began our adoption process, but we really grew to understand and appreciate it through Abrazo. There are good days and hard days throughout the adoption process, and if it wasn't for the staff and the friends we made during the orientation, we couldn't have gotten through the hard days as easily. The relationships we have made through this process with Abrazo are more than acquaintances to us.... they are family. We are forever grateful for our beautiful daughter, her amazing birthfamily (who feels like our extended family), the awesome women at Abrazo who really will go above and beyond the call of duty if need be, and the forever friends we have made. read more

An amazing agency, with an extremely supportive and caring staff, who are there for you during the most trying of times. Nine years later, and do not have a single doubt about this agency. Would choose them over and over again! They were my guardian angel. read more