Unplanned Pregnancy Services:
Pregnant and considering adoption? You want to know what your options are? The difficult choices ahead are yours to make, but we are here to help guide you throughout this process with love and support. Our desire is to assist you not only with your adoption plan, but also with your overall life situation. Our hope is that your experience will be one of learning, growth, giving, and perhaps a fresh start.
In the event a biological mother chooses adoption for her child, the Agency may provide some or all of the following services during the time of her pregnancy:1. Birth Parent Counseling at no cost. You will be assigned an adoption counselor, whom you can talk to at anytime, when in need.
2. Referrals to the appropriate social service agencies, ROLAA will assist you with the referral process.
3. Set up initial doctor visit, request specific tests (with consent of birth parent(s)) and supervise all subsequent medical appointments and co-ordinate services at the hospital.
4. Talk with the biological parent(s) to ascertain if assistance with housing or living expenses is necessary and/or appropriate.
5. Provide rides to doctor's appt and hospital, if necessary.
6. Make the selection for the adoptive family or have the birth parents make the selection.
7. If birth parents request a meeting with the adoptive parents, our agency representative will facilitate the meetings and guide you through it.
8. ROLAA will assist with hospital discharge services, and assist the birth mother with transportation, if needed.
9. ROLAA will assist with childcare or foster care while a birth mother is hospitalized or unable to care for her children.
10. Provide the legal service necessary to facilitate the adoption process.
