At Open Adoption & Family Services, an open adoption means you will have an ongoing relationship with your child and the adoptive family. OA&FS was the first open adoption agency in the Northwest and has facilitated more than 1,000 adoptions since 1985.
We support pregnant women/couples making decisions about parenthood in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. When the choice is adoption, we help plan child-centered open adoptions. We assist birth parents and adoptive parents as they create healthy, long-term relationships that address the ongoing needs of the child.
We are a private, nonprofit adoption agency with a progressive approach to building healthy families. We began providing services to birth parents and adoptive parents in Oregon in 1985. We expanded our programs to Western Washington in the early 1990's and to Eastern Washington in 1998. OA&FS is licensed by the states of Oregon and Washington and has offices in Portland, Eugene, Medford and Seattle. Since we were established in 1985, we've completed more than 1,000 open adoption placements.
Explore your options as birth parents:
You do have choices. The Open Adoption & Family Services web site provides information that can help you decide what is best for you and your baby: a decision only you can make.
If you have experienced an unplanned pregnancy or if you are pregnant and don't know what to do, there is an option beyond abortion, beyond parenting, beyond closed adoption. With open adoption, you will always be a part of your child's life.
Consider your options:
Open Adoption & Family Services, Inc. (OA&FS) supports birth and adoptive parents in making decisions about parenthood in an atmosphere of dignity, respect and openness. We operate on the assumption that birth parents who contact us have shown responsibility, initiative, and love of self and child. We assume you are capable of continued good judgment in making appropriate decisions about your child's future. Everyone at OA&FS holds birth parents in high regard. Our goal is to support your continued empowerment as you make choices.
At OA&FS we help birth parents assess their situations and determine the option that best suits their needs. You don't have to make your final decision before coming to see us. Through the counseling process, without pressure to make a particular decision, we explore various scenarios with you, and consider a series of questions together. Options counseling and all our services are free of charge for birth parents.