Services For Birth Parents

New Life understands that a pregnancy changes your life from the very moment you learn you are having a baby. Regardless of your age, whether you are married or unmarried, an unplanned pregnancy can cause fear, confusion and worry. You can be assured that it does not have to be that way, New Life is here to help you consider the choices and options available for you and your baby.

The answer to your dilemma could be a loving alternative - adoption. Naturally you want your baby to have the very best chance to be happy, secure and loved. What are your options? How does adoption work? There are many questions to answer before you make this most important decision for yourself and your baby. Before you make this decision, we suggest you sit down and discuss your situation calmly and thoroughly with someone who cares, someone who can answer your questions and someone who will be supportive.

Everyone at New Life is fully committed to helping you. Our professional staff will guide you through all of the options open to you. If you choose adoption, we will help you every step of the way, right through to the placement of your child with the adoptive parents whom you will choose.

YOUR DECISION
You will never be pressured into making a decision. The choice you make has to be yours and we will respect your right to choose what you feel is best for you and your baby.

CONFIDENTIALITY
Your right to privacy and confidentiality is assured and maintained at all times.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Our Services are free to birth parents. If you need housing, food or transportation, we can refer you to organizations in the community that will be able to help you immediately.

COUNSELING
You may want to have individual and personal consultations with a social worker or therapist who will available to you and offer caring support for your unique situation.

MEDICAL CARE
The well-being of you and your baby is our primary concern. If you need us to, we will assist you with finding a qualified medical doctor.

PLACEMENT PLANNING
You will ultimately choose the adoptive family. You will share in the adoptive family selection process, as well as letting us know if you wish to have contact with the adoptive parents after the adoption. Your preferences and decision will be honored. We do not exclude the biological father's involvement in this matter and welcome his participation in the planning.

Every family at New Life waiting to adopt have completed a thorough screening and evaluation process to prepare them to become adoptive parents. They have met the state’s requirements to become adoptive parents, received education about adopting and have been stridently reviewed by the agency.

You can be confident that your baby will have a safe, nurturing and loving home; the family you select from New Life’s waiting families will be able to provide the baby with a life time of opportunities.

POST-ADOPTION
We will make your desires known to the adoptive parents as far as any future contact you would like to have occur after the adoption (i.e.: pictures and a letter once a year, to be kept at our office for you to review when you are ready). We will provide you with information regarding the New York State Adoption Information Registry in order for you and your child to become reunited when the child turns 18, if you and the child so choose.

QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, just call us at 315-422-7300, we are here to help you and your baby. We believe it is important that you be aware of all choices and options available to you for your baby. We understand choosing your child's future is important, you can trust us to be supportive of your decisions. At New Life Adoption Agency, we care about you and your baby. We invite you to get in touch with us so that we can help you find the option that you feel is best for you and your child.