Biracial Adoptions

Question: Are there an agencies that specialize in biracial adoption? My wife and I are thinking about adopting a new born as we believe we can't have children. I'm white and she is black, and we wanted to find an adoption agency that specializes in biracial adoptions.

Answer: If you want a biracial child, look no further than your nearest foster care provider, as these carry all the biracial kids you could ever hope to meet - and by a lucky bonus, these are the kids who actually NEED adoption in their lives, unlike those pesky newborns, who only really need their own biological mother.

Question: How do I find a biracial adoption site?

Answer: For what purpose doyou need it being a biracial one??? Are you trying to adopt or wanting to place?? I guess either way it still doesn t make sense to me. If you are placing and want a biracial couple to adopt you are the one who picks the family, therefore make that a cirteria when you search. If you are looking to adopt a child, you won't have any problem finding a biracial baby. All this can be done with MOST Agency's

Question: We would love to adopt a biracial hispanic baby girl. Do you know anyone interested in allowing us to adopt? We have tried for14 years to have a baby. We have spent all of our savings going to doctors taking fertility treatments. I nearly died from a reaction a shots I took daily. One time, we lost the baby three months later and it devastated us. We mortgaged our home, and my husband took an extra job to earn money to go to an adoption facilitator. We have been waiting since forever and now they told us that our contract is up that we'd have to pay another huge amount of money if we want to adopt. We have just about given up. We are a biracial couple and we love each other. We are placing our trust in God. Do you know of anyone interested in placing their baby girl for adoption (biracial, African American, hispanic) please let us know. We would like a daughter because we have a room and tons of baby girl clothes, diapers, bottles, crib, blankets, push, everything and have had them for about a year now, waiting for a child to love. Please let us know.

Answer: you know you should check out adopition agenicies

Question: Regarding different fees for infant adoptions, based on race? I remember asking this question of an agency that had different fees, based on the race of the child. I was told that the agency had received some kind of grant (can't recall if it was state or federal) that was designed to offset the adoption costs for adopting infants of minority races (specifically African American or biracial) and they could therefore charge reduced fees. I was wondering, do grants like that really exist? Was the agency's reasons legitimate or were we being fed a line? This was 6-7 years ago, btw. Thanks.

Answer: Private grants can be used for pretty much anything the donor wants, so yes, in the case of that specific agency it's possible that someone felt a pull to help minority babies find homes. Maybe he/she felt that would encourage African American families to consider these placements. Donating private grants is perfectly legal, as is designating who can be the recipients, so a person can definitely target grants toward helping minorities. The thing is, many if not MOST agencies have lower fees or different "programs" for minority adoptions. It's not really possible that they're ALL receiving private grants to help place minority children. What you were told about grants may be true for any one specific agency, but across the board it is a matter of supply and demand, that transcends one organization. Minority children are harder to place, and so agencies can't get a return if they charge fees that are as high. It does unfortunately come down to demand. So while it's entirely possible that the particular agency you were talking to was receiving grants as they said... that doesn't explain why almost EVERY agency has the same policies.

Question: Biracial adoption in an all caucasion home - pros and cons? Someone I work with has offered my husband and I the opportunity to adopt their 4 month old grandchild. My husband and I are both white. The baby is biracial (black/white) . I didnt realize an infant adoption might happen this fast for us and honestly, never considered adopting a biracial child before. We plan to watch this baby a few weeks and see how things go. She's a cutie-pie! So, my first thought, though my husband and I always prefered closed adoption. In this instance I couldnt imagine not having an open adoption w/ the grandmother being involved. I would want this child, if we choose to proceed, to have contact with her maternal grandmother. I work with her grandmother but more specifically I would want this contact because we are not african american and feel that the grandmother more qualified to share this part of her heritage. I do however have some concerns adopting a child of a mixed race, both the pyschological affects the child might develope and also bonding considerations. As an adopted child myself, I know the discovery and questions an individual has finding out they are adopted. But, in my situation I was white and my family was white, so I never really had to think much about it unless doctors asked for medical history etc. With a biracial child, I would wonder the psychological affects and self discovery they might have. Does the family eventually 'blend' and color becomes a secondary factor where mom and dad are mom and dad and they have to think about the fact that they are actually adopted, like I did? Or, is a bond never fully formed because a biracial child continues to see them different than the family that they are raised because of their skin tone? This might all sound 'off', but I really am curious how a biracial child might feel growing up in an all caucasion household. Im also curious to see how an african american family might think of a biracial child was raised in an all caucasion household. Does this cause cultural harm to the child? I want to be prepared if we decide that this precious child is a good fit for our household and by us adopting her, we will fulfill her needs as an individual. Not growing up biracial, I can only assume certain difficulties the child might face and I would want to be prepared and hear first-hand stories, if possible, to ensure I would do more good than harm to this child. Thanks for sharing in advance! I know for some race is a tough topic to talk about, but I really need to know how mix race families that arent mix race based on marriage and then biological conception interact and contribute to raising a happy, healthy adult. Thanks again! Pro's and con's would be of help. Please ONLY serious answers only.

Answer: I feel like I can offer you some insight since I am a transracial adoptee myself. I am Korean American and was adopted by an all caucasian family. I missed out on a lot of my culture growing up and had a lot of identity issues tied to race, heritage, and being confused on where I fit in. To this day I struggle to find where I belong whether it is with my adoptive family or within my own race. Race is a lot more than skin color. It is heritage, history, and ancestry. It is an integral part of who we are. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to have to straddle the line between being two different races, but to also add onto that being a different race from your adoptive family could be at times very emotionally challenging. Having the child's grandmother involved in her life will help with some identity issues. I am glad you want her to remain in her granddaughter's life and that you realize (like some misguided PAPs don't) that children benefit from that.

Question: Interested in adopting African American or biracial child/twins. Where should we start? We have one son who is biracial so we would like all our children to be biracial or African American. Is it common to be able to adopt twins/multiples? The adoption process is very emotionally draining on all sides and we would like for this to be our last adoption. We would be interested in multiples. We also have a successful open adoption with our son's mother and would love to continue that with our next child's parents. Is there a need for couples like us? Should we look at foster care first? Any suggestions?

Answer: we, we, we, we, we, our, us, we You should read some on adoption and how it can affect everyone first.

Question: Is it true that biracial children are adopted less then same ethnic background children? Is it true that biracial children are adopted less then same ethnic background children? I read somewhere that this was true. I was adopted and I'm indian, my parents are white and my fiance is white to..? What kind of effects do you think these kind of stigmas would have on a child? Why are people closeminded an not ok with interracial dating, marriage, or adoption? I think it's cool and the child would have more opportunites to learn cultures and be more rounded? What do you think?

Answer: I think its pretty cool.. way to go..

Question: why do Black Social Workers mandate against the adoption of biracial or black kids into white homes? Black Social Workers mandate against the adoption of biracial or black kids into white homes is that most black couples who adopt, actually adopt biracial children because they want the lighter-skinned child.

Answer: Couples have the legal right to to adopt a child of any race. While a social worker may point out the challenges of becoming an inter-racial family, they would be breaking the law by telling a caucasian couple that they can't adopt an African -American child.

Question: Am I wrong to specifity that I want a biracial baby? My husband is biracial (Black and White) and I am multiracial (Black, White and Native American). We have always considered ourselves Black (as the World would), but we are both on the lighter end of the spectrum with straighter hair and keener features. We want to adopt a child. I would like to specify a biracial child as I think that would increase the odds of the child blending in with us and our extended family. Is that shallow? I would love a biological child regardless of what he or she looked like. But I just feel like the adoption is enough of an issue and enough to explain without tacking on issues that will draw stares and more questions.

Answer: You’re not wrong at all. Look at all the white couples who wait for a white child. This situation is no different, a couple who are both mixed raced, looking to adopt a mixed raced child. If I ever adopted I myself plan on taking only mixed raced children, I’m mixed raced myself and the last several months I have gotten more involved in the Mixed Raced Community and have just decided that adopting mixed raced young ones is the way to go, if i ever adopt. It’s not even about them being able to blend into the family, I just want to help my community and I feel that adopting those children who are part of my community would be helping. Heck Multiracials people come in such a wide variety of shades and looks, just look at Wentworth Miller, a multiracial man.

Question: Thinking of a biracial adoption? Hi. My husand and I are both white, caucasian, however you want to say it. Last nite a lady from our church told us about a woman who was pregnant with her 4th child, but didn't want to keep it b/c the child is half black/half white, and her current boyfriend is white, and she doesn't want him to know that she was with a black man (stupidity, I know). Anyway, the lady was wondering if my husband and I would be interested in the baby. Now, here is my question I guess. Do you know of caucasians who adopted a biracial baby and had problems? Either with themselves later on, or did the child have problems later? I know some will say it shouldn't matter what other people think, but I don't to cause a child pain because of my decision. I want to make an informed decision, and I've been on other websites to see other people's opinions. I know by asking on here, I am going to open myself up to stupid, hateful answers, but I will take that chance for a few good answers.

Answer: I think it's very insightful (and might I say rare) of you to consider how the child might feel about the situation and that is so admirable. The Evan B Donaldson Adoption Institute has some interesting reading on this subject. I hope you find this useful: http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/index.p… I'd also suggest reading blogs from adoptees in this situation to get an idea of how things really are for them. You may find some here, or via links to the blogs here: http://www.adultadoptees.org/forum/index… I'm sure you will hear alot of folks saying it makes not difference, that a child is a child blah blah. I'm sure it makes no difference to adults who love child unconditionally but; as you rightly state - it's the child's feelings that matter - something that often gets overlooked in adoption

Question: Would you continue with an adoption if the child might be biracial? A young realative wants me to adopt her child or she might abort. I was thinking about it until she said the baby might be biracial. Now I am not sure But the child could be a boy, maybe if it were a girl I am not racist and she only wants family to raise her child our family is not big her mother(my sister) is not able to raise a child her sister is only 17. the father is a no show (to surpise there) no she is thinking about abortion unless family adopts

Answer: why would race be a factor in this if you were going to adopt before you found out about this then it would be a really cruel thing to stop just because the kid might be biracial i mean do you know you yourself probably wouldnt be here if somewhere back in your ancestry somebody decided they didnt want a biracial baby there is no such thing as a pure race

Question: THESIS STATEMENT for ADOPTION of BIRACIAL and MULTIETHNIC CHILDREN by PARENTS OF A DIFFERENT RACE? Need suggestions pretaining to this topic for a thesis statement

Answer: How does the diversity of ADOPTION of BIRACIAL and MULTIETHNIC CHILDREN by PARENTS OF A DIFFERENT RACE affect our views of other races? How does ADOPTION of BIRACIAL and MULTIETHNIC CHILDREN by PARENTS OF A DIFFERENT RACE affect our views on our own race?

Question: Why does Edna Gladney Home in Ft Worth send black and biracial babies outside the U.S. for adoption? I read online that the Edna Gladney Adoption Agency sends black and biracial babies outside the U.S. for adoption. They say that it is difficult to adopt black babies inside the U.S. Why would that be when we see so many movie stars adopting black babies from foreign countries? Wouldn't they take a U.S. citizen first? I know that many of you know I am a Texas Search Angel who has dedicated my life to helping adoptees who ask me for help. I believe that when Dr. M.L. King dreamed of equal civil rights, he meant for adoptees, too! My Yahoo questions are to help me to understand the agencies motives in stealing citizenship!

Answer: They'll make a buck any way they can.

Question: Could non white and biracial children be labeled as "special needs"...? in any other aspect of life, (other than adoption) based on their race alone without repercussions and accusations of racism? For those who aren't "up" on adoption... non white children are labeled as special needs because they aren't white. Do to the "special needs classification, they are "cheaper" than the white babies. Heres an example taken from an Adoption Agencies (Heart of Adoptions Inc.) FAQ page: How much does adoption cost? The costs of adoption are wide-ranging, primarily depending on the birth mother’s living and medical expense needs. For a Caucasian placement, the cost ranges from $17,000 to $25,000, but could be as high as $30,000. African American and biracial placements are usually much less. You will be able to tell us your adoption budget so that we can stay within your parameters. What do you think about this? Is the Adoption industry racist? What type of message is this teaching the adoptees? and peers of adoptees about the "value" of the children being adopted? How do you think this could influence societies opinion of adoptees? I'm biracial, it would be pretty hard for ME to be racist, I am a make up of more than 5 races, and thats not including all of the "whites" from my dad. So calling ME a racists wouldn't make much sense.

Answer: Hi Gershom, Thanks for shedding light here on an important adoption issue! Let's all be honest. The fact is it costs exactly the same amount to process the legal paperwork on a child regardless of the color of their skin. Any additional charges represent pure greed that goes to line the pockets of unethcial, opportunists exploiting the desperation and the assets of the infertile, wealthier PAP's. If the adoption industry wants us to believe they are charging for services rather than putting price stickers on children's heads, then they need to stop taking advantage of the supply & demand economics operating there. Notice the phrase "tell us your adoption budget so that we can stay within your parameters." In other words, "We will take more money if you have it because we know you will pay it to get what you want." It's a sick, disgusting reality of the adoption world. Race alone is not special needs. It's a weak front for the real reason of inflating prices to profit from those insisting upon adopting white children. A couple of decades ago when there were surplusses of healthy, white newborns floating around adoption agencies, there were not the corresponding high prices you see being charged today. It is only after the supply diminished that the prices skyrocketed. It's not that there are not children in need of adoptive homes anymore. There are. They are just not the same races of children in need of adoptive homes today. I have seen the webpages posting different price lists for children of different races. What a terrible message to send out to society and especially to the children when they become aware of the bargain they were and why. It's nauseating. Regulating all adoptions to go through the states is one way to help put an end to the disparities. Thank you. julie j reunited adoptee

Question: Adoption: We hope to adopt a baby that is biracial or black. We have an approved homestudy!? We are hoping to adopt and have an open adoption with the birth family if possible, but we know not all families will want this. We are a Christian couple that is family oriented. We love sports and anything outdoors. We have a large extended family who are excited about this addition to our family! Our extended family also has experience in adoption and within our extended family are multiple races. There will be a stay at home mom with the baby which we are very excited about. We are well educated and financially secure. I can give you more information if you contact us. We have an approved homestudy through an agency but I figured this would help get our name out. If you or someone you know is considering adoption we can provide you with our homestudy and information. Contact us is you are interested! [email protected]

Answer: The best way to adopt is through an agency, especially an open adoption. Open adoptions require the families to get along, so that the birth parents don't feel they are 'getting in the way' or unwanted in any way. Look for agencies in your area. There are a LOT of unwanted children (it's sad, but true), and many parents who want the children but want a better life for them (especially poverty-stricken families) would love the chance to be part of the child's life. But an agency is the best way to go. Easier on everyone.

Question: Adoption: We hope to adopt a baby that is biracial or African American. We have an approved homestudy!? We are hoping to adopt and have an open adoption with the birth family if possible, but we know not all families will want this. We are a Christian couple that is family oriented. We love sports and anything outdoors. We have a large extended family who are excited about this addition to our family! I can give you more information if you contact us. We have an approved homestudy through an agency but I figured this would help get our name out. If you or someone you know is considering adoption we can provide you with our homestudy and information. Contact us is you are interested! [email protected]

Answer: Hello, thank you so very much for putting this on here, you don't really expect to find this sort of thing on here, but hey, i guess you never really know what to find anywhere unless you take a good long hard look, anyway i have been thinking about adopting too myself, as i sadly cannot conceive myself so i was just wondering if there is anyway for you to do as you said and pass on the information which you have already gathered up yourself, to myself to see if that would help me any further into adoption. I would be terribly grateful for anything you would be able to do, thank you so very much. Yours Sincerely... ... K Morrison.

Question: Transracial adoptions? How do you feel about them? Since I work with a lot of foster children (in my school) I am aware that there is a large percentage of African American children in the foster system. While African American children are 14% of the US census they make up 40% of the foster system. I'm not sure what catgeory biracial children fall under. If you are African American, would you feel comfortable if a non-Black person adopts a Black child? What if that person will take the child to Black cultural events, put them in a predominately Black school, and/or has Black relatives? What are your concerns, if any, about transracial adoption? adopting a child simply because they are a different race from yourself would bring into question racism of some sort. This comment above yessika doesn't make any sense to me. please explain. healing: yes, snide remarks come from both black and whites. my cousin has a BIOLOGICAL biracial daughter who is dark skin (father is pure ebony black) and when she took her to a Juneteenth Celebration some ppl came up to her mom and said," she should be with her own kind!" My cousin let em have it tho!

Answer: i'm a transracial adoptee, or you can say that i'm bi-racial. my parents are both white, and i grew up going to predominately white schools, just because of the areas we lived in. one place there were more portugese kids and another native american kids. i did tend to fit in with these two groups nicely. As for the black people, well i will tell you this. at the time of my adoption, one black social worker told my parents that she would rather see me in an orphange than being raised by two white people. i mean what a hurtful thing to say, like i didn't deserve to be raised by two loving parents just because our skin color didn't match. other times growing up i was told i wasn't black enough because i was raised by white people. excuse me but black is a color not a condition. but whatever to those people. people use to stare at my parents and i, making snide comments. it has left some emtional scares, not alot on me. i learnt not to care anymore. It would take a special person or people to take care of a bi-racial or transracial adoptee. due to the prejudice from others one can get. it is hard enough to deal with prejudice from just being adopted, in society. it is alot harder being a trans-racial adoptee and being adopted.

Question: What would you do if you were in my place with a biracial 2 yr old conceived from rape and dealing with more ? I have a child whom was conceived from my rape. I never reported my rape, because I had a job to keep and 2 children to protect and support. I was walking through an old neighborhood that I use to live in. I always go under a bridge and across an expressway to get home from work. It's when I got under the bridge, that I was attacked, so dark that I couldn't even see my own hands, so I never seen my attacker. When I found out I was pregnant, it was to late to do anything about it, because I do NOT believe in abortion. So I thought of adoption. My mother knew I was pregnant, she asked me over and over and I just didn't want to tell anyone, especially since I was going to adopt out. I finally told my mother over IM messenger and through tears. I got so far along in the pregnancy, that I could feel the baby moving. I started thinking again. I have a life growing inside of me, this life is a part of me, like my other 2 children are a part of me. And even if I do send this baby away, whats to say that I won't regret it, that this baby won't come to me as an adult and ask why. Could I actually handle giving away apart of me like that? I decided to keep this child and love her and raise her right. Now, my fiancee, wanted to be apart of this baby's life and requested to have his name put on the birth certificate. I agreed. This baby is a girl. I didn't know how she was going to look, or what she was going to be. I never got to see my attacker. She came to us as biracial, my attacker must have been a black man, I am an Irish Indian. She is now almost 2 years old. I have tried very hard to forget how she became a part of our lives, and get on with life. My fiancee spoiled her and gave her what she wanted, would hold her all the time instead of letting her run and play, which caused fights between us, because I would tell him to let her go and play, she has to explore and learn and not be spoiled. We no longer live together at the moment, we are having problems, like him being unemployed for nearly 2 years and he won't get a job, he won't support his own kids, he act's as if he doesn't even care. But I did have another baby, whom is almost 4 months old now. I also quit smoking 5 months ago. I have noticed lately, something about myself. I have felt some anger, but not sure of where or whom or what it is coming from. Sure I'm under stress, being a single mother of 4, taking care of 4 children and a home with no transportation, by myself, with some help from my parent's. I have noticed that I have pulled some of my anger and frustration out on my 2 year old, the one whom was conceived from rape. I haven't hit her, no way. But I have yelled, and have pulled her away from me and out of things. I have said things that I do regret, like, "if it wasn't for your father, you wouldn't be a spoiled little brat". And then later, I pick her up and hold her and rock her in my chair and apologize and tell her how much I love her and how beautiful she is. I look at her and sometimes I want to cry when I think of it all. She's going to ask questions when she gets older. Do I tell her the truth or make up some lie. Either way, I'm worried how it will affect her. What's wrong with me now, is it the thoughts of the rape, what my x-fiancee has done and put us all through, or is it maybe postpartum depression? I was told that it could happen right after or later on in a year or last to a year. I do love all my children with all my heart, no matter how they came to me in my life and I would go insane if any thing happened to them at all! What do you think, do you have any idea's or advise? What would you do if you were in my place?

Answer: Sweetheart you really need to get counseling some professional help. Before you end up hating your own child. Please think about getting help. No one on yahoo will be able to help you.

Question: Is it less difficult to adopt a biracial infant then, say, a caucasion infant? Interracial couple considering adoption. African american wife, caucasion husband

Answer: Our experience says that it is much easier to adopt a biracial infant than a Caucasian infant. I say this purely from experience because when we were adopting our son (who is Caucasian), I actually had a social worker tell me that because he was a "Caucasian infant, he was a hot commodity" in the foster care program. I was disgusted and appalled at her words. And we reported her for saying such a horrible thing. However, there does seem to be more biracial or minority children available in the US than there are Caucasian children. I hope that my post does not offend anyone - this is certainly not how I feel personally about children - it is solely my experience and something that a NJ social worker said to us. We were/are appalled as much as anyone else would have been. Good luck to you and your family. Adoption is a beautiful journey - regardless of the race of the child.

Question: I want to advertise my web site, looking to adoption with my profile. Is their such site with yahoo? I am looking to adopt a newborn baby girl to complete my family. I have my Adoption Attorney available and I have completed my home study. If there is a birth mother out there looking for a good christain home for her baby girl, please contact me. I adopted my son from birth who is now 5 years old. He wants a baby sister and I do to. I have my profile ready if you would like to see it. I am willing to travel if needed. I am trying to find a web site so I can advertise my profile for all birth mothers to view but I don't know where to go. I've been waiting a year now and the reason is, lack of advertisment. My attorney said the birth mothers doesn't know I am available. Any suggestions would be so helpful. Birth Mothers if you see this, please e-mail me to view my profile. A Black or Biracial baby girl is what I am looking for. I am Black and a single mom and I can do as much or even more than a married couple for your child. Thank you and God Bless.

Answer: i am glad u want to adopt i think that is great...good luck with finding a baby i am sure u will give lots of love!