Embark on Your Adoption Journey 
with Ease and Assurance

Avenues of Adoption was crafted to simplify the intricate (and often overwhelming) world of adoption. Inside you'll find resources to help you navigate common questions like, "What should I expect?", "How long does adoption take?", "How much does adoption cost?", and more.


Adoption & Beyond has been helping families
grow via adoption since 1998

We are dedicated to ethical practices, transparency, and best interests of the child, and that starts with empowering parents with affordable access to the information they need. We believe making educated decisions throughout the process is one of the most crucial parts of your adoption journey, and we created Avenues of Adoption to help you do just that.

What's Included

Avenues of Adoption was meticulously crafted to simplify the intricate world of adoption. Designed to offer clear explanations and compassionate guidance, Avenues of Adoption will help you confidently navigate through the six types of adoption, including:

  • Domestic Agency Adoption 
  • Self-networking Adoption
  • Embryo Adoption
  • Foster Care Adoption
  • International Adoption

In addition to learning about the different paths and options to approaching adoption, we will also provide you with a wealth of information that answers many of the questions you already have. We’ll discuss parent age requirements, marriage status requirements, what to expect when it comes to a timeline, and the average cost and fees associated with each avenue of adoption.


Each adoption avenue comes with its unique set of considerations. You’ll walk away from Avenues of Adoption with the knowledge and assurance you need to make the best choices on your journey to becoming adoptive parents.

  • What should I expect?
    The adoption process can be lengthy, bureaucratic, and emotionally demanding. There is often a significant amount of paperwork, background checks, home studies, and legal processes involved, which can be overwhelming without support. We will help you find what to expect of each adoption avenue and comprehend all those finite details that can convolute the process.
  • How long does the adoption process take?
    It can be difficult to plan for adoption when you don’t have a sense for how long it will all take. With several different avenues of adoption, there are many timeline variabilities to consider. We will help you break down and easily understand these timelines, so that you can make an informed plan and get started with confidence.
  • How much does adoption cost?
    Adoption can be expensive, and the particular costs involved can vary significantly across the avenues of adoption and under specific circumstances. We will help you identify the costs of each adoption method, including application fees, agency fees, legal fees, and home study fees, so that you can feel confident that you’re ready to adopt.
Your Unique Adoption Path:
Making Informed Choices

Choosing the right adoption avenue can feel like a daunting task. With Avenues of Adoption, we aim to alleviate this pressure. The course takes into account various personal factors that influence your adoption journey: 


  •  Age 

  • Marital status 

  • Medical history 


We guide you towards the adoption method that best suits your unique circumstances. Our course equips you with insights, helping you make informed decisions on your adoption journey.
Hear what others are saying about
working with Adoption & Beyond...
Grete & Brandon
Happy Adoption & Beyond parents


Adoption & Beyond has been amazing to work with during our adoption process. They were so informative and supportive as we were brand new to the adoption realm. Stephanie and her team took the time to answer all of our questions and make sure that we were well informed during the home study and post adoption visits. I can't say enough good things about our journey using Adoption & Beyond and we would highly recommend them.


Mic
Happy Adoption & Beyond client


Thank you for all of your support, Shawna! It was a pleasure working with you. Your organization, clear communication, and kindness were very much appreciated!!


Emily
Happy Adoption & Beyond client


How can I possibly write a good enough review to express how Adoption & Beyond helped us receive our greatest happiness?


Stephanie and her team were "beyond" helpful in facilitating our adoption. We did match privately, but A&B helped us be home study ready and guided us throughout every step of the process. Even as questions come up over a year later, we can always reach out and trust they will help us.


We met with several agencies before choosing to start with Adoption & Beyond and they were the clear winner, even over larger, national organizations. Everything from transparent cost with each fee, to be realistic about the time and effort involved. If we ever chose to adopt again, we would not hesitate to work with Adoption & Beyond again.  

Gain clarity, reduce stress, save hundreds of dollars and most importantly save you valuable time, as you begin your adoption journey with Avenues of Adoption
Meet Your Instructor
Steffany Aye founded Adoption & Beyond in 1998 and has been helping families become complete through adoption ever since. As a parent adopting through the foster care system, she realized the many hurdles hopeful parents had to face on their adoption journey. Limited resources, lack of transparency, and heightened emotions were all making the adoption journey more difficult than it needed to be.

Steffany created Avenues of Adoption in order to help soon-to-be parents get the information they need in a way that is easy to digest and take action on.
  • How long will it take to complete this course?
    You can complete the course in roughly 30 minutes, giving you more time to focus on the essential things.
  • How long will I have access to this course?
    Once you purchase this course, the information provided inside is yours to keep for the lifetime of the course!
  • Can you guarantee adoption?
    While we can't guarantee a completed adoption, we can assure you that you'll walk away from this course with a solid understanding of all the adoption avenues and the confidence to begin your adoption journey.

Avenues of Adoption was created to help people just like you.

You can save countless hours of research, frustration, and struggling as you try to find the answers to your questions. Avenues of Adoption empowers you with the knowledge you need to select the adoption avenue that works for you and begin your adoption journey sooner than you ever thought possible.

Elizabeth & Ken
Happy Adoption & Beyond parents


The support and education that is provided by Adoption & Beyond with the newsletters, videos, guides, blog posts, and email responses to questions has fostered a healthy environment for us to feel comfortable with continuous education about adoption, Ken and I feel that we are continuously learning more information week by week as we move along in our home study process.

Victoria
Happy Adoption & Beyond client


You guys did excellent work, your agency is very careful in everything made sure there's no mistake we learned a lot working together and all staff are all professionals, we will recommend you to anyone that needs a home study, we really appreciate everything.


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