That's right! We're adopting!
A little reintroduction for those who don't know us
Hi! We’re Jared and Nicole, and we’re excited to expand our family through open adoption. We are a multi-generation household. Our mother (Nicole’s mom, Patty) lives in our home. Built-in grandma! We are licensed foster parents through the Craven County DSS as of October 2022, and we have cared for 11 children. Their ages ranged from 3 months old to 13 years old. Our current foster placement is 8 months old. He is a happy-go-lucky boy nicknamed “Baby K.” His long-term plan is reunification with his biological parents. We have two dogs – Lucy “Goosey” and Roxy. We’re also trained in several subjects: CPR, TIPPS-MAPPS, trauma responses, food hoarding, normalcy, prudent parenting, compassion fatigue, etc.
Finding the Agency
"I hope the agency likes us!"
Most adoption agencies quoted us $75,000 or more, a price we simply could not afford. We were devastated by the sticker shock. We interviewed several friends who’d already completed their adoption journey and asked for their advice. It was unanimously communicated to us that there are ways to recover from the sticker shock (grants, loans, tax deductions, etc). With their encouragement, we continued to search for agencies who would work within a budget that we’re comfortable with.
We were lucky to come across [Agency Name!] in our research, a small agency in our home state of North Carolina. We reached out via email and scheduled a consultation with the director. She accepted us into her agency on March 21, 2024, and we immediately started to chip away at the lengthy to do list. But first… coffee.
We will announce which agency we contracted with the moment that we go live!
Get In Touch
We’re excited to expand our family through open adoption. We’re hoping to connect with an expectant parent or recent birth parent. If you or someone you know if experiencing an unplanned pregnancy or is interested in adoption, get in touch. We’d love to hear your story.
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or, contact our agency:
A Child’s Hope Adoption Agency | Unintended Pregnancy? (achildshope.com)
call toll-free 877-890-4673
or text “Pregnant” to 919-971-4396