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Types of Adoptive Families: Who is Hoping to Adopt Your Child?

When you choose adoption, you want what is best for your baby. Because finding the best adoptive family is a top priority, you want to find a family that meets all of your goals and preferences.

But what types of people are looking to adopt?

America Adoptions has created this guide to not only explain the many different types of people that are looking to adopt in Arizona but also how you can find them. Some of them include:

  • Married couples looking to adopt a child 
  • LGBT adoptive families 
  • Biracial couples looking to adopt 
  • Christian adoptive families 
  • And more

Here, you will learn about the types of people that are potential candidates for adoption as you start your search for the best family for your baby. If you have any questions about finding a family, the types of families adopting, or any other adoption-related question, call 1-800-ADOPTION or fill out our online form to get more free information. 

Until then, continue reading this guide to learn more about Arizona adoption and the options you have for finding a family.

What Types of People are Looking to Adopt?

As a prospective birth mother, you are making a brave, life-changing decision — one which takes plenty of thought and research. One of the most important decisions you can make is the adoptive family for your baby. 

Some pregnant women already have an idea of the specific type of family or couple they hope to adopt their baby. Others are just starting to plan and have not narrowed down their preferences. No matter where you are at in determining what type of family you want to adopt your baby or the options available, you will find peace of mind knowing there are people hoping to adopt from every different walk of life. 

American Adoptions is here to help you find them!

Below you will find information on the different types of families, couples, and singles hoping to adopt in Arizona.

LGBTQ Adoptive Families

At American Adoptions, we believe love is love. No matter if it is a single person, opposite-sex couple, or gay couple wanting to adopt, we are proud to help connect hopeful adoptive parents with prospective birth mothers like you.

LGBTQ adoptive families and couples share similar reasons and goals for adoption as anyone else — they want to provide a lifetime of love and support for your child.

If your adoption goals include finding an LGBTQ adoptive family, we are happy to help you find the perfect family to complete a gay parent adoption. To get a head start, you can search adoptive family profiles by clicking here.

Married Adoptive Families

When searching for an adoptive family, you will notice that the most common type of people are married couples looking to adopt. They will come from all different backgrounds, be of many different ethnicities and ages and live varying lifestyles. 

Each of these families’ reasons for adoption will be different and personal, but their goal of getting to know you and making a connection strong enough to be considered to adopt your child will be the same. There will be married couples looking for children to adopt who:

If you are interested in finding married couples looking for children to adopt, your adoption specialist can help provide you with specific adoption profiles that match the exact type of married couple you are looking for. 

If you would prefer to find an unmarried couple, or a single parent looking to adopt, ask your adoption specialist about any couples not married who want to adopt and single parents that would love the opportunity of becoming a parent to your child. 

Religious Adoptive Families

No matter your own beliefs, if you have a preference on the religion of your baby’s adoptive family, there is a religious or non-religious family looking to adopt. American Adoptions has worked with many:

If religion is an important factor in considering an adoptive family for your baby, you can rest easy knowing that there are families of different faiths hoping to adopt.

Adoptive Families by Race

The goal of adoption is to provide a child with a lifetime of opportunity and support. It doesn’t matter the color of an adoptive family’s skin or their nationality; they want the chance to provide your child the love and support that every child deserves.

Families of all different races and ethnicity work with our agency to make their dreams come true. When you search for adoptive families through American Adoptions, you will find:

No matter the race or ethnicity you hope to find, there is a matching family hoping to find you as well. Our national scope means we work with more adoptive families in a month than most smaller agencies may have in a year. This helps provide the most adoptive families for you to choose from, which increases your opportunities of finding your perfect match. 

Other Types of People Looking to Adopt

These are just some of the types of people looking to adopt, but there are hopeful adoptive individuals and families with all different backgrounds and lifestyles. There are wealthy adoptive parents, blue-collar adoptive parents, and anything in between. Some parents have a desire to adopt a child of a specific race or ethnicity, such as:

  • Families looking to adopt a Black newborn
  • Families looking to adopt a Hispanic newborn
  • Families wanting to adopt white children
  • Couples looking to adopt an Asian child
  • Many others

No matter your preferences for an adoptive family, they are out there somewhere; we just have to help you find them!

Finding the Best Adoptive Family

With over 30 years of experience as one of the nation’s largest domestic infant adoption agencies, we have helped thousands of hopeful adoptive parents and birth mothers connect for successful adoptions. We are confident we can find an adoptive family that fits any specific preference, personality trait, or type that you feel is important for your baby. 

We provide you with adoptive family profiles based on your personal adoption goals and preferences until you find a family or multiple families that spark your interest. When you let your adoption specialist know you are interested in a family, they will help facilitate communication between the two of you so that you can get to know them better and determine if there is a connection.

Finding the best adoptive family is one of the most important and exciting decisions you will ever make. With American Adoptions by your side, we help take the stress out of the process so you can focus on the amazing, life-changing impact you are choosing in adoption. 

Call 1-800-ADOPTION or fill out our online form to get more information about the type of people that are looking to adopt, or to start your search today.

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