Adoption

For many LGBTQ couples, entering parenthood comes with financial, time-consuming, and sometimes discriminatory barriers to securing parenting rights. But now, Maine’s new confirmatory adoption law is easing those burdens.

A few weeks ago, against the State Department's wishes, a Maine couple traveled to Ukraine to take legal steps to adopt two teenage brothers. They returned home, expecting to complete the adoption sometime this month. Then Russia invaded and the couple's dream was shattered. And they're now trying to get the boys, and nearly 60 other kids in their orphanage, safely out of the country.

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine has a shortage of foster and adoptive parents, at a time when demand for placements is growing. Last month, the Department of…

Maine's Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the need for more foster families in our state. We'll learn why there's an increased…

AUGUSTA, Maine - There is a growing need for foster and adoptive families in Maine, according to the state Department of Health and Human Services.Nearly…

The history of the Maine Children's Home for Little Wanderers and answers to your questions about adoption - both domestic and international - in…

A conversation about adoption in Maine. Learn about the long history of the Maine's Children's Home for Little Wanderers and what people interested in…

Stories of adoption, including Best Selling Maine Author Linda Greenlaw's decision to adopt a teenager. Host Keith Shortall was joined by:Linda Greenlaw,…