ADOPTIVE PARENTS
ADOPTIVE PARENTS
Shared Beginnings offers home study services for families in Arkansas who are looking to adopt through any U.S. or International Agency or U.S. Adoption Attorney.
As an expectant and birth mom support organization, we function a bit differently than most agencies. If you are interested in being matched with an expectant mom we are helping, contact us. We will put you in contact with a local Arkansas attorney who will represent you throughout the process. This way, there is a dedicated team for you and a dedicated team for expectant moms.
We dream of a world where every adoption is ethical and every voice is heard so we encourage you to ask the hard questions as you select an agency.

WHAT SHARED BEGINNINGS OFFERS YOU
Truth and transparency in adoption.
Expenses are itemized and we have a flat fee for service charged monthly.
Connection.
We are big proponents of semi-open or open adoption. This not only benefits the child but both sets of parents. Attachment and a sense of being are tremendously important to any human. We grow these relationships through regular video chats with families or in person visits.
HOME STUDIES
Our experienced staff can provided home study services for your family for international or domestic adoption. For a list of pricing and items required for the home study, please contact, karen@sharedbeginnings.org

PROFILE BOOK REVIEW
We provide honest, constructive feedback to any hopeful adoptive parent from the perspective they need most – a birth mom’s. This service is offered to adoptive parents wanting to begin their adoption journey through Shared Beginnings.
For more information, check out our answers to the most frequently asked questions:
We have compiled resources for adoptive parents as you walk this journey! Check them out here: