Domestic Adoption

Domestic Adoption Parents

Anchor For All Foundation serves as your primary provider and will identify an infant/child for your referral. You can expect to have access to medical records for the birth mother and the baby. Most often, there will also be medical information on the birth father provided as well. You will also have access to social histories for both parents.

Anchor For All is intent on spending a lot of time with expectant mothers prior to the birth, in an effort to ensure an adoption plan is the best decision for her and her child. We also work alongside mothers as they select an adoptive parent(s) for their child. There is often the opportunity for the expectant mother and  adopting parents to meet and visit with one another more than once prior to the birth.

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Domestic Adoption Requirements

A person over twenty-one can be eligible to petition for an adoption. A qualified person who is traditionally married, single, or same sex may be eligible to adopt

Anchor For All Offers Necessary Training to Fulfill Domestic Program Requirements

We offer the following services to parents wishing to adopt domestically:

Pre-adoption home studies

Post-adoption placement services, visits and reports

Ongoing counseling for adoptive parents and adoptive children

Pre-adoption training seminars (8 Hrs)

Anchor for all serves as the primary
provider and Isata P.B Dainkeh, Esq. serves as legal representation for either birth or adopting parents.

Anchor for All Foundation adoptive parent training options:

Private in home training

Group training - Minimum 3 families

Pre-adoption training seminars (8 Hrs)

After completion of training, you will receive a certificate of completion from our agency.

For all questions, please email Eric Kabutey at

adoption@anchorforallfoundation.com

+220 5071723

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Pre-Adoptive Training Summary

Anchor for all Foundation require that adopting people complete a minimum of eight hours of training prior to the completion of, and separate from the home study. Topics covered will include education on the process of adopting a child, the importance of the child’s identity, open versus semi-open adoption, relations with birth families, attachment issues and the overall preparation for parenting an adopted child. Certificates of training completion are required to be housed in your cumulative file at the Anchor for All Foundation offices.

Important Note: All requirements of the Gambia will govern if any given requirement exceeds that of Anchor for All foundation.

  1. At time of application:
  2. During home study process:

1: At time of application

Education provided by social worker regarding the home study process, things to know about domestic adoption, home study and court documents, and other training required to be completed before home study is finalized.

2: During home study process

Education provided in client’s home by assigned social worker during the
home study process. Topics covered include: the adoption process, characteristics of children available for adoption, medical issues, grief and loss, adjustment issues, parental expectations, transracial/transcultural parenting, attachment and bonding, developmental delays and available community resources, behavioral issues common to  children who may have experienced early traumas, minimizing stress for the child and family during the transition period and beyond, pre and post- adoptive medical consultation resources, counseling and other supportive resources available in the family’s community.

Adoption Preparation Seminar: A minimum of eight hours of pre-
adoptive training approved by Anchor for All Foundation and The
ministry of Gender and children Affairs is required to be completed
before a home study can be finalized.

Anchor for All Foundation offers both small group and in-home pre-adoptive
training to residents. Please contact Anchor For All directly to discuss these
options as well as to learn more about post adoption support and counseling