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Counseling Fees

Paths for Families offers specialized counseling utilizing best practice gained from 30 years of service and evidence-based modalities. Our expertise in trauma-informed services from a foster care and adoption lens results in long-term positive outcomes for lifelong, healthy attachments and stabilization of mental health symptoms. Find out more about our counseling fees below.

Home Study Process

What is the adoption home study process? What can you expect from your home study? Read on to learn the most common steps for families doing their home study through Adoptions Together, a program of Paths for Families.

Home Study Costs

How much does a home study for adoption cost? Adoptions Together, a program of Paths for Families, offers home study services for families in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. Pricing varies for different services and circumstances.

Expectant Parent FAQ

Considering adoption? Discover answers to common questions in our expectant parent FAQ. Get 24/7 support, legal insights, and guidance on choosing an adoptive family. Learn about financial assistance and the emotional journey of open adoption.

Placing a Young Child for Adoption

Adoptions Together, a program of Paths for Families, can help you make an adoption plan immediately after your baby is born, or later in their childhood. If you decide to place your toddler or young child for adoption after birth, the following steps will take place.

International Adoption

Adoptions Together, a program of Paths for Families, offers Hague accredited home studies for international adoption to families living in Maryland, Washington D.C., and Virginia. We are not a primary adoption provider for international adoption, but will work with your provider for home study, pre-adoption training, and post-adoption and post-placement services.

Attorney Resource: Private Adoption Counseling Fees

Partner with us to provide ethical, comprehensive care to expectant and birth parents as they decide if they’d like to make an adoption plan. Learn more about our pre-relinquishment and post-adoption counseling options below and reach out if you'd like to work together!

Parent-Focused Best Practices for Hospital Staff

Adoption planning is complex and emotional for parents. Using this guide, hospital professionals can help parents make safe adoption plans. Additionally, our team offers free trainings for hospital teams to help guide adoption planning.

Taste in Potomac 2023

Slip on your dancing shoes and finest cocktail attire for our Annual Gala, Taste in Potomac! We've got it all—a classy cocktail reception, thrilling auction, mouthwatering tastings from top-notch restaurants, an inspiring program, and the chance to dance the night away with a fantastic DJ! Best of all, it supports our mission to build and support healthy lifelong connections for every child and advocate for continuous improvement of systems that strengthen family well-being.

Responding to the Crisis in Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine intensifies, Paths for Families is holding the Ukrainian people in our hearts and prayers. We are also thinking of those who live here in the United States and consider Ukraine or Russia as their homeland. Children and teens adopted from Ukraine and Russia have a complex relationship to this war and need our support. Please take a look at the resources below and reach out to us if you or your family are in need of additional guidance.

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