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You're unexpectedly pregnant. You're wondering whether this is the right time for you to raise a child. That is a personal decision that only you can or should make. The Barker Foundation is committed to helping you make the best possible plan for your child's future, as well as your own. There are no requirements to meet in order to receive our assistance.
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To contact a counselor confidentially:
- Call us 24/7 at 888-731-6601
- Email us at pregnancycounselor@barkerfoundation.org
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When you’ve made the decision to welcome a child into your family, Barker offers many placement options:
- The Domestic Infant Adoption Program places US-born infants. We work with prospective adoptive families and birth parents in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, DC.
- In Barker’s Older Child Program: Project Wait No Longer, we place older children from public foster care into families who are ready and prepared to parent children with special needs, emotional or behavioral issues or who have experienced abuse and neglect.
- The International Adoption Program places infants and toddlers from China, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, and South Korea.
- Our Concurrent Adoption Program allows prospective adoptive families to participate in specific Domestic and International program paths at the same time.
Barker’s Lifelong Family and Post-Adoption Services
As an adoption agency with more than 65 years of history, we receive numerous requests for information. We can provide information to birth parents, adoptive families and adult adopted persons. An exchange of information between parties can be facilitated by the agency. We are conducting searches and facilitating some reunions with increasing frequency, and are available to discuss options with Barker clients.
We encourage you to contact us if we can be of help to you. You also are welcome to participate in any of the educational, social and post-adoption opportunities offered through Barker.
IN THE BARKER SPOTLIGHT
Families Needed in the China Waiting Children program
Hundreds of children are waiting in the China Waiting Children program for a loving family who could help them reach their potentials. The children in the program include boys and girls who have a minor to severe medical condition or who are simply older. On the contrary to almost all of the other international programs, this is a fast-moving program. Families may select the age, sex and medical condition of the child they wish to adopt. Majority of our families are matched with a child within 1-3 months after their paperwork is ready and families normally can bring their child home within seven months after they are matched. More Info
