Addys Hope Adoption Agency

For the year ended December 31, 2022, the organization operated the following programs:Beauty from Ashes-our traditional infant adoption program. Services provided include: support of birth mothers, adoption planning, training, home study services, placement, and monitoring of the placement. Our case managers are available to both the birth mother as well as the adoptive family from the time of match until services are no longer needed, including after the child is placed.They Wait-our child waiting program in which children in the custody of Texas DFPS and are legally free for adoption are placed into adoptive homes. The services provided to the families include: recruitment and training of adoptive parents, home study services, child matching, placement monitoring, and support to children and families through the entire process.Sustaining Hope-our post-adopt program that support any of our agencys families who have completed an adoption. Services include crisis intervention, behavioral intervention, help with locating facilities and providers for needed services, as well as family preservation support. As an agency we have worked with over 100 families and all post-adopt services are available to each of them.Future Hope-our program for young men who are aging out of foster care. Future Hope serves young men 18-22 transitioning to success in life from the foster care system by: providing a furnished studio apartment, equipping them with life skills, supporting them through relationships, and linking them to education, mentors, and community partners. This program includes Hope Crossing, a 14 unit apartment complex built on our property. Young men who are part of this program will lie at Hope Crossing.