The Family by Choice site redesign will contain the following information with horizontal navigation. The navigation is illustrated to the right. Bare in mind, the navigation is tentative and may change:
Home Page: Will serve as an introduction to the organization and to the site.
Family by Choice is a non-profit adoption service organization for GLBT, singles, traditional, and non-traditional families throughout the State of Texas. Family by Choice is not a child placement agency, but assists families in locating and connecting to appropriate licensed adoption and foster care placing agencies, as well as other needed services, and to secure second parent adoptions when applicable. We provide information and education in all realms of adoption, foster care, and parenting at no charge. Our agency staff is made up of licensed experienced professionals, adoptive parents, adult adoptees, and volunteers. We were created with the goal of meeting a variety of specific needs of prospective and established adoptive families in an economic way. Family by Choice hosts two support groups for the GLBT community. These groups, “Daddy-Os” and “Mommy-Os”, meet on a regular basis for play dates, education meetings, and a host of other activities that support parents and children. Family by Choice is a member of the Texas Council on Adoptable Children of Texas and the North American Council on Adoptable Children. We work cooperatively with the Human Rights Campaign and the “All Families, All Children” project, with Equality Texas, as well as other national and local advocacy groups. We are a member of the Austin Gay Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.
About Us/Mission Statement: Information about FbC
Family by Choice is a non- profit, 501 C-3 tax exempt incorporation and a member of the Council On Adoptable Children of Texas and the North American Council onAdoptable Children.
Family by Choice is not a child placement agency, but assists families in locating and connecting to appropriate licensed adoption and foster care placing agencies, as well as other needed services, and to secure second parent adoptions when applicable. We provide information and education in all realms of adoption, foster care, and parenting at no charge. Our agency staff is made up of licensed experienced professionals, adoptive parents, adult adoptees, and volunteers.
Program Director: Susan Griffith, LBSW Director: Jose Cardenas, LCSW
Mission Statement: Family by Choices mission statement.
Our mission is to provide Information and increase awareness in the GLBT community about the options of adoption and parenting, as well as to provide support to the families created. It is our goal to help all families succeed in making their adoption dreams a reality.
Services: What services are offered by Family by Choice, one page with general information discussing, one page each per service
Pre-Placement Services
Home Studies
A must for all adoptions, home studies must be precise and contain all necessary information. Experienced FbC staff will customize your home study to your chosen agency’s individual specifications.
Child Agency Search Services
FbC is not a traditional child-placing agency. We offer the service of helping your family locate the child you desire through other private, international, and state agencies.
Child Selection and Travel Companion Services
A professional or experienced adoptive parent can help you in evaluating a specific child and that child’s suitability to your family, as well as traveling with you to bring the child home.
Dossier Preparation
The task of preparing all of the necessary paperwork for international adoptions can be very overwhelming. FbC can spend the time you may not have to prepare your formal adoption dossier.
Post-Placement Services
Counseling
FbC can provide referral to a licensed professional therapist with experience in the field of adoption.
Therapeutic Placement Assistance
Our staff can assist in helping a family locate and access appropriate therapeutic residential facilities for adopted children in need of “out of home” placement. Disruption Replacement Services A licensed professional will work with families in crisis, who have exhausted all other options and resources, to help find another appropriate and qualified adoptive family for a particular adopted child.
Search Assistance
FbC can help adult adoptees cope with and find birth parents if they wish. We can also help adoptive parents find vital information when the adoptee is still a minor.
Support Groups (sub page, tentative)
FbC sponsors two support groups for Gay/Lesbian parents and their children. “Daddy-Os” and “Mommy-Os” meet regularly for play dates, a variety of fun events, and educational meetings. The groups are open to any GLBT family in the state.
A support system provides lasting friendships and leads to successful family life and parenting .
Contact Us: Whereby viewers to the site can submit emails to contact the organization or request a press kit
Donate: One page explaining how visitors can donate to the organization and how the donations are utilized.
Donations are always needed and are tax-deductible. We do not have salaried staff, and your donations go directly to providing additional services and community awareness and education.
Checks may be made out to Family by Choice and mailed to the address on the of this brochure. Please provide a return address, so that we may mail a tax receipt to you.
Events: Information on past, present and future events, may contain links to review of past events. This page will contain relative links to Lovexotic, as well as review of the previous event.
Adoption FAQ: Frequently asked questions regarding adoption
Adoption Resources: Viewers can find additional sites related to yours, such as sites that show the community, other related sites, etc. It is important, but not mandatory to have a links page. Link pages can bring in extra traffic to your website.
