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Lutheran Services of Georgia is a social service agency
which
combines the resources of staff, financial
donors,
various
governmental agencies, volunteers, and
Lutheran congregations in its
efforts to bring
quality programs and services
to the people of Georgia. |
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25 Years of
Bringing
Hope, Healing,
and Strength
to People
in Need.
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Adoption Services
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At Lutheran Services of Georgia, children are our
major concern and focus and decisions regarding our
services are made accordingly. Lutheran Services of
Georgia is a licensed “Child Placing Agency” with
the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Office of
Regulatory Services and has held this license
continuously since 1982. Our Adoption Services
reflect our belief that the Adoption is a life long
process and children grow up best in a permanent
family.
We provide three kinds of adoption services.
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Cooperative Domestic Infant
Adoption
LSG has a Domestic Infant Adoption Program which
includes openness and responsible communication and
information sharing between birth and adoptive
parents. It is our belief that Adoption should be
shared with a child throughout his or her life,
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Domestic Adoption Of Waiting Children (Heritage)
LSG recruits and prepares families to adopt children
who are in the State Foster Care System. Many of
these children have special needs due to their age,
past experiences or challenging medical or
behavioral problems. These children include:
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All African American children over the age of 1
year
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All children over the age of 8 years
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Children with significant medical, developmental
or emotional challenges
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Sibling groups of three
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There are no fees to adopt these children; however
some cost may be incurred with obtaining appropriate
documentation for the Adoptive Family Assessment for
potential adopters. |
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International Adoption
Effective 11/1/08, Lutheran Services of Georgia is sad to announce the closure
of our International Adoption Program. The current economic situation and the
recent changes in the international adoption arena have contributed to this
decision. Lutheran Services of Georgia is working with our families currently
in process to ensure a smooth transition to the agency of their choice. Letters
were mailed in mid-November to all current families and placement agencies
informing them of this decision and the process. Families are to inform LSG of
the agency they wish to be transferred to by December 15, 2008 so that we can
transfer them in a timely manner with the least disruption possible in services.
Families who have questions about this process should contact Joanne Quinn at 404-591-7066.
We are happy to have been a part of helping families grow and helping children find
loving families. We hope to continue to hear from you throughout the years!
Orientation Seminars
(shown below)
To assist you in making a more informed decision about adopting we invite you to attend one
of our free monthly orientation sessions. |
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Infant/ Domestic Special Needs (Heritage) |
Atlanta- the first and third Monday of each month
from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the LSG Atlanta office:
1330 West Peachtree St.
Suite 300. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Call
Tracy Davis 404-591-7068 for reservations and/or more
information.
IMPACT classes for Heritage Adoption are
offered on the following dates:
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September: Saturday September 6th and Sunday September 7th from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and
Saturday September 13th from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Call Tracy Davis at
404-591-7068 for reservations. |
All Placement
Types |
Domestic Orientations are held in
the following locations by appointment only. Please call the
following numbers for more information.
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Support for our
programs
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Families
who have recently received children serve as mentors to those who
wait. Many families work together to provide opportunities for the
children to know each other and to grow comfortable with their
adoption status. Support services are available for all families. A newly formed adoptive parent
support group meets in Savannah.
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Volunteers
provide in-kind donations. Volunteers also work at the Open Arms
Home rocking the babies, changing diapers, reading stories,
transporting the infants to appointments, and helping relieve the
stress the round-the-clock staff.
Adoption funding
Lutheran Services of
Georgia adoptions benefit from generous donors who believe in the value of
adoption hope to make this service available to more children and families.
Several services funded through contracts with the Georgia Department of
Human Resources, which seeks to remove financial consideration as a barrier
to adoption of Georgia children need permanent homes. For information on
client adoption fees, please call LSG to speak with one of our staff.
800-395-0129 or 404-591-7068.
Eligibility and the
adoption process |
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