Open House For Adoptions

BRIDGEPORT — The Adoption Program of Catholic Charities of Fairfield County will offer a new daytime as well as evening China adoption open house for potential adoptive parents on Tuesday, August 17, at 10:30 am and 6:30 pm, 238 Jewett Avenue.

The open house information sessions are open to the public free of charge and are open to individuals and couples of all faiths interested in adoption. Couples can choose to attend either session.

Catholic Charities of Fairfield County has been working with the China Center of Adoption Affairs since 1995 to place Chinese children in area homes. Recently the agency teamed up with Catholic Family Services offices throughout the state to extend the China Adoption Program to all of Connecticut.

Parents who have recently completed successful adoptions through the China Adoption Program of Catholic Charities will be on hand to answer questions and provide information about their trip. Adoption professionals from Catholic Charities will also discuss international adoption of infants, the home study process, and other information about the legal, social, and psychological aspects of adoption.

The adoption program provides traditional, open, identified, and foreign born adoption services. It also provides home studies, right-to-know information, programs to empower adoptive parents, and educational forums for prospective adoptive parents.

RSVP in advance to assist with planning. For information on the Catholic Charities Adoption Program, call Amy Zajaz at 203-372-4301, ext 370, or visit the adoption page on the Catholic Charities website at www.ccfc-ct.org.