Exploring your options for an unplanned pregnancy requires careful consideration. In order to make the most informed choice possible, you’ll need access to unbiased, accurate information about each of your options. Adoption Advocates can help you learn more about open adoption — the good parts as well as the hard parts — so you can make the choice that’s right for you.
Clients in Corpus Christi and surrounding areas in Texas, are served by adoption specialist, Alicia Ports.
Call or Text: (512) 270-8415
Email: [email protected]
Expectant Parent Adoption Services in Corpus Christi
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
No. Adoption Advocates offers all services for expectant parents, including counseling and legal services, free of cost.
As a licensed adoption agency in Texas, we may be able to provide financial assistance for pregnancy-related expenses while you make an adoption plan. Your adoption specialist can discuss your situation with you to see how much assistance you may be eligible for.
Adoption Advocates places newborns and children up to three years of age. If you are considering placing an infant you’ve just delivered, or a child up to 3 years old that you are currently parenting, we will be able to help.
The adoption process moves more quickly when the baby has already been born, but you will still have all the same rights and choices as expectant parents. When you reach out to Adoption Advocates, we’ll first want to find out a little more about your situation. If you are still in the hospital, an adoption specialist will plan to visit you to explain the process in more detail. If you’re readym she’ll also provide adoptive family profiles.
If you are already parenting at home, your adoption specialist will first make sure that you and the baby or child are in a safe place and having your basic needs met. Once that has been established, you’ll set up a time to meet, discuss the process and begin making an adoption plan.
Your adoption specialist will also help you explore options that may allow you to continue parenting your child, if that’s what you want. Adoption is a permanent decision, and one that should not be made because of a temporary situation or hardship. No matter where in Texas you live, there are resources that can help you find housing, food, employment and more. You can search for nonprofits providing free or low cost by zip code at FindHelp.org.
It’s OK not to be sure about adoption right away. This is a really important decision! Take as much time as you need. Your adoption specialist will discuss all of your options with you — without pressure or judgment. Our goal is to provide support and answers, so that you can make an informed decision.
After speaking to an adoption specialist, you may decide that adoption is not right for you. That’s OK too. If you decide to parent, Adoption Advocates can direct you to resources to provide assistance during your pregnancy and your child’s early years.
When you work with Adoption Advocates, you have a partner at every step of the adoption journey. Along the way, we will help you with:
- Exploring your options
- Learning about the pros and cons of adoption
- Paying for rent, groceries, maternity clothing and other pregnancy-related expenses
- Applying for Pregnancy Medicaid
- Choosing an adoptive family
- Processing your emotions about your baby and adoption
- Planning your delivery and hospital stay
- Counseling for as long as you need it after placement
Taking care of yourself while pregnant can feel challenging, especially if you have limited finances or don’t have insurance. As a Texas resident, you may qualify for Pregnancy Medicaid that can pay for pregnancy-related costs, like prenatal checkups and your baby’s birth. In Corpus Christi, you’ll have access to other resources as well, from free pregnancy tests to help apply for food benefits.
Corpus Christi Pregnancy Testing & Family Planning
Pregnancy Center of the Coastal Bend
4730 Everhart
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 991-2008
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Women’s & Men’s Health Services of The Coastal Bend
3536 Holly Rd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
(361) 855-9107
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Kleberg County Pregnancy Resource Center
1311 General East Cavazos Blvd
Kingsville, TX 78363
(361) 945-4282
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Corpus Christi Prenatal Care & Hospitals
Amistad Health
1533 S. Brownlee Blvd
Corpus Christi, TX, 78404
(361) 884-2242
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Corpus Christi Medical Center
3315 S Alameda St
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 761-1000
Website
CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital – Corpus Christi South
5950 Saratoga Boulevard
Corpus Christi, TX 78414
(361) 985-5511
Website
Additional Unplanned Pregnancy Support
Texas Health & Human Services Benefits Office
5155 Flynn Pkwy
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 855-9924
Apply online
Offers assistance with SNAP, TANF and family/children’s Medicaid
WIC Of Corpus Christi
4141 South Staples
Corpus Christi, TX 78411
(361) 694-6767
Apply online
Corpus Christi Hope House
658 Robinson St
Corpus Christi, TX 78404
(361) 852-2273
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IN OUR FAMILIES’ WORDS
The most impressive thing about the organization was the compassionate and respectful way they treated the birth families. We especially loved the care and time they took with our son’s birth mother. The adoption agency protected both the birth family and us every step of the way.
TERRI | ADOPTIVE MOTHER
Get Adoption Help in Corpus Christi
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