Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption (PPA) Program

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The Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption Program has a rich heritage of sensitive and professional counseling and casework services.

Pregnancy Services

Pregnancy Services: 404-885-7275, Se Habla Español: 404-978-2777

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Inc. Pregnancy, Parenting & Adoption Program provides free, professional counseling to assist you and your family with decision making, problem solving, and goal setting, so that you can make a positive plan, whether parenting, adoption or kinship care, for your unborn child.

If you are a pregnant woman who is:

In crisis about your pregnancy
Homeless or in an unstable living situation, or
Undecided about your future plans

Our trained and caring staff offers encouragement, support, and guidance as you take the steps to carry your baby to term. We can also offer referrals for assistance from other community services. For more information on our Pregnancy Services please email: ppahelp@archatl.com.

Parenting Services

Parenting Services: 404-885-7274, Se habla Español: 404-885-7466

Our Parent Services focus on family support and early intervention. Our aim is to help you provide a healthy and secure environment in which to raise your child through the following services:

An intensive, parenting skills education program with services provided in your home;
We work with you on setting goals and to help you meet your needs;
We can provide free baby supplies, support and layettes are also available;
We can give you referrals for housing, employment, medical care, etc.

For additional information please call (404) 885-7274 or email: ppahelp@archatl.com.

Birth Parent Services

Parenting Services: 404-885-7275, Se habla Español: 404-978-2777

If, after receiving counseling, you choose to make an adoption plan, we offer:

Support and education in the legal process involved in adoption;
An opportunity for you to participate in a cooperative, open adoption;
An opportunity to talk to another Birth mother, who has made an adoption plan;
Ongoing grief counseling and support, whenever you need it.

As part of this process you will be empowered to...

Select the family that you believe could be best for your child
Make a positive plan for an ongoing relationship with your adoptive family

Adoption Services

To contact our Adoption Intake Department, please call 404-885-7275 or email ppahelp@archatl.com.

Our adoption program is a cooperative, open adoption service. In a cooperative, open adoption, birth parents and adoptive parents select each other, meet and agree on an ongoing relationship that is centered on the best interest of the child. We believe that this approach benefits all of those involved in the adoption process.

Here are some of the benefits of an open adoption relationship:

You and your child will have an opportunity to know his/her birth parents;
Your child could have a relationship with their birth family, which gives the child a true sense of who he/she is and where he/she came from;
As adoptive parents, you will have access to full information about their child’s heritage and social/medical history, and can therefore, respond more effectively to the unique needs of your child.

Our services include:

Preparation and training for becoming an adoptive parent,
Provision of home study and administration services,
Facilitation of and support throughout the adoption process.

We recognize that adoption is a lifelong process that significantly changes one’s life, and to that end we offer counseling, education and support to everyone involved in the adoption process.

Opportunities to Volunteer & Contribute...be a Foster Parent

We provide interim care for newborn babies prior to an adoption placement. One parent must stay at home to provide care. If you are interested in becoming a foster parent for such interim care with our program, please call 404-885-7275 or e-mail: ppahelp@archatl.com.

Infant Items Needed!

The Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption program is currently in need of infant items, especially: infant and/or toddler car seats, Pack¹n Play cribs (new or gently used), Baby Wipes, and diapers sizes 1, 5, and 6. New mothers are unable to discharge their newborn babies from the hospital without an infant car seat. If youg are able to donate any of these items please call Maryellen Gomes at 404-885-7482 or email megomes@archatl.com

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All services are offered in a compassionate, professional manner in keeping with the tenets of Catholic Social Teaching and national standards for social services. The programs and services of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Atlanta are funded in part by the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal Gifts. Thank you for your generosity! For more information about all services or how to make a donation contact us at: 404-881-6571 or visit our donation page.

Page last updated: March 27, 2008