Women Experiencing Unplanned Pregnancies - Adoption is an Option.

Volunteers of America Greater New Orleans places infants in adoptive homes, offers counseling for birthparents and adoptive parents, and reaches out to both groups with a variety of helping services that range from crisis counseling for pregnant women to home studies for adoptive couples.

Adoption and Maternity is a full service agency. The program also places children in state custory with permanent families. We work with Wendy's Wonderful Kids, a national initiative that finds adoptive parents for youngsters in foster care.

In 2002-3, we served more than 1,523 persons - birthparents, adoptive parents, and their extended families. Services can continue for a minimum of five years after a child is placed for adoption. About 86 percent of expectant mothers who contact us choose to parent their child. Of these, approximately 50 percent have a gross annual household income below $10,000. 59 percent are unemployed, 53 percent reside in a female household with no husband, and 16 percent are ages 10-17.

For more information on our adoption and maternity programs, click here.