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A friend of mine called me yesterday. A friend of a friend has a daughter who is parenting a three month old boy but is in a shelter and really cannot care for him. She is interested in placing the baby for adoption and does not want to involve DSS.

I called my agency and they said there are a number of options if the mom wanted to place with us (since I don't have an updated HS yet) including A) having us be temporary guardians while our HS is updated or B) having the baby put in "cradle care." (Of course, they said they would meet with the birth mom and explain her options....given that she is parenting, they think that it may be kind of a "high risk" situation and it may be preferable to recommend cradle care, because maybe all she needs is a respite).

Now I haven't even talked to this woman (girl really) and this is really a stretch (I doubt it will come thru) but has anyone been in a situation like this? What advice do you have? (I really have few details, and even if she is really interested in placing, I am sure she has other options, but I am sort of freaking out!). TIA!