[nicks]

We are so curious if anybody has had any luck with putting flyers up? Our agency highly encourages it, so we have made some and are about to start putting them up and several places that have been suggested to us. I just have this strange feeling that people don't really call from these flyers....but I guess you never know,,,and it can't hurt,,,,but should we spend hours driving around to areas that may be potential **'s? any advice would help! thanks:-)

[Vogi2002]

Wow, no personal experience but wanted to tell you good luck! I personally would never do this...but that's because I kinda feel like it's our agencies job to advertise...and something about our privacy and having our names/faces up for everyone to see...

BUT that is my opinion, it could work!! :-) Good Luck!!

Natalie

[NurseNikki]

I would agree, I couldn't put up flyers. But our SW did recommend sending letters to local OB/GYN offices, and my GYN said the same thing. I guess some of them keep a folder for those letters, and sometimes they are the first ones to talk to women about the pregnancy, which totally makes sense. DH and I were going to do that, but still haven't gotten around to it. . . . .

[BlessedBe]

After our homestudy was complete, I made "business" cards that I included with bills I paid, handed them out to friends and family, etc. We'd planned on handing them out when we went out to eat and so forth but we were matched pretty quickly.

The cards said something like, "Loving, Christian family of two wanting to become a family of more. If you or someone you know is expecting a baby and considering adoption, please contact our counselor at ***-****."

I wouldn't put my personal info up though - our counselor recommended just putting her contact info so she would determine if any contacts were scams or not. However, I say you can't network too much!

Everyone loved them and I've kept a couple to put in a scrapbook. I'm sure we'll be handing some out again soon - as we're ready to start the process again in the very near future!

[Bubbette]

Wow Blessedbe! That's a great idea...I think when we're ready, we might thief that idea.

[hcbBABYGIRL2000]

Hello there, I just ran across your "post" regarding you posting flyers at diff. locations, and wanted to respond. This is exactly how I/we started, posting them any and everywhere anyone would let us! I/we didn't give out anything "personal" on them, just our desire to adopt and looking for someone who was pregnant or had a baby, and knew they wanted to give the baby up for adoption, and then of course our contact number. We haven't gotten a response to any of them yet, but you just NEVER KNOW!! Another thing we did, is advertise a Yard sale/Garage sale, for all donations/sales going towards the cost of helping us pay for an adoption, so far it's REALLY going good! I have signs posted EVERYWHERE saying the cost of adoption and the purpose of the sale and all. Actually, a lady came into the gargae sale and we were talking, she has a granddaughter that is about to lose custody, involuntarily, to the state, which we're not in a situation YET, to be able to take the babies, but then again, YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHAT GOD HAS IN STORE FOR YOU!! With the sale, you run into soooo many people, you may even find someone that way. I make it a point, even though I have the signs everywhere, to bring up the "cause" of the sale to just about everyone that comes in, word spreads fast with just word of mouth!
I wish you the very best of luck! Hope

[athena09]

I am not in the process of adopting an infant yet, I may be in the near future, we are adopting a little girl who is 5. But, I think these are some of the best ideas I have ever heard, it never hurts to get your name and purpose out there for people. Once again the old addage of "The squeaky wheel gets the oil"

Best of luck to you all!!

[StorkWatcher]

Although I don't have experience with doing this, other replies have me thinking.

We'd been told that high school counselors/social workers are good to contact because they often hear of younger EMs who are contemplating adoption.

I remember back in college seeing TONS of advertisements in the college newspaper from hopeful adoptive parents.