Family Profile Update Form

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Complete ONLY the section you want updated

Here's an easy question to get us started! Are You:

Single

A Couple

1st Family Member's Info

Your Name(Required)

First Last

Year You Were Born

Please enter a number from 1962 to 2020.

Educational Experience

Family Background

Please describe where your family originally comes from and their cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Please share any family customs you enjoy. Please describe a few of your family's traditions.

Job Title

How I Earn a Living And/Or Care For The Family

What do you find enjoyable about what you do?

My Anticipated Employment Plan & Child Care Plans Following Placement

Please describe your anticipated employment plan and your role in your child care plan.

2nd Family Member's Info

Your Name

First Last

Year You Were Born

Please enter a number from 1962 to 2020.

Educational Experience

Family Background

Please describe where your family originally comes from and their cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Please share any family customs you enjoy. Please describe a few of your family's traditions.

Job Title

How I Earn a Living And/Or Care For The Family

What do you find enjoyable about what you do?

My Anticipated Employment Plan & Child Care Plans Following Placement

Please describe your anticipated employment plan and your role in your child care plan.

Info About Your Family Life!

Our Relationship

Please describe your relationship. Include some history.

Fun & Relaxation

Please describe what do you do for fun or to relax? (Include leisure and recreational activities, hobbies, interests, etc.)

Home & Neighborhood and Plans For The Future

Please describe your home/household and neighborhood, and any plans you may have for the future.

Family & Friends

Please describe your relationships with family and friends.

Religious Beliefs

What role does religion play in your life?

Views on Education

What are your feelings about education?

Thoughts About Discipline

What are your feelings about discipline?

Letters & Stories

Please write a short letter to the possible placing mother or parents who may be considering you.

Please relate a short story (humorous or serious) from your life that you feel speaks to who you are as a person, couple, or family or a value that you hold.

A Little More About You And The Child You Want To Adopt

Where do you live?

General Belief View

Pets

Please select all that apply.

Both Cat(s) and Dog(s)

Cat(s)

Dog(s)

No Pets

Other

Number of Children Already in The Family

Expecting a Child

No Children Now

1 Child Now

2 Children Now

3 Children Now

Other

Child Care Plan

Please select all that apply.

Family Member Child Care

Friend Provided Child Care

Licensed Child Care Center

Licensed Child Care Home

Nanny

Stay-at-Home Parent

Gender of The Child We Want To Adopt

A Boy

A Boy or A Girl

A Girl

Any Gender, including an Ambiguous or Transitioning Gender Child

Race/Ethnicity Present in The Child We Want to Adopt

Please select all that apply.

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Black or African American

Caucasian / White

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Hispanic or Latino

Hidden

(DELETE) Multiracial Ethnicity of The Child We Want to Adopt

Any Multiracial Ethnicity

No Multiracial Ethnicity

Limited Multiracial Ethnicity Depending on The Specifics

Hidden

(DELETE) Multiracial Ethnicity of A Child You Would Not Consider Adopting

Please select all that apply.

Partial American Indian or Alaska Native

Partial Asian Ethnicity

Partial Black or African American

Partial Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

Partial Hispanic or Latino

Partial White or Caucasian

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(DELETE)Age Range of The Child You Want to Adopt

Newborn to 12 Months

Newborn to 2 Years Old

Newborn to 3 Months

Newborn to 3 Years Old

Newborn to 6 Months

Newborn to an Older Child

Other

Age Range of The Child You Want to Adopt

Total Number of Children You Would Like to Add to Your Family

1 Child

1 to 2 Children

1 to 3 Children

1 to 4 Children

Your Interest In Adopting Siblings

No Siblings

2 Siblings

3 Siblings

4 or More Siblings

Your Comfort With Open Adoption Relationship Events

Meet with the parent(s) prior to placement

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Meet with other members of the parent's family prior to placement

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Share phone numbers with the parents

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Hidden

Participate in each other’s social media activities

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Encourage the parents in their counseling efforts

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Attend prenatal medical visits with the mother

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Discuss names for the baby with the parent(s)

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Shop together for some of the baby's needs

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Invite the parent(s) to your home for a visit and to see the nursery

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Introduce parent(s) to your family and friends

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Be present at the hospital when the mother is in labor

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Accept placement of the infant from the hospital understanding the risks involved

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Invite birth-parents to Greater Hopes Events (workshops, picnics, parties, etc.)

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Provide the birth-parent(s) with photos of the child

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Provide the birth-parent(s) with written updates

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Talk on the phone with birth-parent(s)

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Participate in video calls (FaceTime, Facebook Video, etc.)

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Meet with the birth-parent(s) after placement

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Receive photos, family albums, letters, and gifts for the child from members of the birth-family to be given to the child and identified as items from the birth-family

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Take photos of the birth-parent(s) with our new family

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

If possible develop a family-like relationship with the birth-parent(s)

Very Comfortable

Fairly Comfortable

Unresolved

Somewhat Uneasy

Not Comfortable

Adoption Relationship Events Notes

*Not Required | If you gave any of the above events an Unresolved or below, you may choose to give context for your answer(s) here.

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Ideal Birth Family Relationship

Imagining the very best of placement circumstances, please describe what you HOPE your adoption experience will look like. What do you WANT your ongoing relationship with the child's birth-family to be? Cast out your stipulations, conditions, or limitations based on fear, and please share your ideal open adoption dream outcome.

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(DELETE) Size You've Chosen For Your Family Photo Book

We recommend using Shutterfly, but you are free to make your own or use any other service.

Notes (If Applicable)

Main Profile Photo

***Do this section only when you are ready to submit this form. This photo will not save if you choose to save your form to continue later***

Please select and add the photo that you want to be your main profile photo. Please give the photo a descriptive file name such as:
Us In Downtown Grand Rapids.jpg.

FileAccepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.TitleCaptionDescription

Photo Gallery Photos

Please add a minimum of 20 photos for this section. Before adding your photos here, rename each photo on your computer with a descriptive file name such as:
John And Anne On Lake Superior.jpg
These file names will be visible on your profile photo gallery.

*** If You are in a photo with a child who is not yours make sure you give the file a descriptive name that makes it clear who the child is in relation to you. Such as:
Matt and His Niece at the Fair.jpg

Please add 7 additional photos for these specific sections of your profile. The photos for these sections should have FACES NEAR THE MIDDLE (horizontally) of the photo.

Choose a photo for your Our Relationship Section. Name it: [Firstname] [Firstname] Relationship.jpg

Choose a photo for your Our Fun & Relaxation Section. Name it: [Firstname] [Firstname] Fun.jpg

Choose a photo for your Our Family & Friends Section. Name it: [Firstname] [Firstname] Family.jpg

Choose a photo for your Our Home Section. Name it: [Firstname] [Firstname] Home.jpg

Choose a photo for your Our Views Section. Name it: [Firstname] [Firstname] Views.jpg

Choose a photo for the 1st Person's Career. Name it: [Name1] Career.jpg

Choose a photo for the 2nd Person's Career. Name it: [Name2] Career.jpg

You should have at least 27 photos for this entry. Please feel free to add more.

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

Photo Gallery Photos

Please add a minimum of 22 photos for this section and give each photo a descriptive file name such as:
Me And My Niece At The Park.jpg
These file names will be visible on your profile photo gallery.

Please add 5 additional photos for these specific sections of your profile. The photos for these sections should have faces near the middle (horizontally) of the photo.

Choose a photo for your My Fun & Relaxation Section. Name it: [Firstname] Fun.jpg

Choose a photo for your My Family & Friends Section. Name it: [Firstname] Family.jpg

Choose a photo for your My Home Section. Name it: [Firstname] Home.jpg

Choose a photo for your My Views Section. Name it: [Firstname] Views.jpg

Choose a photo for Your Career. Name it: [Name] Career.jpg

You should have at least 27 photos for this entry. Please feel free to add more.

*Maximum individual file size: 8 MB

Drop files here or

Max. file size: 256 MB.

**If any of your photos include a child who is not yours, please email the legal guardians the release below.

PHOTO PERMISSION

Email Address To Which You Would Like Your Answers Sent(Required)

Family Profile Update Form

**Complete ONLY the section you want updated**

1st Family Member's Info

2nd Family Member's Info

Info About Your Family Life!

Letters & Stories

A Little More About You And The Child You Want To Adopt

Your Comfort With Open Adoption Relationship Events

You're Almost Done!

Complete ONLY the section you want updated