Thousands of individuals impacted by adoption desire to connect with their birth families every year. In Pennsylvania alone, over 50,000 adoptions were finalized in the last decade. In 2011, Pennsylvania’s Act 101 established mechanisms for families impacted by adoption to maintain or regain contact. Family Design Resources helps parties to adoption reunite with birth relatives by offering high quality, confidential adoption search and reunion services to both individuals and public and private agencies. We offer:

• Search and Reunion Services for Individuals

  Family Design Resources provides comprehensive search and reunion services to individuals impacted by adoption in accordance with Act 101 of 2010.
• Authorized Representative Services for Courts and Agencies

  FDR sub-contracts with agencies and courts to serve as their Authorized Representative of record.
• Training and Consultation

  Family Design Resources provides training and consultation for Authorized Representatives in Pennsylvania.

 

Family Design Resources supports the development of professional search and reunion practices throughout Pennsylvania. Endorsed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Office of Children Youth and Families, Family Design Resources provides the approved training to credential Pennsylvania's Authorized Representatives.