General Info:
24-Hour Help Line - 800-776-6508 ALTERNATIVES IN MOTION is geared toward the needs of young women in crisis situations who are planning for their child(ren). Our belief is that the plan is yours. We are only here to assist you with that plan, not to tell you how to do it! We aim to do this in a very open and caring manner. The decision you are making is one of the most important ones you will ever make.. Be sure you understand everything that is offered you and everything you are required to do. DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS AND HAVE THINGS EXPLAINED TO YOU IN A MANNER THAT HELPS YOU TO UNDERSTAND.! Housing or reasonable living expenses are paid by AIM when the agency can demonstrate that the funding is necessary because the birth parent does not have resources to meet these needs. These expenses may be met only while the birth mother is incapacitated due to pregnancy and/or childbirth and no longer than six weeks following childbirth. Adoption in the 21st century is very different from those adoptions that occurred during the time your parents were growing up. AIM still offers closed adoptions for biological families who prefer them; however, the majority of today’s adoptions are “open.” Open adoptions offer a variety of information-sharing and communication between the biological family and the adoptive family. There are no limits to the possibilities. Each open adoption is tailor-made to meet the needs of all three of the triad members: the biological family, the adoptive family and the child. Your counselor and our Family Service Director will be able to help you work out a plan that will be comfortable. It is believed that openness will diminish the need for adopted children to search for their biological families because ongoing contact will always provide an avenue for contact at an appropriate time.