Common Sense Is Good for Kids

“Like most people, going through the adoption process was completely new to us. Navigating something we were unfamiliar with during a high stress time in our lives was stressful. The team at Common Sense Adoption Services walked alongside us the entire way. Their knowledge of the process and willingness to support us through it made all the difference. We started out nervous about what a ‘home study’ would entail, and ended up looking forward to each visit from the Common Sense team. They truly cared about us, and it showed.”

“We knew we wanted to start our family but had no idea how complex the process could be. The staff and leadership at Common Sense put our minds at ease and helped us navigate the system with great professionalism and honesty. One of the best decisions we ever made was partnering with Common Sense Adoption Services to build our family, and we will be forever grateful for their help in making our family complete!”

“Common Sense is an agency that cares about building families and providing loving environments for kids whether it is for just a few weeks or their forever home. Our experience over the past 8 years has been full of trials and emotions, yet they have helped us navigate each one with compassion, unwavering support, and realistic expectations. Our family would not be what it is today without them!”

“We knew that we always wanted a child, and God was calling on us to look towards adoption. After researching our options for months and contemplating whether fostering was right for us, we took the leap one day and decided to call Common Sense. One of the most difficult parts of becoming a foster parent is taking that first step, but from the first phone call with Common Sense, we knew we would be in good hands. Working with the entire team from the initial meeting, foster parent training, our first placement, and now on our way toward adoption, our experience has been nothing short of exceptional. Through every step of our journey, we’ve always felt supported by a team whose compassion and knowledge shines through their work! Our family would not be complete without the help of Common Sense!”

“When we knew we wanted to build our family via adoption, we thought the one thing we weren’t equipped for was foster care. Through a friend, we were connected to a foster child in need of an adoptive family. The Common Sense team helped us to advocate for our future son before he was even in our home. They made sure that every ‘i’ was dotted and ‘t’ was crossed. After finalizing our first son’s adoption, the same young couple that were so sure they could ‘never be foster parents’ felt so supported by Common Sense that they brought home a newborn in need of a foster home just 10 months later. Over the next 13 months, the ladies at Common Sense became a second family. We never felt alone on the roller coaster to permanency. 13 years later, we still recommend them to anyone considering growing their family by way of adoption.”

“Common Sense was always on our side and took our feelings and beliefs into consideration when helping us with a child and the County. They have loving and respectful employees. They were very thorough to place the right child with our family and always took our concerns into account.”

“Common Sense provided us with a complete road map of the fostering and adoption programs available along with specific training to meet our needs. We have been blessed to foster several children in our home and now are working towards the goal of adoption. Despite the process having its ups and downs, Common Sense has provided us with steadfast, quality support from multiple team members. We are grateful we chose Common Sense as they have proven capable of meeting all our needs throughout our journey.”

“Being a foster parent is both challenging and rewarding. The support and guidance from Common Sense has helped us tremendously and has given us the confidence to keep our home open. The staff is always ready and willing to
help, and because of that we are extremely thankful, and proud to be with Common Sense.”

“We had such a positive experience fostering through Common Sense. Our social worker was open, honest, and a clear communicator. She advocated for answers on questions we had for the county and helped explain every court date to us. When we ultimately adopted our sons, we were so grateful to share in the joy with her in the courtroom and to have gone through this process with Common Sense.”

“Through our entire adoption journey, from the initial meetings to celebrating our son and finalized adoption and every peak and valley in between, the Common Sense team, particularly Lori, were simply amazing. Open and honest with our questions, realistic and reassuring during emotional moments, incredible sources of information and advocates for everyone involved in the adoption process. We are so thankful to have them as part of our adoption story.”

“My husband, James, and I found Common Sense through an internet search. It seemed like an organization that was willing to go out of its way to help any individual or couple, regardless of their identifiers, to create a family through the foster-to-adopt network. We found immediately that this was an organization of caring people who got to know us as a family and who sought a best match for us.
“Though the journey was admittedly emotional and difficult, the staff of Common Sense was there with us every step of the way and knew the details of the process. They were always there to act as liaisons for us to other agencies and to be our support system. Since our own foster to adopt experience, we have recommended Common Sense to several other friends seeking to go through the process, knowing that they would receive the same loving care.”

“Common Sense Adoption & Foster Care was so easy to work with, and made the process of not only fostering, but adopting from foster care simple. We felt their love and support throughout the entire 2+ year process, through the hard, the sad, and even the happy. They were there helping and guiding us every step of the way. We’d choose them again and again!”

“We adopted both of our daughters through Common Sense’s foster-to-adopt program. They also supported us with several emergency foster placements along the way. We found the application process a breeze through Common Sense. They were very informative about the process and provided detailed instruction to get us started. Their staff were beside us through every step of our journey. There were highs and there were lows. They were with us through celebration and tears. We found their guidance regarding placement and matching very helpful. They supported us in our decisions to say ‘yes’ to placements and accepted our ‘nos’ without question. We found them to be easily reachable by phone to talk through referrals, problems, and highlights of our journey. We felt very close to the staff and still do after making the decision to close as a resource family. We would definitely work with Common Sense again in the future if that is where our journey leads us.”