CHOICES has been in business 30 years in Victoria. The issue is a decline in the number of children available for international and domestic adoptions.
A dwindling number of children available for international adoption is being blamed for the closure of yet another adoption agency in B.C. — the second to end operations in six months.
The agency serves families wishing to pursue adoption domestically and internationally, as well as providing pregnancy counselling. CHOICES, which is based in Victoria, has been involved in the adoptions of more than 1,000 children in the 30 years it has been in existence. It was one of the first provincially licensed agencies.
Cowell said international adoption is volatile, and can change day to day. Many countries have stopped allowing international adoptions and are instead working to place children with families within their own borders. Domestic adoptions are also down, Cowell said. The primary reason for that is that people are deciding to parent their children instead of putting them up for adoption, Cowell said. Better access to birth control is another factor.
CHOICES and other licensed B.C. adoption agencies typically deal with adoptions from out of province or out of country, along with the adoption of B.C. children who have not been in ministry care. The Ministry of Children and Family Development oversees adoptions from foster care.
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