OA&FS is now a program of Boys & Girls Aid
We are thrilled to share that we are now officially a program of Boys & Girls Aid. Below is a press release distributed by Boys & Girls Aid today:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Boys & Girls Aid Announces Merger with Open Adoption & Family Services
The two longtime providers of all-options pregnancy counseling and child-centered open adoptions come together to expand services and better meet the needs of adoptees, expectant parents, birth parents, and adoptive families in Oregon and Washington.
PORTLAND, Ore. — November 3, 2025 — Boys & Girls Aid, Oregon’s first and longest-running child welfare agency, is proud to announce that it has finalized a merger with Open Adoption & Family Services, one of the Pacific Northwest’s leading providers of all-options pregnancy counseling and child-centered open adoption services.
Boys & Girls Aid has partnered with Open Adoption & Family Services since the organization’s founding in 1985, collaborating on adoption placements for children up to the age of three and serving together on professional committees to advance best practices in adoption. Through this merger, the two agencies will combine their expertise and streamline services to better meet the evolving needs of adoptees, expectant parents, birth parents, and families across our community.
The timing of the merger aligns with the departure of Open Adoption & Family Services’ Executive Director, Suzie Williams, who announced her plans to retire in August of this year.
“Serving Open Adoption & Family Services — and the people at its center — for more than three decades has been the honor of a lifetime. It is abundantly clear that the services we offer are both unique and deeply needed, and I’m incredibly proud of our work and the impact we’ve had on the communities we serve,” said Williams. “I’m grateful we have found a trusted partner to carry our mission forward. Open Adoption & Family Services is in good hands and will be well supported by the excellent leadership team at Boys & Girls Aid.”
Open Adoption & Family Services was established four decades ago with a mission to promote openness in adoption. The organization joins Boys & Girls Aid’s infant adoption program, which has been a leading provider of infant adoptions and pregnancy support services for more than 80 years. The program will continue under the name “Open Adoption & Family Services, a program of Boys & Girls Aid,” where it will carry forward the aligned approach and values of the two organizations. Key members of the Open Adoption & Family Services team will remain in place, working alongside Boys & Girls Aid’s leadership to ensure a smooth transition and uninterrupted support for clients and waiting families.
“For more than 140 years, Boys & Girls Aid has been committed to ensuring children find permanent, loving families and lifelong stability. The merger with Open Adoption & Family Services reflects this mission and represents a dedicated path forward for our infant adoption and all-options counseling services,” says Andrea Logan Sanders, President & CEO at Boys & Girls Aid. “Our agencies have worked collaboratively since OAFS opened in 1985 and are philosophically aligned in our beliefs around centering the adoptee and promoting openness, inclusivity, and reproductive choice. We are honored to have the opportunity to carry forward the exceptional work that has been done by Open Adoption & Family Services and to weave it into the fabric of Boys & Girls Aid.”
With this merger, Boys & Girls Aid is poised to strengthen its role as a highly respected provider and leading voice in shaping the ongoing evolution of adoption services, ensuring adoptees, expectant parents, birth parents, and families receive compassionate, high-quality support for decades to come.
About Boys & Girls Aid:
Founded in 1885, Boys & Girls Aid is driven by the mission to ensure children and youth find permanent, loving families and lifelong stability. The agency’s services impact the lives of more than 1,000 young people and families every year. Through a diverse range of programs including foster care, permanency and adoption support, and shelter and housing services, Boys & Girls Aid advocates for and provides the care necessary to ensure children, young people, and families thrive. The agency’s mission goes beyond placing children with families; it’s about creating lasting stability, connections, and support that endure a lifetime. Learn more at www.boysandgirlsaid.org.
About Open Adoption & Family Services:
Forty years ago, Open Adoption & Family Services was established as the first and only adoption agency in Oregon founded on the mission of promoting openness in adoption. Open Adoption & Family Services supports people in exploring all their pregnancy options in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. When the choice is adoption, the agency facilitates child-centered open adoptions and assists birth parents and adoptive parents as they create healthy, long-term relationships that address the ongoing needs of the child. Open Adoption & Family Services provides ongoing support to all members of the adoption constellation. Learn more at www.openadopt.org.
Media Contact:
Angie Fenske, Chief Advancement Officer, Boys & Girls Aid
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