Adoption Agency Ratings

We adopted our son domestically through another agency and came to ACSD for our second adoption. What a difference! Sarah is compassionate and savvy - both necessary traits for a smooth adoption. She is truly on everybody's side - her love for birthmothers is evident as is her appreciation of adoptive parents. In comparison to our previous experience, ACSD offers far more support and counseling to both birthmothers and adoptive parents. There is a higher level of professionalism as well. I give my highest recommendation to ACSD and Sarah, the adoption facilitator.

I can't say enough good things about Sarah Jensen Elhoff and the Adoption Center of San Diego. She helped us adopt a healthy baby boy. She cares about everyone involved in the process, the birth family, the adoptive family and the adoptees. When you choose the Adoption Center of San Diego, it's like joining a big family. They give the same warm, attentive and organized care to everyone they work with. Sarah has a fantastic team to help you through the process and offers support groups and seminars for both birthmoms and adoptive parents to give you the tools you need for a successful adoption. The Adoption Center of San Diego has been around for a long time and Sarah is an expert facilitator. We hope to adopt again through them in the future. Choosing the Adoption Center of San Diego will change your life.

My husband and I did a lot of research on adoption before we selected the SD Adoption Center. The moment we met Sarah Jensen, the Director, we fell in love with her and her mission ---"pro family" and the love she pours over her birth mothers and adopting families.

The adoption process can feel impersonal and 'business-like' but NOT with Sarah and the San Diego Adoption Center. There were several reasons we decided to adopt our baby through Sarah. The first and foremost reason is she loves, loves, loves her families...her birth families and her adoptiong families. She does everything she can to support them and give them all of the resources and support they need. And she stays in contact with these families for years, knows them personally, and remains a support in their lives when they need her. She also does what I would consider a smaller number of adoptions per year, typically between 20-25, so it's more of a 'boutique' feel, unlike some adoption agencies that do hundreds of adoptions per year. That wa snot for us...this type of agency made us feel like a number with no personalization. The final reason that we felt so strongly about in selecting SD Adoption Center -- Sarah offered us a monthly support group with other adopting couples...and it was so wonderful! We didn't realize how much the support helped prepare us while we faithfully waited to be matched with our son. After 8 months, we were matched and we now have a beautiful, healthy son who just celebrated his first bithday. We are getting ready to adopt our second child and we would not even consider going through anyone else other than Sarah and SD Adoption Center. We love you Sarah!!!

My husband and I walked into the orientation for the Adoption Center of San Diego confused and not knowing where to go in terms of adoption. Sarah, the Facilitator, was incredible. She walked us through the entire process, made us feel incredibly comfortable, and showed EQUAL care to her adoptive families AND birth families...making us feel very good all around. It was clear to us that she has only loving intentions and feels "called" to do this type of work. Our end result was a beautiful little boy who is, now, the center of our world. The process was smooth and we were very blessed to have her and the Adoption Center of San Diego as a resource. Definitely recommend checking out!