Adoption Ottawa - The Adoption Source

About Us

The Adoption Source provides a wide range of adoption support services in the Greater Ottawa area and Eastern Ontario, Canada. Whether you are considering adopting a child or making an adoption plan for your expected child, The Adoption Source will guide you on your adoption journey. We serve all family groups for both non-relative and relative adoptions, and support all types of adoptions whether public, private, or international.

Helen Dawkes-Brown, B.A., B.S.W., RSW has been an approved adoption social worker under the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services since 1997 to complete adoption assessments. She is a member of the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers as well as the Ontario Association of Social Workers. Helen is the Chair of the Private Adoption Practitioners of Eastern Ontario. Over the decades she has been provided training to prospective adoptive parents (PRIDE) and has also been asked to provide assessments regarding the adopt-ability of older and special needs children to the courts. Helen also provides birth parent counselling for individuals considering adoption for their expected child. Helen also has extensive experience with public adoption and has provided post adoption services to individuals, families and groups.

Helen's work in private domestic and international adoption covers eastern Ontario and she provides services both in French and English. Helen feels honoured to have played a special part of hundreds of adoptions. With compassion, respect, and integrity, Helen will assist you on your adoption journey.

Lori Rosove, founder of The Adoption Source, is a registered social worker, educator and author. As an approved adoption practitioner in Ontario, Canada by the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, Lori had over 25 years experience in the field of adoption. She has proudly facilitated hundreds of adoptions over her career. In September, 2020 Lori retired from her adoption practice in order to pursue her passions in writing and teaching.

Services for Adoptive Parents

We will educate and prepare you for the challenges of adoptive parenting and will assist you in making an adoption plan that’s best for you. We will conduct your home study and liaise with adoption agencies and licensees in order to best facilitate your adoption plan. We will advocate on your behalf and assist you in completing your adoption plan. To learn more about these services, click here.

Services for Birth Parents

We will guide and support you in creating an adoption that you are most comfortable with. We will ensure that you are fully aware of your legal rights and that your wishes regarding the adoption of your child are honoured. We will liaise with adoption licensees, hospitals, and community services in order to best facilitate your adoption plan. To learn more about these services, click here.

Adoption Support

Adoption is a life long journey that can bring various challenges for all family members. To help reduce the stress you may be facing as an adoptive parent, we provide coaching, referrals to other professionals, workshops, and a monthly support group. To learn more about these services click here.

About our Logo

Our logo "Parent Embracing Child" reflects a parent protectively embracing their child, while the child reaches up to the parent for love and support. The colours represent core colours of life; green representing growth and blue representing strength as in the mighty ocean or vast sky. Circles play a big part in family, parenting, adoption and life itself. Together, the colours and circles are intended to be gender neutral as simply parent and child.