Welcome!

The mission of Red Thistle Adoptions is to unite children with adoptive families, while making the adoption process as affirmative and affordable as possible. If you have been thinking of increasing your family through adoption or wanting to learn more about the adoption process, we are here to offer our help and encouragement.

Our agency provides services for Oregon residents considering an independent adoption, working with a birthmother, adopting through a placing adoption agency, or a special needs adoption. We consider it a privilege to join with prospective parents as they celebrate family through adoption.

Red Thistle Adoptions is a non-profit, licensed adoption agency located in Salem, Oregon. We understand growing a family through adoption can be a prickly business. Like the hurt inflicted by the spines on a thistle, the adoption process can be painful. Yet both the plant and adopting can ultimately bring untold joy to all involved.
 
We believe every child deserves and needs a permanent, loving home. Our specialty is enabling prospective families to complete Oregon requirements for domestic, international, and special needs adoptions in an expedient and professional manner. Red Thistle is dedicated to fulfilling the biblical adage, “God sets the lonely in families” (Psalms 68:6).