Special Link Adoption Agency

Special Link, Inc. is a licensed child placing agency and nonprofit adoption information and linking network. Based in a church, this Christian ministry was borne out of tragedy and is proof that God does turn our "mourning into dancing" and our Ashes into Gold. It originally began for the adoption of "harder to place” children, primarily Black and Biracial infants, but has grown to encompass infants of all races, older children, sibling groups and special needs children as well. We have the privilege of bringing together adoption professionals, prospective adoptive couples, birth mothers, and these very special children. In its first five years of service (started in 1997), Special Link helped place over 100 babies into loving adoptive homes. We can give birthmothers the facts about adoption and provide them with Hope, Help and Compassion in this time of need. We can also work with them throughout their pregnancy and assist with an adoption plan, if they so choose. We also help prospective adoptive families of any race understand the joys of adopting, and adopting across racial and cultural lines. We give them facts that dispel the myths, guidance in the adoption process, and can connect them with resources to assist them. As a strong advocate for open adoption, Special Link also educates birth and adoptive families on the benefits and blessings of the Open Adoption option. Founded and located in the Upstate of South Carolina, the need is so great that attorneys and families throughout the U.S. are now calling Special Link to receive our services.