Holt International & PairTree Partnership

Find home study services via Holt International in CA, PA, WA, IL, R, NJ, NY, IA, KS, MO, NE, SD, and WI.

We are thrilled to partner with Holt International to support your home study needs. Learn more about the next steps. 

1. Complete the Holt International application.

The first step in a home study is a completed and accepted application.

• Complete the application here.
• Holt will contact you to let you know if you're application has been accepted.

2. Complete the home study process guided by your Holt International social worker.

Find more information on their home study process here. For additional questions, find your Holt International contact. To learn more about the home study fees in your state, click your state!

California, Oregon & Washington

• Branch Director: Ann Cleary
• westcoastbranch@holtinternational.org

New Jersey & New York, and Pennsylvania

• Branch Director: Sama Alghali
• northeastbranch@holtinternational.org

Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wisconsin

• Branch Director: Jessica Groeneweg
• centralstates@holtinternational.org

3. Schedule time with Laurie Shelton (click here) to discuss additional ways PairTree can help you on your adoption journey.

Once your application is complete and accepted by Holt, schedule time on our calendar to discuss the next steps on your adoption journey like:

• Outreach tools via PairTree Connect, our personality-based connection and outreach platform that offers a variety of services that may include a personality-based profile, profile promotion on social media, a custom 22-page profile book, and access to cases/situations from other licensed adoption professionals.
• Legal representation
• Additional support and educational resources

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