Adoptiehuis

What Adoptiehuis does

Adoptiehuis vzw is a Belgian non-profit association and the sole licensed domestic adoption service for the Flemish Region of Belgium, headquartered at Osystraat 39/0, 2060 Antwerp. Its license was established by the decree on domestic adoption approved by the Flemish Parliament on June 30, 2015 and in force since March 2016, granted and regulated by Opgroeien (the Flemish government agency formerly known as Kind & Gezin). The organization serves the three sides of the adoption triangle: women facing unplanned pregnancies (free, anonymous counseling on all options including self-parenting, abortion, foster care, and adoption), candidate adoptive parents (minimum age 25 and 15 years older than the child; heterosexual, same-sex, transgender, and single-parent households are eligible), and adopted persons (post-adoption identity/origin queries and dossier access from age 12 under guidance). It also operates a wholly-owned adjacent subsidiary, the Zoekregister, for search-and-reunion work on adoptions arranged outside the licensed system.

The service portfolio spans four core lines: Begeleiding (pregnancy counseling), Bemiddeling (matching and placement of children born in Belgium, with mediation agreements and administrative-legal handling), Nazorg (unlimited post-adoption care for all parties, including age-specific interventions at ages 3, 6, and 8, ONT-days for adopted children aged 6-18, family days, and individual counseling), and the Zoekregister search service. A multidisciplinary team of approximately 13 professionals — directors, psycho-social counselors, jurists, doctors, and administrative staff — delivers the services in Dutch, French, English, and German. Distribution is direct: a single Antwerp office, telephone, toll-free helpline (0800 62 307), anonymous chat via [email protected], and a multilingual website, with candidate adopters required to register first with the Vlaams Centrum Adoptie (VCA) and complete mandatory formation through Steunpunt Adoptie.

The revenue model is non-commercial: partial government wage subsidies from Opgroeien cover licensed-services payroll, candidate adoptive parents pay a regulated contribution toward mediation costs, and the organization solicits public donations and sponsorship to close the funding gap. There is no equity capital, venture or private equity investment, or publicly disclosed financial performance; the entity is a vereniging zonder winstoogmerk operating under the regulatory oversight of the Flemish government with the explicit mission to keep adoption affordable and to provide lifelong aftercare rather than to maximize financial return.

Name

Adoptiehuis

Legal name

Adoptiehuis vzw

Website

https://adoptiehuis.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Adoptiehuis vzw is the sole licensed domestic adoption service for the Flemish Region of Belgium, providing confidential pregnancy counseling, mediation and matching for children born in Belgium, unlimited lifelong post-adoption care, and the Zoekregister search service, operating as a non-profit under Opgroeien oversight from its Antwerp headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adoption and Family Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Diaspora, Family Reunification & Case Management Services (BPADAHAM)

Keywords

• Domestic adoption mediation
• Post-adoption support
• Pregnancy counseling services
• Adoption search register
• Psychosocial adoption services

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerpen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government subsidies: The organization receives partial salary subsidies from the government (Opgroeien/Kind & Gezin) to fund its operations. As a vzw (non-profit association), Adoptiehuis relies heavily on public funding to sustain its licensed adoption services.
2. Candidate adopter contributions: Candidate adoptive parents pay a contribution to cover part of the adoption process costs. The organization states it aims to keep the cost of adoption affordable for adoptive parents.
3. Donations and sponsorship: Adoptiehuis accepts gifts and sponsorship from the public. Donations can be made to bank account BE13 5230 8002 1439.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Adoptiehuis is the sole licensed domestic adoption service in the Flemish Region of Belgium, regulated by Opgroeien (Kind & Gezin). It provides confidential psychosocial counseling for women facing unplanned pregnancies, mediates domestic adoptions by matching children born in Belgium with prospective adoptive parents, and delivers unlimited lifelong post-adoption support (nazorg) to birth parents, adopted persons, and adoptive families. The organization also operates the Zoekregister, a search register for individuals adopted outside of recognized channels to trace their biological families.

Product overview

Adoptiehuis is a pluralistic, licensed domestic adoption service in Flanders, Belgium, regulated by Opgroeien (Kind & Gezin). The organization operates as a single integrated service offering counseling for pregnant women considering adoption options, domestic adoption mediation, and comprehensive post-adoption support (nazorg). Key service components include: Begeleiding for pregnant women and families, Bemiddeling for matching children with adoptive families, the Zoekregister for tracing birth families, Infoavonden information sessions, and ONT-dagen youth activities. All services are provided by a multidisciplinary professional team with unlimited aftercare available to all parties in the adoption triangle (birth parents, adopted individuals, and adoptive parents).

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Begeleiding zwangere vrouwen (Counseling for Pregnant Women) Free, confidential counseling for women in Flanders with unplanned or unwanted pregnancies, helping them explore all available options (self-parenting, abortion, foster care, or adoption) with psychosocial, medical-pragmatic, and administrative support during and after pregnancy. Available anonymously via chat, phone, and in-person.
• Binnenlandse Adoptie Bemiddeling (Domestic Adoption Mediation) Facilitates domestic adoption in Belgium by matching children born in Belgium with prospective adoptive parents, handling the intake, mediability assessment, group sessions, matching and placement process, and full administrative and legal processing of the adoption.
• Nazorg (Post-Adoption Support) Unlimited lifelong aftercare services for adopted individuals, birth parents, and adoptive parents including individual counseling, adoption booklets sent at age 6, structured follow-up conversations at ages 3 and 8, annual family days, ONT-days for youth, and age-appropriate check-ins. Provided at no charge.
• Zoekregister (Search Register) A specialized search service operated by Adoptiehuis (via zoekregister.be) that helps adopted individuals find their birth families and helps birth parents find their adopted children, particularly for cases not handled through recognized adoption agencies. Facilitates contact if both parties consent.
• Infoavonden (Information Sessions) Twice-yearly free, non-binding information evenings about domestic adoption, aimed at prospective adoptive parents and professionals wanting to learn about the adoption process in Flanders.
• ONT-dagen (Adopted Youth Days) Supervised activity days for adopted children aged 6-18 where they can interact with peers and discuss adoption topics, with separate programs for different age groups including teenagers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Unlimited lifelong post-adoption care for all parties — birth parents, adopted persons, and adoptive parents
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Opgroeien (Kind & Gezin)coreOthersAdoptiehuis is licensed (vergund) by Opgroeien, the Flemish government agency responsible for child and family services (formerly Kind & Gezin). Opgroeien sets the regulatory framework for domestic adoption in the Flemish Region and oversees the service's compliance.
• Vlaams Centrum Adoptie (VCA)coreOthersThe VCA registers all candidate adoptive parents and directs them through the adoption procedure. Adoptiehuis works closely with the VCA; adoptive parents must notify the VCA of their choice of Adoptiehuis as their adoption service before mediation can begin.
• Steunpunt AdoptiecoreOthersSteunpunt Adoptie organizes information sessions and the mandatory formation (training) that all candidate adoptive parents must complete before they can apply to the family court. Adoptiehuis works with Steunpunt Adoptie as part of the standardized adoption pathway. Address: Raas Van Gaverestraat 67b, 9000 Gent, 078/15 13 27.
• VAG vzw (Vereniging voor Adoptiekind en Gezin)minorOthersVAG vzw advocates for the interests of adopted children and adoptive families. Adoptiehuis links to VAG on its website as a resource for adoptive parents and children. Contact: [email protected].
• Zoekregister (operated by Adoptiehuis)coreOthersThe Zoekregister is a separate operation run by Adoptiehuis for people who were adopted outside the licensed adoption service system (e.g., anonymous births or adoptions arranged by individuals). The search register helps locate birth families and facilitates contact if both parties consent. Website: zoekregister.be.
• A-buddy.beminorOthersA-buddy.be is an online support project for and with adopted persons. Adoptiehuis references this resource on its website as a support tool for geadopteerden.
• Binnenlandsgeadopteerd vzwminorOthersBinnenlandsgeadopteerd vzw is an organization run by and for domestically adopted persons in Belgium, advocating for the rights and interests of Belgian domestic and Sous-X adopted individuals. Adoptiehuis links to this organization on its website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Binnenlandsgeadopteerd vzw: Belgian organization run by and for domestically adopted persons; advocates for rights and interests of Belgian domestic and Sous-X adoptees; an ecosystem partner linked from Adoptiehuis.
• SOS Children's Villages Belgium: International non-profit operating alternative care and family support programs in Belgium; comparable child and family welfare mission but with different care models (foster/village rather than adoption).

Direct peers

• VAG vzw (Vereniging voor Adoptiekind en Gezin): Belgian advocacy and support organization for adopted children and adoptive families; an ecosystem partner in the Flemish adoption landscape.
• Vlaams Centrum Adoptie (VCA): Government registration and coordination body for all candidate adoptive parents in Flanders; candidate adopters must register with VCA before being routed to Adoptiehuis for domestic mediation.
• Steunpunt Adoptie vzw: Organizes the mandatory preparation/training courses for all candidate adoptive parents in Flanders; operates upstream of Adoptiehuis in the same adoption pathway.
• Centrum voor Adoptie en Tussenpersonen (CAT): Another licensed Belgian adoption service focused on inter-country adoption; comparable in mission and scope but operates in the international rather than domestic adoption stream.

Broad incumbents

• Kind en Gezin (Opgroeien): The Flemish government agency that licenses and regulates Adoptiehuis; oversees the broader child and family policy framework under which domestic adoption operates.
• CAW (Centrum Algemeen Welzijnswerk): Network of Flemish social welfare centers providing counseling on pregnancy, family conflict, and life challenges; comparable in supporting women with unplanned pregnancies and psychosocial counseling.

Regional players

• Ray of Hope vzw: Belgian non-profit providing family and child welfare support services, including crisis support; comparable mission in supporting vulnerable families and children.
• Stichting Adoptievoorzieningen (Dutch adoption services): Dutch national adoption services offering comparable mediation, preparation, and post-adoption support; operates in a different jurisdiction but follows similar regulatory models.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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