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Adoption Ark is a licensed
child welfare agency based in Illinois and California. It specializes in
placements from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Uganda, Ghana, Hungary, Nepal, and
Bulgaria. The agency has placed more than 500 children in slightly more than
one year. Adoption Ark offers Illinois residents the advantages of having a
licensed and local office that conducts home studies and assists clients
throughout the process. Seminars are offered monthly. For more information, go
to www.adoptionark.org, or contact Ellen Taylor, Coordinator of Home Study
Services, at (847) 215-2755 ext. 5 , or via e-mail at homestudy@adoptionark.org. Adoption Ark is a
licensed child welfare agency based in Illinois and California. It specializes
in placements from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Lithuania, and
Bulgaria. The agency has placed more than 500 children in slightly more than
one year. Adoption Ark offers Illinois residents the advantages of having a
licensed and local office that conducts home studies and assists clients
throughout the process. Seminars are offered monthly. For more information, go
to www.adoptionark.com,
or contact Ellen Taylor, Coordinator of Home Study Services, at (847) 215-2755
ext. 5, or via e-mail at homestudy@adoptionark.org
The Adoption Consultancy provides education, information and guidance throughout the adoption process. We work across the country to enable you to safely adopt a newborn within 3 - 12 months. Call at 813-681-6232 or email at info@theadoptionconsultancy.com. For more information go to www.theadoptionconsultancy.com.
Adoption Day Cards! Do you know where to go to find them? Go to Adoption Card Shop - it's a fun and convenient place to find a wonderful assortment of cards for your special day.
Adoption Learning Partners offers web-based educational adoption resources for professionals, parents, adopted individuals, and the families that love them. They offer an array of interactive, e-learning courses that are designed to increase each person's understanding of the joys and challenges of adoption. The courses can help prepare people for becoming an adoptive family, or help adoptive families with growing children gain new skills. Their courses also help social service professionals to meet a variety of new and ongoing training requirements set forth by federal and state governments and professional licensing associations. To contact them, please call 800-566-3995 or email at info@AdoptionLearningPartners.org. Check out our website: www.adoptionlearningpartners.org
Adoption Pediatrics, Todd Ochs, M.D., reviews referrals; offers pre-adoption consultations, post-adoption evaluations; and continuing pediatric care; and consults with pediatricians and family doctors. He is a frequent speaker to adoption groups at the local, national, and international level. He can be reached at his medical office at (773) 769-4600, or at his home office at (773) 907-8864.
The Adoption Preservation Program of Metropolitan Family Services offers post-adoption counseling services free of charge by licensed professionals who understand the dynamics of a family created by adoption, whether domestic, international, or relative adoption. They are a private, nonsectarian, nonprofit agency. For more information, contact Jackie Wolfe at (630) 784-4819.
Adoptive Families
of Michiana is your source for domestic, international,
foster-care and transracial adoption information in NW Indiana and SW
Michigan. Also, visit their site to purchase fair-trade Mayan
handicrafts--one hundred percent of the proceeds from each purchase is
used to buy school supplies for the children of Santa Elena, Guatemala
and surrounding villages. Great gifts
and keepsakes, handmade in Guatemala! For more information, visit the website: http://adoptivefamiliesofmichiana.com/
Adoptive Families Magazine, the award-winning national adoption magazine, is the
leading adoption information source for families before, during, and
after adoption. www.adoptivefamiles.com
Adoptive Families Today is a support group
located in Illinois for prospective adoptive parents, adoptive parents,
adoption professionals and all those interested in adoption. www.adoptivefamiliestoday.org
Kimberly Backman
is a practicing adoption attorney and represents both birthmothers and
adoptive parents in the State of Illinois. Through the use of the
Internet she has been very successful in locating birthmothers outside
of Illinois and connecting them with clients within the Illinois. She
can be reached at (630) 472-1750 or via e-mail at backim@aol.com.
Ballard, Desai, Bush-Joseph & Horwich is a law firm that was founded by three attorneys who became parents themselves through adoption or infertility treatment. The firm practices only in the area of adoption and reproductive technology law. For more information, contact Shelley Ballard or Nidhi Desai at (312) 673-5312, or visit the firm's website at www.infertility-law.com.
Barefoot Books celebrates art and story that opens the hearts and minds of children from all walks of life. Founded in 1993 by two working mothers, Barefoot Books is an independent publisher that enjoys an international reputation for the quality of its products, and for the importance it places on creativity,diversity and an acceptance of the world's many traditions. Host a party or special event and earn free books or cash for your adoption fund or become a stallholder yourself and earn even more! Visit the website at www.barefootartandstory.com or contact Carla Moats at (630)886-9294 or carlamoats@mybarefootbooks.com. Go Barefoot!
Bethany Christian Services in Chicago offers informational meetings on its domestic and international adoption programs. The meetings discuss questions and concerns regarding adoption, the changes in adoption -- particularly with openness with birthparents, networking, and many other issues. For information, contact Merriona Pierce at (773) 264-0200 or visit www.bethany.org
Bridge Communications offers training programs for families, agencies, and association meetings. General adoption issues and transracial adoptions (including international) are covered for prospective adoptive families as well as families who have already adopted transracially who want practical ideas now that their children are past infancy. Call for information on upcoming seminars at 312-316-5505, visit www.bridgecommunications.org, or e-mail Bridgecom@core.com
Catholic Charities Intercountry Adoption program offers opportunities for beginning or expanding your families. It is an appealing option for both younger and older, single or married couples. The program allows families to adopt from 15 different countries, covering Central and South America, Eastern Europe, and different parts of Asia. Interested persons of any religious, racial, or ethnic background are invited to free presentations held monthly in Chicago. Call (312) 655-7086 to reserve your space.
The Center for Family Building is a nontraditional, Illinois and Indiana licensed agency specializing is U.S. adoptions. The agency helps clients to locate a child available for adoption and handles all the arrangements. Clients typically reach their adoption goals within six to 12 months. Services are available to individuals all over the United States, regardless of religion, age, length of marriage, or any other arbitrary criteria. For more information, call (847) 869-1518 or visit the website at www.centerforfamily.com.
Children's Home Society & Family Services (CHSFS) helps struggling families stay strong and care for their children. They help children without families find permanent, loving homes through adoption. Visit their website at www.chsfs.org or call 651-646-7771.
Children's Home & Aid Society has been working with families and providing adoption services since 1883. CHASI offers monthly orientation meetings for information on our international, domestic, and waiting children adoption programs. For more information, call (773) 862-5999 or (815) 962-1043.
The Cradle is a private, state licensed, nonsectarian adoption agency based in Evanston, IL. The Cradle conducts free monthly informational meetings on domestic, international and African American adoption programs throughout the Chicagoland area. For more information, visit The Cradle's website at www.cradle.org or call us at (847) 475-5800.
EuroAsian Adoption Consultants
is fully staffed and licensed to handle all your international adoption
needs, including homestudy, parent education, Illinois DCFS and
US immigration requirements. EuroAsian partners with EAC in placing
children from Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and China. Free information
meetings are held in our Schaumburg office one Saturday morning and one
Thursday evening each month. Call Mary House at 224-353-6241 to
register or visit the website at www.euroasianadoption.com.
European Adoption Consultants is a not-for-profit, nonsectarian adoption agency specializing in international adoption, based in Ohio, with a licensed office in Illinois. Programs include Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Vietnam, and Guatemala. Homestudies are available locally in the local office, EuroAsian Adoption Consultants. Free seminars are held monthly at the Illinois Regional Office. For more information, contact Trish Janosy at (630) 836-8613. Visit the website at http://www.eaci.com.
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, founded in 1996, is a national not-for-profit organization devoted to improving adoption policy and practice.
Family Counseling Clinic is a non profit agency specializing in the adoption of infants and young children. FCC staff has extensive experience with both domestic and international adoptions. FCC offers programs in China, Poland, Russia, Bulgaria, and Azerbaijan. Free informational meetings are held twice a month at the Mundelein office and in St. Charles. Call (847) 566-7121 to register.
Family Resource Center in Chicago offers a variety of programs for adoptive families, including domestic (traditional and agency-assisted) and homestudy services for any international or domestic adoption. FRC also provides services for birthparents considering an adoption plan. Call (773) 334-2300 for information on upcoming seminars, or visit the website at http://www.f-r-c.org.
Cassandra Firkins, LCSW, is the Program Coordinator and a psychotherapist at House Calls Counseling. She is an experienced trainer who has provided local and national training to Child Welfare professionals, Foster Parents and elementary school students. Ms. Firkins works with individuals, couples, and families. She has worked with a culturally diverse group of individuals. Cassy focuses on treatment of survivors of abuse and neglect, post partum issues, attachment and early childhood development. Contact her at intake@hcbch.com or at 847-256-2000.
Gift of Adoption is a national charitable organization that inspires
adoption by providing grants to qualified parents – giving children who
need families a permanent home and a chance to thrive.The Gift of Adoption provides grant amounts up to $7,500.Visit www.giftofadoption.org or email info@giftofadoption.org more information.
Glenkirk Adoption Services is a licensed child welfare agency that works with couples and singles to complete the necessary paperwork and fulfill the legal requirement of adoption. The agency specializes in conducting home studies for prospective adoptive parents. For more information, call Laura Fiske at (847) 394-2171, ext. 25, or the home study supervisor at (847) 272-5111, ext. 152.
Hands Around The World Culture Camps offers week-long day camps held in July for children age 5 and older. Programs include: African American, China, Eastern European, KISS (a Korean, Indian, Southeast Asian Spectacular) Latin American, and a multicultural experience for teens called The Cutting Edge. Featuring specialized hands-on classes in culture, ethnic cooking, arts and crafts, native animals, traditional music and dance, language, martial arts, and ethnic games, camp provides a fun and safe environment that allows adopted children to share their common experiences, make lasting friendships, learn about their rich heritage and traditions, and develop positive identities. e-mail: HANDSATW@aol.com webpage: www.handsaroundtheworld.com
House Calls Counseling, Chicagoland’s premier provider of psychotherapy
in the comfort of the home, is a human services organization dedicated
to promoting the emotional and mental health of children, teenagers,
adults, couples, and families. To contact, please call: 847.256.2000
or email intake@hcbch.com or visit the website www.housecallscounseling.com
Journeys of the Heart--Illinois offers international and domestic adoption services. For information on their international program, call (630) 469-4367; for domestic, call (630) 545-0542. JOH can be reached via e-mail at JOHChicago@aol.com.
KAtCH was built to support, lead, and develop the adult Korean
adoptee
community in Chicago. In addition to this focus, they are also
passionate about building bridges between families and parents of
adoptees, the Korean American community in Chicago, and the
international Korean adoptee community. www.katchicago.com
Mary Kennedy,
attorney at law, announces the opening of her office in Cary, McHenry
County, Illinois. She represents adoptive families and individuals
involved in administrative hearings before state agencies, including
foster care license revocations, indicated reports of child abuse or
neglect, DCFS service appeals, and related matters. Contact her at
(847) 462-0806 or via e-mail at MaryKKennedy@worldnet.att.net.
Law Offices of Michelle M. Hughes is a law firm that primarily practices in the area of adoption (agency, agency assisted, DCFS, related, private, and international readopts). Michelle Hughes is an adoption attorney, founder of Bridge Communications, Co-Chair of the Confidential Intermediary Advisory Council for DCFS, and a fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. For more information contact her at 312-857-7287 or hugheslaw@mindspring.com.
Law Offices of Sally Wildman,
through principal Sally Wildman, is known for its primary focus on
adoption law since 1985. The firm's practice includes all types of
adoption, consultations on assisted reproduction issues, and
representation of adult adoptees. A member of the American Academy of
Adoption Attorneys, Sally is a past chair of the American Bar
Association Adoption Committee. The firm is based in Chicago with a
Northbrook location. Contact Sally at (312) 726-9214 or loswildman@aol.com. Also, read her latest newsletter on her website: www.SWildmanLaw.com
Lifelink offers free informational meetings on international adoption from China, Korea, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Ukraine, Russia, India, Bulgaria, and the Philippines on the first Tuesday of the month at 331 S. York Road, Bensenville. Call (630) 521-8262 for more information.
Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois is a licensed non-profit agency with offices in several Chicagoland and downstate locations providing adoption services for those interested in identified adoption, interstate adoption, intercountry adoption, and post-placement services. For more information go to http://www.lcfs.org or for a personal telephone consultation, contact Laurie Lawton at (708) 771-7180 ext. 228.
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois is a licensed, nonprofit agency with offices in several locations around the Chicago area and throughout Illinois. LSSI offers adoption services that include international, special needs, and infant adoption. For more information, call (888) 671-0300, or go to http://www.adoptionillinois.org.
Sheila Maloney
is an adoption attorney who handles many types of adoptions, including:
private, agency, agency-assisted, recognition of foreign decrees,
related (step-parent) and DCFS adoptions. She represents adoptive
parents and birthparents with their adoption plans. Sheila has been in
practice for over 20 years and is a member of the American Academy of
Adoption Attorneys, the Chicago Bar Association and past chair of the
Professional Advisory Board of Resolve. She can be reached at 630-
570-5050 or stmesq@msn.com. To learn more about Sheila & her services, visit her website at www.iladoptionlawyer.com
Midwest Adoption Center provides a wide range of services to children, adults, and families touched by foster care or adoption. Programs include clinical services such as individual, marital, and family counseling. MAC also provides search and reunion services through two programs delivered under contract with DCFS. Offices are located in Des Plaines and Long Grove. For more information, call (847) 298-9096 or visit the website at http://www.macadopt.org.
Kathleen Hogan Morrison, Attorney at Law. The
law office of Kathleen Hogan Morrison is committed to providing its
individual and agency clients with creative, experienced, and
compassionate legal services. They provide services in: Adoption,
Adoption Agency Representation, Interstate Compact on the Placement of
Children (ICPC), Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), Legislative
Initiative, and Alternative Reproductive Technology (Surrogacy). To
contact, please call 312-977-4477 or email k.morrison@adoptionattorneys.org. More information may also be found on: www.chicagoadoptionattorney.com
My Creations Company offers a variety of personalized stories for one-of-a-kind families just like yours. You give us specific names and places and we deliver a book with a customized story and illustrations. Your book will be the only one of its kind; distinctive for you and your child(ren). Visit www.mycreationsbooks.com for more information.
NogginPower2 was established to disseminate the best knowledge
available on how to raise healthy young people into happy, productive
adults. They do this in many ways and in many areas of a healthy
lifestyle, from education to physical activity to self-image and provide programs,
intervention and outreach directly to youth, parents, schools and other
institutions/agencies helping youth. Visit nogginpower2.com for more information or visit the website of Dr. John Mayer. Dr. Mayer is the chief clinical consultant to NogginPower2 and
has been a practicing clinical psychologist for over 25 years.
On Your Feet Foundation - Founded by people who care deeply about adoption, they help Illinois and Indiana birth parents (after placing a child for adoption) find their footing and confidently step forward into the future. For more information call 847-433-7820 or send an email oyff7820@aol.com. Website: www.oyff.org
Denise J. Patton
is an adoption attorney and member of the American Academy of Adoption
Attorneys. Devoting her practice almost exclusively to adoption issues,
she represents adoptive parents in all types of adoptions. For more
information, visit her website at ILadoptionattorney.com or call her for a free phone consultation at (847) 995-7003.
PEAR - Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform. PEAR started as a
grassroots group of adoptive and prospective adoptive parents who came
together to discuss the lack of a unified, respected voice for adoptive
families. Their mission is to provide a
voice for prospective and adoptive parents. www.pear-now.org
Reaching Out thru International Adoption offers free symposiums on adoption every other month. Reaching Out specializes in adoption from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Guatemala, Russia, Ukraine, and Vietnam. For more information, contact (314) 971-3073 or wieschhaus@yahoo.com.
The Red Thread is to provide orphans with medical care. They are a 501(c)3 charitable organization which offers a variety of unique gift items for sale and conducts fundraisers to support their mission. Also see their blog.
SDG Adoption and Child Advocacy Center is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to working with families and children who have special needs to obtain educational and related services. They also consult with families on long range plans for their children including trusts and guardianship arrangements. Call 630-969-8000 or visit sdgchildadvocacy.org for contact information.
St. Mary's Services is a State of Illinois, licensed, non-profit 501 (c) (3), child welfare agency. St. Mary's was founded in 1887 by the Episcopal Sisters of St. Mary. Our services include maternity counseling, domestic and international adoptions. Please visit our website at: www.stmaryservices.com for information on our monthly domestic and international orientation meetings or contact Jamie Hammer at 847-870-8181 during the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm. email jhammer@stmaryservices.com
Small World Adoption Foundation of Missouri, Inc. is a licensed international adoption agency specializing in Eastern European adoption, from the countries of Russia and Ukraine.
Sunny Ridge Family Center is offering free monthly adoption orientation meetings to educate families about adoption options and opportunities. The meetings cover China, intercountry, domestic, and biracial programs as well as the home study process, foster care licensing, and cultural considerations. Call (630) 668-5117, ext. 211, or visit the website at http://www.sunnyridge.org.
The Ties Program is a travel program for adoptive families who would like to visit their child's country of birth, and travel in a supportive environment with other adoptive families. For more than a decade, they have specialized in customized international adoption journeys that are nurturing, "adoption aware", child centered and fun! Visit www.adoptivefamilytravel.com
Theresa Reid writes of her two girls adopted from Russia in Two Little Girls, A Memoir of Adoption. Find out more by visiting Theresa's website www.theresareidbooks.com
World Child International offers monthly informational meetings and private consultations to Chicago-area families interested in learning more about international adoption. The free two-hour presentation is offered on the first Tuesday of every month. World Child, in operation since 1981, is a not-for-profit child placing agency specializing in international adoption and humanitarian aid to children in more than ten countries including Russia, Ukraine, China, Vietnam, Guatemala, and Peru. Call Susan Schroering at (708) 848-6727 or visit the website at www.worldchild.org
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