Adoption Services - 101 results

Adoption Preservation: Provides adoptive families with crisis intervention, family counseling, case management, support groups and more to help strengthen adoptive families.

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Adoption Counseling and Support

ADOPTION | ABC COUNSELING AND FAMILY SERVICES

705 East Lincoln Street, Suite 303, Normal, IL, 61761

(309) 451-9495

https://www.abccounseling.org

Provides adoption services that include, home studies for adoptions and foster licensing, direct hospital placement adoptions, adoption seminars, support groups during adoption waiting period and adoption support for birth parents.

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Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups

Adoption Services

Adoption Evaluation/Placement | Christian Family Services, Inc. Illinois Office

9955 Bunkum Road, Fairview Heights, IL , 62208

618-397-7678

https://www.stlcfs.org

Provide home study and supervision services to families adopting domestically and internationally and placement of children domestically.

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Adoption Evaluation/Placement

Adoption Information/Referrals | State of Illinois: Department of Children and Family Services Sparta Office

202 West Jackson Street, Suite B, Sparta, IL , 62286

618-443-4317

https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/aboutus/Pages/phoneDirectory.aspx

Adoption and Foster Parent Hotline: Provides an adoption and foster parent hotline for information on adoption, guardianship, foster parenting and referrals.

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Adoption Information/Referrals

ADOPTION SERVICES | CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY SOLUTIONS, THE

815 2nd Street, La Salle, IL, 61301

(815) 223-4007

https://www.cyfsolutions.org/services/adoption

Serves families interested in adopting a legally free child.

Allows birth parents and adoptive parents to design an adoption plan that is in the best interest of the child, and recognizes the importance of the adoptive parents and birth parents developing an on-going relationship. Services include:

-- Counseling young women who are pregnant.

-- Adoption orientations.

-- Adoption home studies for domestic and international adoptions, as well as for special needs adoptions.

-- Post-placement supervision.

-- Finalization services.

-- Ongoing support groups.

-- Adoption searches.

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Adoptive Family Recruitment

Adoption Services

Adoption Information/Referrals | State of Illinois: Department of Children and Family Services Alton Office

200 North Center Drive, Suite D, Alton, IL , 62002

618-466-7014

https://www.state.il.us/dcfs

Adoption and Foster Parent Hotline: Provides an adoption and foster parent hotline for information on adoption, guardianship, foster parenting and referrals.

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Adoption Information/Referrals

POST-ADOPTION SUPPORT | CRADLE, THE

2049 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201

(847) 475-5800

https://cradle.org/lifelong-support/post-adoption-support

Provide support to birth and adoptive parents, adopted persons, and families as they live, learn, and grow. Post-adoption therapists work with all members of birth and adoptive families at any life stage (regardless of where they were adopted), providing guidance to promote effective communication and improve interpersonal relationships.

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Adoption Services

Adoption Evaluation/Placement | Christian Family Services, Inc.

7955 Big Bend Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO , 63119

314-968-2216

https://www.stlcfs.org

Provides home study and supervision services to families adopting domestically and internationally and placement of children domestically.

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Adoption Evaluation/Placement

Adoption Counseling and Support | Sparta Pregnancy Care Center

121 North Vine Street, Sparta, IL , 62286

618-443-4935

https://www.spartapregnancycenter.org

Provides adoption information and counseling services.

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Adoption Counseling and Support

Adoption Counseling and Support | Brightpoint Belleville

120 East A Street, Belleville, IL , 62220

618-235-5335

https://www.brightpoint.org

Adoption Preservation: Provides adoptive families with crisis intervention, family counseling, case management and an adoptive parent/child support groups to help strengthen families.

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Adoption Counseling and Support

Adoptions & Wendy's Wonderful Kids - Kids Above All - Chicago South

3753 South Cottage Grove Avenue, 2nd Floor, Chicago, IL, 60653

(773) 693-0300

https://www.kidsaboveall.org/

Kids Above All facilitates permanent adoptive matches for children waiting in foster care. Kids Above All currently has one Wendy's Wonderful Kids recruiter who serves across northern Illinois. Our recruiter works with smaller caseloads, ensuring that they can provide these children with the attention, resources and support they need and find the adoptive families they deserve.

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Preadoption Counseling and Support

Adoption Services | Little City

1760 West Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL , 60067

847-358-5510

https://www.littlecity.org

Offers Illinois Foster to Adopt services and Adoption and matching assistance services

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Adoption Services

Court Appointed Confidential Intermediaries | CASA of DuPage County, Inc.

505 North County Farm Road, 3C, Wheaton, IL , 60187

630-221-0889

https://www.dupagecasa.org

Advocacy for children who are abused, neglected and dependent in the DuPage County court system. Community volunteers are appointed by the Juvenile Court Judge to be Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for the children.

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Court Appointed Confidential Intermediaries

Adoption Services | The Cradle

2049 Ridge Avenue, Evanston, IL , 60201

847-475-5800

https://www.cradle.org/

Options counseling with Cradle Counselors to explore all options related to a pregnancy. Help with choosing an adoptive family for child and coordinating the meeting of the families. Continued post-adoption counseling for birth parents experiencing sadness or a sense of loss.

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Adoption Services

ADOPTION | LUTHERAN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES OF ILLINOIS

400 South 9th Street, Suite 202, Springfield, IL, 62702

(217) 544-4631

https://lcfs.org/adoption

Assists adoptive families with the process of adoption. Adoption specialists available to provide support and guidance before, during, and after adoptions.

Adoption programs:

-- Domestic Identified Adoption: Prospective adoptive families and birth parents connect with each other directly or through an intermediary. LCFS can provide guidance to the prospective adoptive families.

-- Interstate Adoption: LCFS can assist prospective adoptive families in Illinois who identify prospective birth parents in another state. LCFS can also assist prospective adoptive families living outside of Illinois who have located expectant parents living in Illinois who are considering an adoption plan.

-- Adopting Children in Care: LCFS can assist prospective adoptive parents who are interested in adopting youth in care who are waiting for adoptive families.

-- International (Home Study Only) Adoption: LCFS can complete a home study for Illinois prospective adoptive parents who are working with a Hague-accredited placing agency.

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Adoption Services

Adoption Information/Referrals | AID FOR WOMEN OF NORTHERN LAKE COUNTY - Pregnancy Resource Center

4606 West Old Grand, Unit #4, Gurnee, IL , 60031

847-249-2700

https://www.aidforwomenlakecounty.org/

Offers free pregnancy testing and pregnancy options counseling. Also offers free pregnancy-related services, including: - Referrals for prenatal care, maternity homes, and adoption information - Maternity clothes - Diapers - Formula - Baby clothes (newborn - 2T) - Books on pregnancy

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Adoption Information/Referrals

Adoption Support and Preservation - Lutheran Social Services of Illinois - Main Office

1001 East Touhy Avenue , Suite 50, Des Plaines, IL, 60018

(309) 671-0300

https://www.lssi.org/services/children-youth-and-families/post-adoption-services/

All adoptive families in Illinois, including domestic private, intercountry, foster care adoptions, and subsidized guardianship families can receive free services from the Illinois Adoption Support and Preservation (ASAP) Programs. All adoptive families in Illinois, including domestic private, intercountry, foster care adoptions, and subsidized guardianship families can receive free services from the Illinois Adoption Support and Preservation (ASAP) Programs.

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Postadoption Counseling and Support

Search and Reunion Services - Lutheran Social Services of Illinois - Main Office

1001 East Touhy Avenue , Suite 50, Des Plaines, IL, 60018

(847) 635-4600

https://www.lssi.org/services/children-youth-and-families/post-adoption-services/

While Lutheran Social Services of Illinois work with the Midwest Adoption Center (MAC) to assist individuals in facilitating the appropriate connections to help in their adoption search process. Confidential Intermediary Services of Illinois is one of the options administered by the Midwest Adoption Center to assist in the search process. A confidential intermediary has access to information from court files, adoption agency files, and birth/death/marriage/divorce files.

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Adoptive Parent/Child Search

Court Appointed Confidential Intermediaries

Adoptive Parent/Child Search | CATHOLIC CHARITIES - Post-Adoption Services, Waukegan Site

721 North Lewis Road, Cardinal Bernardin Center, Waukegan, IL , 60085

312-655-7088

https://www.catholiccharities.net

Provides support services for adopted children and their families, including: - Counseling and support groups - Mutual consent registry - Mediated communication between birth and adoptive families - Search and reunion services - Financial assistance for kinship adoptions (Subsidized Guardianship Preservation)

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Adoptive Parent/Child Search

ADOPTION SERVICES | CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILY SOLUTIONS, THE

4703 44th Street, Suite 3, Rock Island, IL, 61201

(309) 788-9581

https://www.cyfsolutions.org/services/adoption

Serves families interested in adopting a legally free child.

Allows birth parents and adoptive parents to design an adoption plan that is in the best interest of the child, and recognizes the importance of the adoptive parents and birth parents developing an on-going relationship. Services include:

-- Counseling young women who are pregnant.

-- Adoption orientations.

-- Adoption home studies for domestic and international adoptions, as well as for special needs adoptions.

-- Post-placement supervision.

-- Finalization services.

-- Ongoing support groups.

-- Adoption searches.

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Adoptive Family Recruitment

Adoption Services

Adoption Counseling and Support | Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition

1750 South Brentwood Boulevard, Suite 210, Saint Louis, MO , 63144

314-367-8373

https://www.foster-adopt.org

Provides support services such as training events, support groups, advocacy, respite events, counseling and more.

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Adoption Counseling and Support

Adoption Information/Referrals | Brightpoint East St. Louis

601 James R. Thompson Boulevard, Building E at the SIUE-Higher Education Campus, East Saint Louis, IL , 62201

618-874-0216

https://www.brightpoint.org

Provide information about adoption process including the types of adoption, requirements and procedures for adopting.

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Adoption Information/Referrals

Specialized Adoption Programs | Caritas Family Solutions

900 Royal Heights Road, Suite 2150, Belleville, IL , 62226

618-394-5900

https://www.caritasfamilysolutions.org

Promotes open adoption by matching families waiting to adopt a child with birth parents who have chosen adoption for their child.

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Specialized Adoption Programs

Adoption Information/Referrals | State of Illinois: Department of Children and Family Services Granite City Office

1925 Madison Avenue, Granite City, IL , 62040

618-876-8985

https://www2.illinois.gov/dcfs/aboutus/Pages/phoneDirectory.aspx

Provides an adoption and foster parent hotline for information on adoption, guardianship, foster parenting and referrals.

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Adoption Information/Referrals

Adoptive Home Studies | Caritas Family Solutions

900 Royal Heights Road, Suite 2150, Belleville, IL , 62226

618-394-5900

https://www.caritasfamilysolutions.org

Home studies and post placement services are also available for families who wish to adopt a child from another country. A home study involves background checks, self-studies, a marriage or personality assessment, individual and couple interviews, medical clearances, reference checks, and training.

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Adoptive Home Studies