Where Do I Begin? | Adoption Network Cleveland
2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113
M-F: 8:30am-5:00pm.
Registration fee and material/information packet fee.
Ashland County, Ohio Lake County, Ohio Holmes County, Ohio Lorain County, Ohio Wayne County, Ohio Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio Portage County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Geauga County, Ohio Summit County, Ohio Medina County, Ohio
Provides a workshop that covers the full range of adoption options for prospective families, including public adoption from foster care, private adoption, and international adoption. Following the workshop content participants from a panel of each of three adoption options (public, private, and international) to learn more about their experiences. Information and resources offered during the workshop help families decide about the best route for their adoption journey. Provides a second workshop for those who decide to pursue a private adoption. Second workshop goes into more detail about the specific process for a private infant adoption, including how to select an agency, an overview of creating a profile for a birth parent to learn about the potential parents, details of a home study, and a discussion about openness in the adoption. also offers a workshop about adopting from foster care.
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Adoption Network Cleveland
Provides support, education, advocacy to people connected to adoption, foster care, and kinship care. Provides search assistance to family members separated by adoption and those with DNA discoveries. Focus is on adoption is a complex, lifelong and intergenerational journey for all those whose lives are impacted.