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Where Do I Begin? | Adoption Network Cleveland

Resource Name:Where Do I Begin? | Adoption Network Cleveland

Adoption Network Cleveland

address

2592 W. 14th St., Cleveland, OH 44113

Required documents

Hours

M-F: 8:30am-5:00pm.

Fees

Registration fee and material/information packet fee.

Service area

Wayne County, Ohio Geauga County, Ohio Portage County, Ohio Lake County, Ohio Ashland County, Ohio Holmes County, Ohio Stark County, Ohio Lorain County, Ohio Ohio Medina County, Ohio Summit County, Ohio Cuyahoga 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.

Last Verified

07/22/2026

Providing organization

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.

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211 Cleveland