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About The Cradle
About - home
Mission Statement
---- Professional Affiliations
History
---- Photos
Contact Information
Publications
Volunteer Opportunities
Privacy Policy
Problem Resolution Process
NEW! Community Forum

Birthparents
Birthparents - home
Instant Message Us
Meet Waiting Families
Your Legal Rights
Making an Adoption Plan
---- The Adoption Process
---- Open Adoption
---- Agency Difference
Q&A
Real Stories
---- Meet a few adopted children
---- Michelle's Story
---- How I Chose my Family
---- Respect for a Birthmother
---- Making the Decision
---- Making the best decision for my son

Adoptive Parents
Adoptive Parents Home
Attend an Info Meeting
Meet our Staff
Domestic
- Open Adoption
- Process
- Fees
- Frequently Asked Questions
African American
---- Open Adoption
---- Process
---- Fees
---- Frequently Asked Questions
International
---- Process
---- Fees
---- Frequently Asked Questions
Country Information
---- Bulgaria
---- China
---- Colombia
---- Guatemala
---- India
---- Kazakhstan
---- Korea
---- Philippines
---- Russia
---- Ukraine
---- Vietnam
Russia
---- Process
---- Country Information
---- Reading & Resources
---- Fees
- Stories
---- Tatiana & Vica's Story
---- Bringing Max Home
---- Our Amazing Trip to Russia
---- Meeting Their Children the First Time
Reading & Resources
---- Books
---- Websites
---- Stories
---------- Bringing Max Home
---------- Adopting Liana
----------Our Amazing Trip to Russia
----------Meeting their Children the First Time
----------Our Family
----------Tatiana & Vica's Story
---------The Gift of Motherhood
----------What is Love?
----------For the Love of Our Children
----------The Joy of Openness
----------A Big, Happy Family
----------The Joy of Adoption
----------A Thousand Words...
Client Classes & Forms
-----Post Adoption Workshops
---- Reference Forms
---- Classes
----------Class Descriptions
----------Domestic Class Registration
----------International Class Registration
NEW! Community Forum

Post Adoption
Post Adoption Home
Non-Identifying Information
---- Fees
---- Forms
Mutual Consent Registry
---- Fees
---- Forms
Search Services
---- Fees
---- Forms
Post Adoption Workshops
Support Groups
Reading & Resources
---- Q&A
---- Books
---- Stories
---- Websites
NEW! Community Forum

Training and Education
Training & Ed home
E-Learning Courses
Services for Professionals
---- Adoption Professionals
---- Health Care & Social Work
---------- How to refer a client or patient
---------- Request an Inservice
---------- Request a Hospital Inservice
---------- Birth parent legal rights in Illinois
---------- The process of making an adoption plan
---------- Meet our Outreach staff
---------- Download clinical forms
---------- Learn about open adoption
Post Adoption Workshops
Meet our Staff
NEW! Community Forum

The Cradle Foundation
Foundation home
Make a Donation
---- Make a Gift
---- Make an honor/memorial gift
---- Humanitarian Assistance Program
---- Join our Monthly Pledge Program
---- Purchase a commemorative brick
Events
---- First Look For Charity
---- Cradle Open House
---- Cradle Classic Golf Tournament
---- A Day at the Races
---- The Cradle Ball
Cradle Cares
Planned Giving
Cradle Connections
Publications
Cradle Associates