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2010

Bill Makes Birth Records More Available

2010

Bill Makes Birth Records More Available
Office of the Governor, March 21, 2010
Chicago - Governor Quinn Signs Bill Making Birth Records More Accessible to Adopted Adults.......
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Local Adoption Agency Pushes for Change
Medill Reports, March 18, 2010
Evanston adoption agency The Cradle has placed more than 15,000 babies with loving families. But the number of African American babies who need homes far exceeds the number.....
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The Cradle Places Children First
Evanston Roundtable, February 2, 2010
The warm and inviting lobby of The Cradle, 2049 Ridge Ave., feels more like a family’s living room than an entrance to an adoption agency.
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Haiti Update
January 20, 2010
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake which hit Haiti last week, The Cradle has been receiving numerous calls from families wanting to help by adopting Haitian children. This is certainly a heart-warming reflection of our community's desire to help children in need.

From an adoption standpoint, the priority being given by the US State Department is to those Haitian children who were already in the process of being adopted by parents in the USA prior to the disaster. These children have begun to leave Haiti and our understanding is that their evacuation and unification with waiting adoptive parents will continue to receive high priority. To follow the news on this as it develops, check the State Department's website www.uscis.gov

There are more children who were in Haitian orphanages prior to the earthquake but who were not in the adoption process. It is also likely that many children have been orphaned by this disaster and will begin entering orphanages. Adoption may be an answer for many of these children. However, it is very difficult to predict how long it will take to determine which children are truly orphans, versus those who have extended family members who survived.

At this time, The Cradle is identifying agency partners who have well-established programs in Haiti so that when the international community is called upon to provide homes for Haitian orphans, we will be ready.

Thank you for your concern.

Julie S. Tye, president
The Cradle

Families worry about children's food, adoption papers
January 14, 2010
ABC 7 Chicago asks The Cradle's Julie Tye to comment about the earthquake in Haiti and the impact on adoptions.
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2009

Struggling families look at adoption
USA Today, May 15, 2009
Renee Siegfort broke the news to her three teenagers on Mother's Day last year: She was pregnant.
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We owe special thanks to Cradle birthmoms, Lindsey and Sarah, who helped tremendously in making this project come to life.