Adoption Resources
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Adoption Agencies in Chicago
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Adoption Information
Center of Illinois
Government/State Agencies
Adoptive Families Professional Programs
The Adoptive Families Program at
The Family Institute - "
The goal of the Adoptive Families Program is to meet the needs of the
adoption community during the different developmental stages of adopted
children. Scholarships are available for the Program."
http://www.family-institute.org/therapy/adopt.htm
To register for a program, or for more information, please contact:
The Family Institute, Bette D. Harris Center, 618 Library
Place
,
Evanston, IL 60201, Telephone: (847) 733-4300,
ext. 608 Fax: (847) 733-0390, Email: family-institute@northwestern.edu
Adoptive
Parents Support Groups
Adoptive Families Today
Tel: 847-382-0858
Not-for-profit group providing education, support and family activities
for adoptive parents and others interested in adoption.
Biracial Family Network (City & Suburbs)
Tel: 773-288-3644 www.bfnchicago.org
Support group for multiracial/biracial individuals & families by birth
or adoption. Meetings are free. $35 annual memberships include quarterly
newsletter and emailing list. Meets 2nd Sat.
Cary Moms Group
Tel: 847-462-8804, web: www.carymomsgroup.com
Started for moms and their children to establish long-lasting
friendships and memories together.
Children of Eastern European Regions (C.H.E.E.R.)
Tel: 630-941-3698 (contact )Tim, web: www.cheerchicago.org
Volunteer group of adoptive families with children from Eastern European
countries. Educational and social opportunities, newsletter and other
resources.
Children’s Home Society & Family Services
Tel: 630-359-8901, web: www.childrenshomeadopt.org
Free informational meetings on international adoption, and well as
events for adoptive families such as get-togethers and picnics.
Stars of David International (Chicago)
Tel: 773-274-1527 Contact: Elyse
Adoption support group for Jewish/partly Jewish families.
Biracial Family Network, for
biological and adoptive multiracial/multiethnic families,
meets the second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at Fourth
Presbyterian Church, Chicago. 773/288-3644.
Families for Russian and Ukrainian
Adoption, is a support
group for families who have adopted or are adopting from Eastern
European. Call Connie. 815/477-1827.
The Fox Valley Adoption Group meets the first Monday of the month at 9:30 for a playgroup. Call
Cindy. 630/513-1370.
Support Group for Grandparents
parenting grandchildren meets Monday evenings at the Hanover Township offices, Bartlett.
Call Sue (daytime: 312/424-6826; evening: 630/406-9416).
Grandparents Support Group meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Care
& Counseling Center, Westmont. 630/960-1060.
AdoptNet National Adoption Center http://www.adoptnet.org/
Offers support for adoptive families, information resources, and
workshops and conferences.
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