A Child Is Waiting For You At Cradle Of Hope Adoption Center

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Cradle of Hope Adoption Center (CHAC) is a non-profit adoption agency founded in 1990 by adoptive parents. Cradle of Hope Adoption Center has placed more than 3200 children from the former Soviet Union, Romania, China and Latin America. We provide international adoption services for children in need of permanent loving families as well as provide humanitarian assistance to the orphanages which care for them.

Domestic Adoption Program:

In our domestic adoption program, Cradle of Hope Adoption Center works to identify pregnant women in the U.S. who are considering an adoption plan for their child. We provide counseling services for them and for the adoptive couple, and work with both parties throughout the adoption process and beyond. Our outreach efforts include local high schools, colleges, and universities as well as the broader community in our area.

International Adoption Programs:

Cradle of Hope Adoption Center offers adoption programs in Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Serbia. Request an information packet to get started today.

Bridge of Hope for Russian Children Summer Camp Program ...
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The Bridge of Hope for Russian Children Summer Camp Program, founded in 1997, provides older Russian orphans, ages 6 to 13, with three to four weeks of summer fun, good nutrition, a chance to learn about American culture, and the opportunity to live in a family setting. The underlying purpose is to identify loving, adoptive homes for the children in the program.

We understand that international adoption is not inexpensive. Our fees are determined based on domestic and overseas expenses, and include certain unavoidable costs such as rent, utilities, telephones, printing, supplies and postage, as well as compensation for our staff. Our fees must cover all operating expenses and provide sufficient reserve to cover months without placements or expenses incurred in connection with children who are ultimately not placed for adoption with our clients. We must also budget for travel expenses to foreign countries to begin new programs or iron out wrinkles in existing ones, as well as for foreign adoption officials to come to the United States to check on the adjustment of their children. Finally, it is important that our fees generate enough income to allow us to assist foreign orphanages with necessities such as food, clothing, medicine, and educational equipment for the many children who wait for families.

Our Mission and Philosophy

Cradle of Hope Adoption Center's mission is to provide adoption services to children domestically and overseas who are in need of permanent, loving families, and to provide humanitarian assistance to the orphanages which care for them. We believe that every child has the right to grow up in a loving family, whose unconditional love will help him to reach his full potential. We are committed to providing our adoptive families with comprehensive counseling, preparation, and support throughout the adoption process and beyond. Since our staff has extensive personal and professional experience with adoption, we know the joy that adoption brings to a family. We try to ensure that building families through domestic and international adoption is a positive experience for the child and adoptive family.

We encourage you to take a look around our website for detailed information about Cradle of Hope, each of our adoption programs, and the adoption process. If you have any questions, please contact us.

We believe that when handled with compassion and competence, there is no better way to build families than through adoption.

Linda Perilstein, Executive Director
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