Adoption is as individual as each family and child. Just as there is no single "type" of adopted child, there is no "model" adoptive family. Each situation is unique.

Who can adopt?
All kinds of people can be effective adoptive parents. What's essential is the desire and commitment to provide a loving, permanent home to a child.

• Adults over age 21
• Single or married men and women
• Applicants whose income meets their family's needs
• Adults who are physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of caring for a child
• Families with or without children
• Applicants who rent or own their home

Adoption Options
You may already know - even live with - the child you want to adopt. Or you may have yet to meet the boy or girl you hope for. A number of options are available to individuals and families wishing to adopt a child. Options include:

• Waiting Child Adoption
  • Older Child and Sibling Adoptions
  • Foster to Adopt
  • Kinship Adoption
• International Adoption
• Infant Adoption

The option you choose depends on your needs, wishes, life situation, and above all, what's best for the child. Bellefaire JCB has the experience and professional scope to facilitate all types of adoptions and to make the process as supportive as possible.

To learn more, call the Adoption Center at Bellefaire JCB.
Cleveland area: 216-932-2800
Toll free: 800-205-8534
Or email infoADP@bellefairejcb.org

Columbus/Central Ohio area 740.965.4445

This project funded in part by the US Department of Health and Human Services, Children's Bureau, Adoption Opportunity Demonstration Grant #90 CO 0995, Adoption in Ohio's Heartland