The Cradle Society
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Contact Information
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
United States
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Evanston, IL 60201
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Tuesday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Wednesday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Thursday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Friday | 8:30 AM-5 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
The Cradle is a nonprofit, licensed child welfare agency headquartered in Evanston, Illinois, which provides infant adoption services, counseling and educational support. Since opening in 1923, The Cradle has facilitated over 16,000 domestic and international adoptions and has been at the forefront of open adoption, African American infant adoption and placements with LGBTQ+-identifying families.
Just as each adoption experience is unique, so are the paths that lead hopeful parents to consider adoption in the first place. No matter the arc of your journey here, The Cradle welcomes you.
Building a family through adoption can be beautiful, complex and hard. Adoption is not a moment. It is lifelong, shaping everyone touched by it.
Services and information
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care for children in Illinois. To become a foster parent, you must:
- Be at least 21 years old
- Attend foster parent orientation
- Pass a background check
- Finish 30 hours of foster parent training
- Complete the Home Study
- Provide at least three references
- Clear a physical exam
- Maintain financial stability
Foster families must be able to provide a safe and comfortable home for a child. You must provide room for the child to have a bed and enough space for personal belongings.
Foster parents do not need to be married or have a partner. However, if married, couples must show a stable marriage of at least one year before they can foster a child in Illinois.
Foster parents need to meet a child's basic care needs, such as providing meals and clothing. Foster families must also support a foster child's education and assist them in developing social skills.
Contact the DCFS or a local licensed child-placing agency to learn more or begin the fostering approval process.
Ratings and Reviews
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Dec 01, 2019
Adoption is not an easy process, but the Cradle goes above and beyond to make this process positive for everyone involved
Jul 13, 2019
These are fine people who maintain a foundation of honesty and openness, both personally and in the process itself. Trust is everything. Additionally, The Cradle is responsible for quite a few of my friends having been placed with families. Grateful.
Jul 12, 2019
Forever grateful to the Cradle and their help in completing our family. From the moment we walked in the door we felt right at home.
May 28, 2019
I urge families to do extensive research on agencies before choosing one. ESPECIALLY this agency. They strung us along for over 2 years before we had to make a tough decision and walk away. (Just for the in-home study) During that 2 year+ time period, our concerns about their process were disregarded, our privacy was compromised and our feedback on their "diversity" seminar was approached with open hostility and outright anger. It could very well have been an issue with our counselor, but there were no checks and balances within the organization. I know that The Cradle does a large amount of same sex adoption, so it seemed that this was just a personal issue for our counselor. Please do not be fooled by the address and stately manner of the organization. If something seems too good to be true, it is.
Aug 10, 2018
Drove by, memories