Adoption Assistance for Birth Parents

The decision to place a child for adoption calls for courage, compassion, caring and love.

Whatever your choice may be, it is a difficult decision and one of the most important ones you will ever make. Our adoption assistance, counseling, and support can help you get through this very difficult decision.

We are here to offer adoption assistance when you need us...day or night.
We will treat you with the respect, kindness and honesty you deserve.

Cradle of Love is a non profit, non-sectarian, licensed adoption program. We offer a comprehensive scope of adoption assistance services that will enable you to make an informed decision right for you. If you wish, we will be with you through labor and delivery.

 Adoption Assistance with Daily Needs

We offer birthmother assistance with the financial necessities of daily life such as housing, utilities, clothing, and food.

We provide birthmother assistance throughout the U.S. We will also help you, if you would like to relocate.

Medical Adoption Assistance

Excellent medical services and birthmother assistance include private obstetricians and delivery at a private hospital.

Adoption Counseling

Our adoption counselors are here for you. Regardless of your special needs, the counselors at Cradle of Love can give you birthmother assistance during and after pregnancy. Our counselors are licensed, experienced, and dedicated to serving your needs.

Adoption Assistance Support

Adoptive Parents

Through our adoption assistance services, you have the opportunity to participate in choosing the adoptive family, if you so desire. We have a waiting list of loving adoptive families who have been thoroughly screened, completed their home studies and are approved to adopt. Our in-depth home studies include references, health, education and financial history.

"It was a very difficult time for me, but you were there for me all the way, including the delivery. It was great to always be able to talk to you. Cell phones are great!" (Kimberly, age 16)

"It helped me to speak to someone else who had been in similar circumstances and had worked with Cradle of Love" (Stacey, age 34)

" The counseling helped me sort out my options and get my life back on track" (Chrissy, age 23)

"Being able to pick out the adoptive family and meeting them was very healing to me. Your guidance throughout helped steer the right course for me" (Katie, age 31)

(name omitted for confidentiality)

Hello, my name is *****. I’m 29 and 8 months pregnant with my 2^nd baby. A year ago I met a man who I believed was everything I wanted. I was wrong...and pregnant. I knew that keeping this baby would be virtually impossible. I knew that I could not allow this baby girl to be raised around a dishonest, irresponsible father. And, I, myself, had absolutely nothing to offer her. I was in the worst situation I had ever been in – in my life! No job, no car...completely dependent on this man.

I had my first baby when I was 18, and at that time I had no idea what it took to raise a child. I insisted on keeping her. Because of that decision, my daughter went without many things and she suffered for all my mistakes. And believe me, there were many of them. I carry around this guilt and remorse with me every single day of my life because I deprived my daughter of the wonderful life she could have had if I had made the right decision back then.

I know that if I truly love this baby inside of me, I will give her the chance that my first baby never had. The best decision I ever made was to call Cradle of Love. They made it possible for me to get out from under the man I was so dependent upon, and they have taken care of me in every way possible since then. They kept me fed, clothed with a roof over my head, and made sure I had everything I needed. Judy comes to pick me up regularly and takes me to my doctor’s appointments. But more importantly, she provides real friendship.

And, I also know that Judy will be right beside me to pull me through and assure me that I’ve made the right decision.

The wonderful thing about all of this is that while I’m going through these changes and working toward a better future, I’ll know that my baby is well taken care of and very much loved. I had the opportunity to choose the parents who will adopt my baby. I met them twice and could not possibly have been more pleased at how wonderful they were.

This time around instead of carrying around guilt and remorse, I’ll carry a joy, knowing that I did what was truly best for my baby.

To contact us for adoption assistance, please call toll free at 1-800-219-8254
(in Atlanta, call 770-955-8550).
Or, e-mail us at info@cradleoflove.org.