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Adoption

Children and youth deserve a safe, loving and nurturing home.  When children have lived in

families that have not been able to provide such an environment, foster care and adoption

often can provide a loving home where children have their needs met and are able to get

back on track in healthy development.

Children do not need perfect parents -- just one or two loving individuals willing to meet the

unique challenges of parenting and make a lasting commitment to caring for children.  Almost

any responsible adult can become a foster or adoptive parent.  Adoptive parents are 18 or

older, can be married or single, do not need to own their own home or earn a high income, or

have previous parenting experience.  You need to be patient and loving and to provide a safe,

nurturing home.  Adoptive parents must be willing to learn about the needs of the children and

receive training.  Most important is being able to open your heart and your home to a child who

may need special attention and guidance. 

Waiting children are in a time of transition and change whose families are unwilling or unable to care for them.  They are a diverse group of African-American, Multi-ethnic, and Caucasian children, including pre-teens and teens.  Some are eight years old or younger.  Some have disabilities and special needs.  Many have brothers and sisters and need to be placed together.

Christian Children's Home of Ohio licenses and places children with individuals or couples married for at least one year.   Our professional, caring staff provides care and education to meet the emotional, spiritual, developmental and physical needs of children and their families from a Christian perspective.  Our services include:

• State subsidized adoption
  

• Foster-to-adopt program
  

• Private infant adoption
  

• Interstate adoption assistance
  

• International adoption home studies
  

• Assessments, including home studies
  

• Pre-service and ongoing training
  

• Child and family matching
  

• Placement and finalization support
  

• Child, parent and family counseling
  

• Respite care
  

• Adoption support group
  

For more information, please contact Rhonda Greer at 330.345.7949, or greerr@ccho.org.  Click to download our adoption inquiry form, which can be emailed to Ms. Greer or mailed to Christian Children's Home of Ohio, Attn: Adoption Services, P. O. Box 745, Wooster, OH 44691.  Thank you for your interest.