Adoption Services

 

Adoptive/Foster Family Homes:

Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo is looking for caring families that would like to become Adoptive/Foster Family Homes for our newborn infants up to six months old.  If you are interested, please call Joy Shakur, Family Connections Program Coordinator at 419-244-6711, ext. 448 or 440 for more information

Adoption Information

For families interested in adopting or having already adopted, we provide a variety of information about the adoption process and its various requirements.
Catholic Charities has helped many families with both domestic and international adoptions and is skilled in helping you take the proper steps in preparing paperwork or readying your home in anticipation of adopting a child.
Given the unique circumstances surrounding each adoption, planning sessions are handled on an individual family basis. Group programs and events are also held to discuss common issues in adoptive families.

Domestic and International Home Studies

Catholic Charities offers family assessment (home study) services as well as training focused on the specific issues of adoptive parenting.
Catholic Charities will assist your family with an International as well as Domestic adoption.
Once prospective adoptive parents apply to adopt a child, applicants are required by law to undergo a "home study." This process involves gathering of information about the prospective parents, as well as education and preparation for welcoming a child into the home.
The home study is designed to answer questions and establish a level of confidence that the adoption will have a favorable outcome for all involved. 

Post Adoption Support

For families that have adopted children, Catholic Charities provides ongoing support for parents, children and siblings as their families grow and develop.
As life goes on, the needs of adoptive children and parents can raise questions that can be explored through interaction with other adoptive families that have been through similar experiences.
Issues related to bonding, attachment, trust, self-esteem and confidence can be resolved through mentoring, counseling or family forums.

For more information about Catholic Charities' Adoption Services, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 419-244-6711, ext. 440.

 

 


News & Events

Adoption Information Meeting Schedule - 2012

 
  		 

Stories of Hope

Nurturing Families

Toledo couple grateful birth mothers chose life.

Like most parents, John and Amy Schnorberger, of Sylvania, are grateful to God for the gift of her children. But their gratitude is also directed toward specific human beings – the birth mothers of Katy, 7, and Drew, 5.

“To us, these birth families are heroes. They did what was best for the children, and not necessarily what was easiest for them at the time.

“At our house on Mother’s Day, these women are very much honored. It means so much when they tell us, ‘Every time we see you with these kids, we know we did what was best for them.’

“And we’re grateful to Catholic Charities for helping us become the family we are.”