Adoption Ministry

You are about to embark on a most wonderful journey!
ICM can help you.

ICM provides home studies for Christian couples and individuals who wish to adopt domestically, within the USA.

ICM provides home studies for Christian couples and individuals who wish to adopt a child from another country.

ICM does not guarantee participants will receive a child to adopt through its programs.

ICM provides services to birth parents within Illinois that wish to place their born and unborn child/ren for adoption.

ICM places these children in Christian homes that meet the criteria to adopt.

ICM is a licensed, non-profit 501(c)(3) child welfare agency.

It is the policy of Illini Christian Ministries to prohibit preferential treatment to any board member, contributors, volunteers, employees, agents, consultants or independent contractors or their relatives. Preferential treatment means any action that would allow any part to receive considerations with respect to the placement of a child or any matter that related to adoption services different or more favorably than any other applicant.

Illini Christian Ministries assesses fees only for the services of home studies, post placement, and domestic placement of an infant. The above policy is in effect for all services. It is agency policy to enter agreements with only reputable licensed agencies in the placement of children. It is our policy to prohibit any situation that would be considered child buying.

Illini Christian Ministries strives to help families be successful in their adoptions. There are times that the child(ren) you wish to adopt would not be a good match to your family, and therefore could cause of lot of heartache. Help us by evaluating yourself with these guidelines.

Interested in becoming an adoptive family? Please contact our Director of Adoption Ministry to find out how to get started.

Here is a small list of some web resources that adoptive families may find helpful:

• Adoption.com - Website that contains just about everything adoption-related.
• Adoptionvoices.com - Adoption social network site for those interested in adopting, those who have previously adopted, and even for those who have been adopted.
• Dave Thomas Foundation - Foundation that provides grants to those in the adoption process.
• Shaohannah's Hope - Christian Organization that has grants for those in the adoption process.
• Adoption Information Center of Illinois - Provides tax-related information for adoptive families.
• Lifesong for Orphans - Christian Organization that has financial support services for those adopting.
  

ICM Adoption Blog

Please check out our current blog site that is dedicated to providing families with adoption-related information. This site also serves as a venue for adoptive families to network and converse with one another as they journey through the adoption process. This blog can be found by clicking here.

Please feel free to visit some of the websites of families that have been served by ICM!

http://kirkland07.blogspot.com/
http://fillingthequiver.blogspot.com/
http://chapmanadoption.blogspot.com/
http://teamgansadoption.blogspot.com/

Domestic Adoptions
International Adoptions
Home Study Fees
Post Placement Policies
Birth Parents Rights
Current Adoption Statistics
Annual Adoption Reports: Current

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June 6 , 2008