Save Abandoned Babies
Adoption
Every child deserves a safe, loving, permanent home. Adoption can provide this. You can make plans to have your baby adopted even before giving birth.
Interviews and background checks on adoptive parents are done to make sure they:
- Have no criminal history
- Have room in their home for a child
- Can support the child financially
- Can provide a loving, safe home
Adoption Agencies
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
We receive so many requests to adopt a "Safe Haven" baby. Realistically, it is virtually impossible to ask for and expect to adopt one of these children. The adoption process is regulated by the State of Illinois and is the same process for all children that are placed with adoption agencies. To learn more about Adoption and/or to find an agency or agencies, this is a list of some of those agencies that place Safe Haven babies.
| Agency Name | Address | Website | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adoption Center for Family Building | 8707 Skokie Blvd. Suite 208 Skokie, IL 60077 |
Click here | 847-674-3231 |
| Adoption Link | 145 Westgate Suite 104 Oak Park, IL 60301 |
Click here | 708-524-1433 |
| The Baby Fold | 108 E. Willow Normal, IL 61761 |
Click here | 309-454-1770 |
| Bethany Christian Services | 11717 S. Halsted Chicago, IL 60628 |
Click here | 773-264-0200 |
| Children's Home & Aid Society (CHASI) | 125 South Wacker Drive 14th Floor Chicago, IL 60606 |
Click here | 312-424-0200 |
| Evangelical Child & Family Services | 1530 N. Main St. Wheaton, IL 60187 |
Click here | 630-653-6400 |
| Family Choices, Inc. | 515 W. Main Collinsville, IL 62234 |
Click here | 618-344-6600 |
| Family Resource Center | 5828 N. Clark Chicago, IL 60660 |
Click here | 773-334-2300 |
| Lifelink Services | 231 S. Jefferson 6th Fl. Chicago, IL 60661 |
Click here | 312-258-1754 |
| Little City Foundation | 700 N. Sacramento Suite 220 Chicago, IL 60612 |
Click here | 773-265-1539 |
| Lutheran Child & Family Services (LCFS) | 7620 W. Madison P.O. Box 5078 River Forest, IL 60305 |
Click here | 708-771-7180 |
| Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) | 10 W. 35th Street 15th Floor Chicago, IL |
Click here | 312-949-4349 |
| St. Mary's Services | 717 W. Kirchoff Arlington Heights, IL 60005 |
Click here | 847-870-8181 |
| Sunny Ridge Family Center | 270 Remington Blvd. Suite C Bolingbrook, IL 60440 |
Click here | 630-754-4500 |
For More Information on Adoption
Call the Illinois Adoption Registry
at 1-877-323-5299 (a free call in Illinois)
or visit the Illinois Adoption Registry web site.
Also see About.com's adoption page.
If you leave your baby at a fire, police, or sheriff station and return within 72 hours, the facility must inform you of the name and location of the hospital the baby was taken to. If you change your mind after leaving your baby at a Safe Haven, call DCFS at 1-800-252-2873.
- When you call DCFS, request the name of the adoption agency your baby was placed with and find out where the adoption proceeding is taking place.
- If you want to try to get your baby back, you must petition the court for a return of custody. This must be done before your parental rights are terminated by the court.
- You have a limited time before your parental rights are terminated. The court can terminate your parental rights 60 days after you abandon your baby.
- If you do petition the court to get your baby back before your parental rights have been terminated, the court may put the adoption on hold for up to 60 more days and require:
- genetic testing to see if the baby is yours, and
- that DCFS conduct an investigation and home study with recommendations for the court.
- If you do not try to get your baby back before your parental rights are terminated, you are barred from any future attempts to get your baby back or assert your rights as a parent.
