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Pregnant and want to learn about
all your options?
Planning An Adoption For Your Baby?
Our Chicagoland Office Is Open to you 24 hours a day,
7 days a week.
We Can Work With You Anywhere In The United States
- You Have Choices
If you are pregnant and just not sure what choices you should make, Journeys of the
Heart will help you look at all your options. Our staff will assist you without
pressure or judgment. Only you know what's right for you and your baby. You
don't need to come to our offices to talk about your choices unless you want to.
We'll meet you anywhere in the community that feels comfortable to you. It might be
your home, a restaurant or other familiar place. You decide. If the
expectant father is
involved and interested he is welcomed in to this process. We'll meet with you as
many times as you wish to help you with your decision. If you don't choose adoption
we will help you find community resources that can assist you with your decision. We
care about you and your baby. If you choose adoption we will assist you to be in
control regarding what happens now and in the future for you and your baby.
We are able to work with expectant parents and adopting parents from
all across the United States and other countries, as well. The links below will take you to our toll free phones, available to you 24
hours a day, with a live voice at the other end for you.
Please
click here to see pictures and letters from families waiting to adopt
How We Can Help You
If you choose adoption, Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services can:
- Help you look at the type of adoption you want for your baby. This
ranges from very open, where you may have visits with the child, to closed,
where there is no contact. There are many possibilities in between. YOU
DECIDE what fits your situation.
- Give you a selection of families to choose from so you can make the right
choice for you and your baby. The families have all exceeded our standards in
terms of having the financial, emotional and physical ability to do an
excellent job of raising your child. If you have chosen an open adoption,
you'll probably want to start developing a relationship with the adopting
parents.
- If you have financial needs, we'll give you financial assistance for
living and medical expenses relating to your pregnancy. We don't want you
to worry about paying for things you need during this time.
- Assign you a kind and understanding staff member who will become like a
good friend. She is the person who makes sure you'll have what you need.
- Help you to anticipate and deal with the emotions you may feel before and
after the birth of your child.
- Provide counseling -- you decide if you want or need it. We will provide
it prior to the birth and after for as long as you want it.
Why Choose Adoption?
- You will be giving your baby a gift - the gift of Life which is the
greatest gift one can give. You are the only person who can do this.
- If you wish, you will be able to stay in touch with your child and the
adoptive parents which will reassure you that your child is happy and will
cared for. If you choose to have contact with your child, the visits
with the child and the adopting parents will
allow for a continuous relationship where your child is assured of your
love.
- You will be giving your child great opportunities (such as financial
stability, a two-parent family, a college education) that you may be unable
to provide.
- You will be giving yourself the opportunity to realize your full self
potential. You will be able to continue on with your life and work on
your dreams.
- You help fulfill the dreams of a couple that is unable to conceive a
child. You will give them the gift of their lifetime.
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Do you want to know more about the options for you
and your child by email? Leave a confidential message right now please
email
ann@journeysoftheheart.net
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In the word's of
one Journeys of the Heart Birth Mother:
“I was scheduled
for an abortion. I went to the appointment and they decided to do an
ultrasound to confirm how far along I actually was. To my surprise, I
was already 13 ½ weeks. I could have still have had the procedure
done. I watched the ultrasound and my heart just sank. I told the
nurse that I would have to cancel because I could not go through with
it. I could not terminate this child. I also knew I couldn’t raise
this child, either.
As you see, we as
women go through so many trials and tribulations. It is up to us to
make the right decisions for ourselves. I know as a parent I am making
the right decision, not only for me, but for the child involved.
Most importantly,
with adoption I am giving the gift of life.” |
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Letter from Journeys Illinois Adoption Coordinator
Hi, my name is Ann Du Waldt and I am the Domestic Adoption Coordinator for
the Journeys of the Heart Chicago area office.
I can only imagine what is going through your head as your mind swirls
through the choices you will have to make in the upcoming months. I want you to
know that you do not have to go through it alone. If you choose, I can be there
to help you to look at your alternatives.
If adoption is the choice you make, I will be the neutral and reliable
support throughout the entire journey. I will provide you with emotional
support: help you to find counseling, if you want, and adequate health care. I
will guide you through the legal policies in Illinois and can (if you choose) be
there for the birth of your baby, and be an advocate for you, working to help
labor and delivery proceed as you would like.
When the time comes to choose a family for your baby, you will go through
portfolios that prospective adoptive parents have put together for you to get to
know them. These families have been completely screened by Journeys of the
Heart – everything from criminal and medical records to their actual home. You
can look through all of this information and pictures of their lives. We will
set up a meeting with the couple if that’s what you want.
By deciding to work with me there is no pressure on you at all. You cannot
sign legal adoption documents until after your baby is born.
Please come to me to help you with the tough decisions that lie ahead.
Adoption may be the right choice for you. It is perhaps the hardest, but most
unselfish and loving act that an expecting parent in your situation can make.
To completely love your child is to do what is best for them. Let’s make that a
possibility.
You can call me 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. I can be reached by calling
1-800-876-0575. As soon as you call, we will meet and discuss what you think is
best for you and your baby.
Ann
Email Ann Today
ann@journeysoftheheart.net
Or Call Our 24-Hour Hot Line 1-800-876-0575
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