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For your information: Adoption
Awareness Program Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati The
Adoption Awareness Program of the Down Syndrome Association of Greater
Cincinnati has provided information and support to birth parents, adoptive
parents and adoption agencies throughout the United States since
1981. Our
goal is to ensure that every child born with Down syndrome has the opportunity
to grow up in a caring family. We are contacted frequently by genetics
counselors who are working with birth parents who are making difficult choices
after receiving a prenatal diagnosis. We are contacted by social workers who are
providing information to families: who
have recently given birth and are considering out of home options for their
child. We are contacted by birth families who for various reasons find parenting
a child with Down syndrome more than they can handle. We are contacted by
agencies who have custody of school age and older children with Down syndrome
who are growing up in institutions or foster care. In
each case we provide positive information on Down syndrome as well as the
assurance that there is a list of families waiting to adopt. The Adoption
Awareness Program presently has a waiting list of over 100 families with
completed homestudies waiting to adopt. In 1981, our program assisted 4 families
in making adoption plans for their children born with Down syndrome. In 2003,
our program receives an average of 4 calls per week requesting information on
making adoption plans for a child with Down syndrome. Most
of the adoptive families registered with us have had some connection or
experience with an individual with Down syndrome sometime in their life. They
may be a birth parent themselves. They may have had a sibling with Down
syndrome. They may be a professional who has had a client with Down syndrome.
Their decision to adopt is directly related to a positive life experience. If
you are interested in learning more about adopting a child with Down syndrome or
would like to know more about the Adoption Awareness Program please contact
Robin Steele, Adoption Coordinator, Down Syndrome Association of Greater
Cincinnati at 513.761.5400 or via email at rsteele@zoomtown.com. |
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