As you begin your adoption journey, one of your first steps will be completing a home study. This blog post is a guide to the different types of adoption home [...]

When adoptive parents welcome a child into their lives, it also means embracing the child’s heritage, background, and connections with their child’s birth family. At Adoption Center of Illinois, we [...]

Adopting a child is an exciting and life-changing decision, but it can also feel overwhelming and complicated. You may be wondering what the process is like. In this blog post, [...]

Who am I? Where do I come from? What is my racial / ethnic background? Who are my ancestors? These are the questions most people ask as part of exploring [...]

ACI is dedicated to demystifying the process of adoption for parents considering placing a child for adoption. Our blog series ACI’s Ask a Question About Adoption has resources for expectant [...]

ACI is dedicated to demystifying the process of adoption for parents considering placing a child for adoption. Our blog series ACI’s Ask a Question About Adoption has resources for expectant [...]

ACI is dedicated to demystifying the process of adoption for birth parents. Our blog series ACI’s Ask a Question About Adoption has resources for birth parents trying to understand what [...]

Thinking about adoption can be overwhelming by itself. How do you find an agency to trust during one of the biggest moments of your life? It’s a frightening first step [...]

Placing a child for adoption is one of the hardest things to consider. There are many factors weighing on the decision. One of the first questions most biological parents ask [...]

Parenting can be difficult at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic! Check out these articles and additional resources for interesting perspectives and useful tips for parenting during [...]