Mission

ADOPTION NETWORK CLEVELAND ACCOMPLISHES OUR MISSION BY 1. CREATING A SAFE PLACE FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY ADOPTION, KINSHIP, AND FOSTER CARE TO PURSUE PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT. THIS INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO ADOPTEES, BIRTH PARENTS, INDIVIDUALS WITH DNA SURPRISES, THOSE WHO ARE DONOR-CONCEIVED, ADOPTIVE AND PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENTS, YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE, FOSTER PARENTS, AND SIBLINGS; 2. PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR THOSE TOUCHED BY ADOPTION, KINSHIP, AND FOSTER CARE AND THE PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE THEM; 3. DEVELOPING AND ADVOCATING FOR BEST PRACTICES IN ADOPTION PRACTICE, POLICY, AND LAW; 4. CREATING AND IMPLANTING HIGH-QUALITY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES BASED ON BEST PRACTICES IN THE FIELD; 5. CONVENING AND LEADING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PROMOTING PROGRESSIVE SYSTEM CHANGE; 6. PROMOTING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND SOCIAL CHANGE REGARDING ADOPTION, KINSHIP, AND FOSTER CARE ISSUES THROUGHOUT THE BROADER COMMUNITY; 7. CREATING POSSIBILITY THROUGH PROMOTING OPENNE