CHALLENGING CASES

An average of 10% of our adoption cases have been challenging placements. These placements tend to be babies that have medical challenges, or ones that are bi-racial. We strongly believe that every baby brought to us, regardless of challenge, deserves our full efforts to place them in a loving home. In 2001 we faced a four-fold increase in special needs adoptions. We consider the completion of our challenging placements one of the hallmarks of our 14-years in operation. Some examples of successful placements include:

• Two baby boys born to birth mothers who used drugs and alcohol
• A baby boy born with Retinol Bastoma (blindness)
• Two premature babies born with severe medical complications
• Four African American infants
• 12 bi-racial infants
• A baby girl born with Angelman’s Syndrome (severe retardation)
• Two babies born with Down Syndrome