In order to have a child placed in your home for adoption, all adopting families must have an approved home study and have taken an adoption education course (or the equivalent). The adopting family can choose from any Golden Cradle program.

     Pooled Expense Program

     In this program adopting families create a profile (letter to a birth mother and photos). This profile is given to birth families who use it to get to know the family they choose for their child. In some situations a match meeting is arranged and facilitated by our staff. This gives everyone an opportunity to meet and talk and to get more comfortable with each other. The profile is shown to birth families who are part of our birth parent program.

    Un-pooled Expense Program

      African-American and mixed race children are available for adoption through this program. As in the pooled program, birth families choose the adopting family through a profile. 

     International Adoption

     Golden Cradle will assist you in the creation of a "dossier", a collection of papers and documents that is required by the country from which you will adopt. Each country has specific requirements for the dossier, and we provide close support and guidance so the other country accepts the dossier. Adherence to international regulations (the Hague Convention) is very important in these adoptions.