Creating Families Through Adoptions With Heart

Providing a full range of adoption services to birth parents and adoptive families

We Are Here 24/7 to Assist You
With Your Adoption Concerns

Providing compassionate and professional services, our staff strives to guide everyone in the adoption process with full transparency and advocacy to help both expectant parents and adoptive families.

Helpful Resources for

Birth Mothers

Considering making an adoption plan due to an unplanned pregnancy or unforeseen circumstances? We can only imagine what you are feeling right now and are here to support you through the entire process.

Know More About Adoption

Unforeseen pregnancy but not yet ready for it? This may be a challenging time for you and we are here to help you through this.

The Choice of Adoption

We understand that the this may be a difficult time for you as you consider making an adoption plan. We are here to assist you throughout the process.

Birth Parent Services

Selecting the family your child will be placed is a very personal choice. Learn more about choosing a family and the matching process with our agency by clicking here.

Choosing a Family

Resources about adoption can help prepare you for the journey ahead. Resources for both expectant parents and adoptive families can be found here.

Suggested reading

Unplanned pregnancy can be scary and confusing. Our services are available to help you explore all of your options.

What are my options?

Considering making an adoption plan? We are here for you. With decades of experience, we can help you find the plan that is right for you and your baby.

Choosing Adoption

Find the Perfect Family
for Your Baby

Helpful Guide for

Adoptive Families

Adoption can be a complicated process. We’re here to guide you through it from your home study all the way through adoption finalization.

We’re Here to Help You
Understand Adoption

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Considering Making an Adoption Plan

Life does not always go as planned. Almost half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned, impacting the hopes and dreams of three million women each year. If you’re pregnant, adoption is an option that allows you to pursue your dreams while ensuring your child will be placed with a family who will love and care for them.
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Adoption Myths (Adoptive Parents)

Nearly 60% of Americans have had personal experience with adoption-meaning they, a family member, or close friend was adopted, adopted a child, or placed a child for adoption. Even with such a large number, there are many misconceptions about adoption that troubles prospective adoptive families. Discover some of the most common myths and realities about adoption.

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Adoption Myths (Expectant Parents)

You may have recently found out you were pregnant, or you already have delivered. Adoption is a selfless and courageous decision. There are misconceptions about placing a baby for adoption that still troubles expectant parents. Discover some of the common myths, and important truths, about making an adoption plan.

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Financial & Emotional Support for Expecting Parents

An unexpected pregnancy can leave you feeling overwhelmed, confused, and alone. If you’re considering adoption, we want to make sure you feel supported. Your birth parent advocate will provide you with emotional support and discuss what your financial needs are and how we can assist you.

A very warm hello to you! I’m honored that you’ve taken the time to view my profile. I hope that when you read this letter, you’ll learn a little about me. As a mother who's already experienced the joy of adoption, I'm eager to expand my family and provide a loving home to another child. I would love to meet you and learn more about you and the hopes and dreams that you have for your child.

We are Greg and Jeff and we are excited to be able to share our story with you. We live in Chicago and love all that the city has to offer. We’re both outgoing people with many shared interests. We regularly compete on a volleyball team, read a variety of books with our book club, and especially love wearing a variety of costumes! We are excited to grow our family and as future parents we are fully committed to raising a child with all the unconditional love that we have. Please know that we already appreciate you, and we hope to be able to share more about our story and learn about yours.

We are Sabrina and Brian and are grateful that you are taking the time to learn more about us! We are both educators and love the time we spend helping the children around us. We also have a unique perspective on adoption as we have family members who have both been adopted and someone who has also made an adoption plan for their child. Because of this, we can begin to understand a birth mom’s perspective as we go through this journey together as well as have someone for your child to relate to as they grow up and have questions about adoption. We promise to give your child a stable and nurturing home filled with love, laughter, empathy, and opportunities to grow into the best person they can be.

Hi, and a heartfelt welcome to our story. We are Gretchen and Nestor! We've always felt strongly about building our family through adoption. We are both very excited about adding a child to our family and providing a loving home. Choosing to place a child for adoption is an incredibly brave decision. We fully respect and honor your reasons, knowing they are uniquely your own. We are grateful for the immense love you're showing by considering this path, and we thank you.

We are Margo, John, and Bevan, and we are grateful that you have taken the time to read our profile and learn a little more about us. Margo grew up in Northern Wisconsin and John grew up in Minnesota and we now call the suburbs of Chicago home. Margo is a biologist who teaches college courses and John is a biologist in a lab. Bevan is both a scientist and athlete as he makes Harry Potter potions and plays soccer and practices ninja gymnastics. Bevan is excited to become a big brother! We wholeheartedly welcome an open adoption and see you as part of our community, if you are willing. We’re committed to providing a stable, loving, and nurturing home for your child.

We are Kristen and Michael and live in the suburbs of Illinois. Kristen is a high school math teacher and Michael owns his own business. We love going on family walks or runs, and yes, all our dogs run with us even our 14-year-old, who is the youngest at heart. As we write this letter our hearts, minds and souls are filled with excitement and emotion. We promise that we will support and cherish you through this process, and are empathetic to the range of emotions that you may be feeling. We look forward to learning more about you and sharing more about us with you!

We are here to support you on this important decision you are making

We understand that this is a challenging time and we want to offer our support and guidance so that you can make the choice you feel is best for you and your child.

Reach out to us 24/7 at:
800-869-1005

A Baby On the Way

We want to provide you with a safe space to make a plan for yourself and your baby. We’ll guide you fully, not just as an adoption center, but as your advocate who will be with you throughout the process.

I’ve Delivered

Creating an adoption plan is a difficult decision. We do not put pressure on you or ask you to rush your decision. Therefore, we recommend that you call us at any time, even after your baby is born. We will be here and help you evaluate your choices and understand what you need to know to make the right decision.

Hear From Our Happy Families

Adriana B.

ACFB was not our first adoptive agency we have explored, but it was the right place for us. They genuinely care about everyone involved in the adoption process, including the birth mothers. They were honest, helpful and supportive. We will forever be grateful, that thanks to ACFB our family is complete.

Amy W.

It was a pleasure to work with Maggie and the rest of the staff at Adoption Center for Family Building. They were great at answering our questions and providing guidance at each step. We were happy with the support we received and the kindness they showed us and the Birth Parents.

Ben V.

Barbara is a very pleasant person to work with, she made us feel comfortable every step of the way. At times during our process we faced difficulties but with her guidance we were able to stay focused and achieve our goal.

Robin R.

Everyone in this organization is amazing. They offer unending support and guidance through what may easily be the most difficult and rewarding journey in life.

B. Mettler

My daughter was able to place her baby with a lovely couple this week. Thank you, Linda Fiore, for making this all so professional and comfortable as we made the decision that is right for every one. Thank you to Mary for guiding my daughter so lovingly. God's blessings for the adoptive parents who opened their arms to our whole family. Thank you to all who made this happen! God Bless you!

KC & Alex W.

The best part of working with ACFB is the education you receive before you make any decisions or invest in anything, they want to know your story - the trauma or sadness that you have been through before you start your adoption journey. ACFB creates a successful environment for adoptive parents to create successful families.