Part V: African American Adoptions

Since 1979, Sunny Ridge has placed over 3,000 children in the arms of loving parents through our adoption programs. Sunny Ridge remains committed to the African American community by finding loving homes for African American and Biracial infants, as well as providing African American families with the opportunity to adopt. Sunny Ridge is actively recruiting families for this program and about 35 percent of the infants placed through our Domestic program have been African American or Biracial. Almost all of the African American children we place for adoption are infants - usually only a few days old. Our Christian service agency stands dedicated to providing compassionate and professional services to adoptive parents and birth parents.

This program is open to residents of Illinois and Indiana. Adoption fees for this program is $10,950, plus actual medical expenses. Medical expenses will vary depending on whether or not the birth mother has medical insurance and in which hospital the child is born. 

For families who are not African American but are considering a child who is, Sunny Ridge requires that you attend a series of educational and supportive seminars to assist you in considering the special issues of interracial families. Attendance at these seminars should be done prior to the beginning of the home study process. Each seminar covers topics on parenting an African American child, and gives you the opportunity to dialogue with a panel of individuals who were adopted transracially. 

If you are specifically seeking to adopt an older child in a domestic adoption program, we suggest that you contact another agency with programs in this type of adoption.

Part VI: How Long Do I Have To Wait?