NE Ohio adoption series set to begin in mid-October

Staff report

Warren

Northeast Ohio Adoption Services invites area singles or couples to free pre-placement education classes to cover a range of adoption and foster-care topics at its offices at 5000 E. Market St., Suite 26.

The adoption series will start at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 and continue Oct. 16-17. The classes resume for the weekend of Nov. 6 and 7.

Participants can learn more about the needs of children in care of the child-welfare system and learn about the possibilities of becoming an adoptive or foster parent of a school-age child, teen or sibling group.

In Ohio, 6,000 children, mostly school-age, are now waiting for a permanent, loving family.

Adults older than 21 are eligible to adopt through NOAS. Adoptive parents may live in a home, mobile home, apartment or condo, and they may either own or rent.

Adoptive parents will need a stable income.

Reservations are required for the pre-placement education classes. Call John Hostetler at 330-856-5582, ext. 123, for details by Oct. 7. Space is limited, so reservations should be made as early as possible.

Those interested can request to get an information packet by mail and reserve a place.

NOAS is a private, nonprofit agency with offices in Warren and Chagrin Falls.

Since it was founded in 1978, NOAS has found families for more than 1,200 children. It does not charge fees to families for adoption. The agency’s website is www.noas.com.