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1345 Monroe Ave. NW, Suite 246 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 (616) 451-0245 greaterhopes_greaterhopes.org
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Our Website is under construction, take a look around! More pieces are being added until we get this project done! In the meantime, we are still serving. Call us at (616) 451-0245 or email us at greaterhopes_greaterhopes.org
You may wonder why the home page is not one of the first pages done. It's because the heart and soul of our agency is people. They come first. We're building this site, while we're helping people build families.
Our Prospective Adoptive Families continually amaze us with their capacity to look out for others and their desire to build a family that includes a new child and his birthfamily. If you want to know what Greater Hopes Family Services is all about, first learn about our
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. Once you know us, you will know your experience with us will build you up no matter how down you feel.
Sincerely, Cathy Raidna, MS, JD, BLSW, Founder and Executive Director
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1345 Monroe Ave. NW, Suite 246 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 (616) 451-0245 greaterhopes_greaterhopes.org
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Plans to get through a tough situation are not one size fits all.
Plans should be unique, tailored to fit each set of circumstances.
Our goal is to honor and respect you for who you are and whatever circumstances you may be in.
Placing parents can be male or female, young or old, biological parents or adoptive parents. Sometimes they are
guardians of children whose parents are not able to care for their children. A parent may choose to place
a child because of prior experience with their other children being in foster care or involved in court actions.
Often a placing parent is still a kid him or herself and just does not feel ready to move fast forward through their
teenage or college years into adulthood.
One thing is for sure, all placing parents deeply love their children and have found themselves unable to provide
for the day-to-day needs of their child. They all seek help from Greater Hopes Family Services in order to
meet the needs of their child. Not one is giving up. Not one is failing. They are making the hardest decision
of their lives, a giving decision, so that their children can have the best of both worlds.
That is one reason why Greater Hopes does not want placing parents to "go away" after placement. If you
need to go for some reason, we will respect that. However, we and our adoptive families hope you stay
involved in a way that offers your child your very best and in a manner that helps you grow and heal as well.
And, if you find your circumstances have changed and you find a healthy way to parent your child prior to the court hearing
when the adoption takes place, we will still honor and support you. We won't go away either.
Call Cathy Raidna at (616)451-0245 to talk about your situation.
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1345 Monroe Ave. NW, Suite 246 Grand Rapids, MI 49505 (616) 451-0245 greaterhopes_greaterhopes.org
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It is our Prospective Adoptive Parents that make our program so special to the parents who place children for adoption. Your caring and concerned approach to everyone's welfare in the adoption process allows our placing parents to recover from the heartache of placement in a healthy manner.
It is also your loving approach and accepting attitude toward birthparents that help make the adopted child feel unconditionally loved and embraced as your child.
For more information about becoming one of our special Prospective Adoptive Families,please click the button below.
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