Adoptions

Graceworks Lutheran Services announces the closing of adoption agency

Graceworks Lutheran Services will discontinue its Adoption Services effective April 30, 2009, after more than 40 years of service.

“The decision was reached after many years of deliberation and experiencing the steady decline of adoption placements and the ever-increasing burden of regulatory compliance,” said Rev. Jim Bosse, Vice President, Community and Organizational Care for Graceworks Lutheran Services. “The adoption program staff has never wavered in its work with birthparents and adoptive families to provide loving, stable homes for children through the miracle of adoption. It is with regret that Graceworks must conclude that it is necessary to close its adoption services.”

Since the adoption agency was licensed by the State of Ohio in 1967, Graceworks has placed over 2,100 children with families, including over 1,000 children from 36 other countries.

The adoption services agency and its licensed social workers and support staff members are deploying an orderly transition plan to close offices in Dayton, Springfield, and Cincinnati.

Rev. Bosse said the staff will continue to facilitate a smooth and equitable transition of clients toward the accomplishment of their adoption plans prior to the April 30 closing date. For more information or questions, please call the Dayton office at 937-643-0020.