If you are thinking about placing your baby for adoption or if you are a family interested in adoption a child, Catholic Charities can link you with a licensed adoption specialist to help you explore the adoption process.  Call 1-800-CARE-002 or the Agency nearest you for more information.

Catholic Charities of Ashtabula County           440-992-2121

Catholic Charities Regional Agency                 1-800-670-6089
                                                                                 330-420-0845 (Columbiana County)
                                                                                 330-744-3320 (Mahoning County)
                                                                                 330-393-4254 (Trumbull County)

Catholic Charities of Portage County               330-297-7745

Catholic Charities of Stark County                    330-491-0896

If you are an adopted person searching for your birth parent(s), you can contact the Ohio Department of Health, Vital Statistics Unit.  Visit them on-line at www.odh.state.oh.us or write them at P.O. Box 15098, Columbus, Ohio, 43215-0098.  Birsth Certificates are available for adoptions before 1969.  After that date, the probate court in the county in which the adoption took place may release certain non-identifying information at their discretion.  This information also applies to birth parents and relatives seeking a child that was placed for adoption.

For additional assistance, contact the Catholic Charities Agency nearest you, or email charities@youngstowndiocese.org.  Please know that Catholic Charities cannot open sealed files or provide information that identifies the parties involved in a specific adoption case.