The Cradle CEO Jason Friedman spoke with ABC7 as the adoption agency, based in Evanston, IL, celebrated 100 years in business.
"The Cradle's story really starts with a story of family and love," said Jason Friedman, The Cradle's president and CEO. "Our founder, Florence Walrath, her own sister had experienced a miscarriage and Florence knew her sister was desperately trying to become a mom. So, Florence, ever the spitfire, was doing a lot of networking.
From that point on, word spread among families looking to adopt. The Cradle officially opened in March of 1923. And, over the last 100 years, more than 16,000 children have been placed thanks to The Cradle. During that time, the Evanston-based adoption agency has been at the forefront of open adoption, African American infant adoption, and placements with LGBTQ+ identifying families.
Before becoming president and CEO, Friedman went through the adoption process at The Cradle. And, in June of 2019, he and his wife adopted their son. He said the journey included probably "some of the most joyous highs of our adult highs, my wife and I, and some of the hardest moments as well."
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