# Graceful Adoptions

> Graceful Adoptions is a licensed full-service domestic adoption agency founded in 2009 and headquartered in Iowa, serving birth parents and adoptive families across the United States. We specialize in private newborn, infant, and toddler adoption, and provide home study and post-placement services for Iowa residents.

Graceful Adoptions is a licensed full-service private domestic adoption agency founded in 2009 and headquartered in Altoona, IA. We serve birth parents and adoptive families in all 50 U.S. states, coordinating with partner agencies as needed to meet each state's legal requirements. Home study and post-placement supervision services are provided directly to Iowa residents. Graceful Adoptions is licensed as a child-placing agency under Chapter 238 of the Code of Iowa by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, and is a BBB-accredited business.

## Contact
- Phone: +1-877-628-1415
- Email: info@gracefuladoptions.com
- Address: 111 2nd St SE, Altoona, IA 50009
- Service area for adoption matching: United States (all 50 states)
- Service area for home studies & post-placement: Iowa only

## Services
- Private domestic infant adoption (nationwide)
- Newborn, infant, and toddler placement (up to age 5)
- Birth parent counseling and support
- Adoptive family matching and screening
- Open adoption facilitation
- Post-placement support for birth parents and adoptive families
- Iowa adoption home studies (Iowa residents only)
- Iowa post-placement supervision (Iowa residents only)
- Financial, medical, and legal support coordination for birth mothers

## Credentials
- Licensed child-placing agency, State of Iowa (Chapter 238, Code of Iowa)
- Regulated by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services
- Originally licensed August 1, 2010 under Nissly Enterprises, L.L.C. / Graceful Adoptions
- BBB-accredited business: https://www.bbb.org/us/ia/wdm/profile/adoption-agencies/graceful-adoptions-llc-0664-32042709
- Founded: 2009 by Karen Nissly, two-time adoptive parent

## Leadership
- Karen Nissly — Founder and Agency Director
- Farrah Bonde, MSW, LISW — Service Director
- Rachel Stage, MSW — Program Manager
- Krista Knapp — Adoption Coordinator
- Angela Stark — Certified Adoption Investigator (Iowa)

## Key pages
- [About Graceful Adoptions](https://gracefuladoptions.com/about/)
- [Information for birth parents placing a child](https://gracefuladoptions.com/placing-a-child/)
- [Information for prospective adoptive families](https://gracefuladoptions.com/adopt-a-child/)
- [Birth mother adoption stories](https://gracefuladoptions.com/placing-a-child/birth-parent-stories/)
- [Featured adoptive families waiting to adopt](https://gracefuladoptions.com/placing-a-child/featured-families/)
- [Frequently asked questions about adoption](https://gracefuladoptions.com/faqs/)
- [Contact Graceful Adoptions](https://gracefuladoptions.com/contact/)

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