The Cradle
Jack Leist is a Development Associate at The Cradle since September 2023, with previous experience as a Communications and Development Intern at Kakenya's Dream and as a Bill Archer Fellow at The Archer Center. Additionally, Jack Leist worked as a Development Intern at the Bipartisan Policy Center and as a Writing Intern for The Borgen Project. Earlier roles include serving as a Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Austin and a Student Associate for the University of Texas System, among others. Jack Leist holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations & Global Studies, Government, and Rhetoric & Writing from The University of Texas at Austin, completed in May 2023.
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The Cradle
Since opening in 1923, The Cradle has helped place more than 16,000 children into forever families. Learn more at Cradle.org or call 847-475-5800. Want to speak with a Cradle counselor about an unplanned pregnancy? Call 800-CRADLE4 (800-272-3534). Our holistic approach to lifelong support is unlike any other adoption and child welfare agency in the nation. Our team of social workers, counselors, and outreach staff offer trustworthy, ethical, and lifelong support to tens of thousands of people touched by adoption, including birth parents, adopted persons, and adoptive parents. Services include options counseling for women facing unplanned pregnancies, pre and post adoption education for parents, an adoption-competent clinical therapy program, outreach and education, and placement services. The Cradle is the only adoption agency in the country with an on-site nursery. It is a safe, neutral place for infants to stay while their parents take the time they need to decide if adoption will be the plan for this child. The nursery also enables The Cradle to place infants whose special medical needs may mean that it takes a bit longer to find them a home that is prepared to help them thrive. We also offer training for prospective adoptive parents and adoption professionals through Adoption Learning Partners (ALP).