Adoption Services

As an approved Tennessee Licensed Child-Placing Agency, Mercy Multiplied can conduct adoptions for expectant mothers who are Mercy residents and have chosen to place their child for adoption.

Facts About the Adoption Agency

Over the past 30 years, Mercy Multiplied has participated in more than 150 adoptions
An approved Tennessee Licensed Child-Placing Agency
Provides adoption services to birth mothers who are current residents in Mercy’s voluntary residential program
Only conducts Domestic Infant Placements
An active member of the Middle Tennessee Inter-Agency Adoption Coalition
Continually accepting applications from prospective adoptive families

Adoption Staff

Our Adoption staff are experienced and knowledgeable in domestic infant placements, providing services that are specific to each family’s circumstances. Staff are committed to providing continual support to an adoptive family throughout the entire adoption process and post-placement.

Please contact us at [email protected]

Becoming a Mercy Multiplied Adoptive Family

Review Adoptive Family Qualifications

Step 1

Review Adoption Services

Step 2

Review Fee Agreement

Step 3

Complete Adoption Application

Step 4

STEP 1

Adoptive Family Qualifications

- Married for 1+ year
- Involved in a church and able to provide a pastoral reference
- Have no medical or psychological diagnosis, unless closely monitored by a physician and will not affect ability to parent
- Have the financial means to support an additional person in your family
- No age limit
- Accepts families without fertility issues

If you would like to purchase the $25 Adoption Application, please call our Adoptions Department at 615-831-6987. After making the payment over the phone, our Adoption Staff will email you the Adoption Application.

Please contact Mercy’s Adoption Department if you have any questions at 615-831-6987 or [email protected]

If you have further questions about the adoptive family qualifications, contact our office at (615) 831-6987 to speak with Adoption Staff.

Important: New York families, please contact Mercy Multiplied directly.

STEP 2

For Adoptive Families

Provide support to a prospective adoptive family throughout the application process
Offer professional assistance in facilitating relationship building between birth parent(s) and prospective adoptive family
Provide hospital support to the birth parent(s) and prospective adoptive family
Facilitate the placement of an infant into their forever home and provide ongoing support through finalization
Partner with the prospective adoptive family’s home study worker and adoption attorney pre- and post-placement
Assist the birth parent(s) and prospective adoptive family in creating an openness agreement

Read some frequently asked questions about adoption.

Review the Adoption Process Document for additional information.