Circle Surrogacy

Last weekend, we connected with hundreds of adolescents and young adults affected by cancer at Stupid Cancer's CancerCon. Our Manager of Intended Parent Support and Circle Parent, Jen Rachman, spoke from personal experience at a panel about parenthood after cancer. 💙 Team members, like Jen, are those who make Circle special because of the experience and passion they bring to helping make parenthood possible!

This month's staff spotlight is the one and only, Alana Gorden! 💙 "This month marks my 7th year at Circle, and I am currently the Manager of Surrogate Support. I have many favorite parts about the job but one that stands out is the opportunity to interact and talk with real life surrogates every day. Our surrogates come to surrogacy with a strong desire to help those who cannot start a family of their own without a surrogate. This desire is genuine and for the most part comes from the gratitude they have for their ability to create their own families without issue. This idea of helping others in this way is incredible, so rare, and very powerful. I love thinking about this and bringing it to light with everything I do for Circle, our IPs, and our surrogates." We're lucky to have Alana on our team!🫶

At Circle, we truly offer the personalized feel of a small agency, with the resources of a large one. You'll notice the difference the moment you speak with one of our experienced staff members as they offer you guidance and support on your parenthood journey. 💙

I love Circle Surrogacy! Being a surrogate with Circle changed my life for the better, twice. ❤️❤️

A full circle moment... 💙 Our Senior Program Coordinator, Courtnie, was able to meet up with Circle parents, their surrogate and her husband, and the miracle they all created together... baby Dylan!

Circle Surrogacy has been a supporter of Men Having Babies from the very beginning of our organization. We are so happy to have their continuing support as an Advisory Circle organization this year, 2024-25! Circle’s President, Sam Hyde, will continue to serve on our Advisory Board for the upcoming year as well. Circle Surrogacy has participated in MHB conferences dating back to our first event in New York City in 2011, and has been giving discounts to our members since the launch of our Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP) in 2015. Sam experienced fertility challenges when he started his own family, and he therefore understands firsthand the importance of support and help to fulfill dreams of parenthood. Learn more about Sam: https://lnkd.in/g-VERidU Check out Circle Surrogacy in our directory: https://lnkd.in/gep7Scak In the picture: Sam with his colleague (and gay dad via surrogacy) Carlos Dolan at the MHB Conference in Chicago, 2022. #menhavingbabies #nonprofit #lgbtcharity #advisoryboard #advisorycircle

Did you know that we partner with Everie and offer a no-risk sign-on for Circle intended parents? That's right— if you don't have a plan for embryo creation, you can sign on with Everie at no cost through Circle. 💙 If you're interested in learning more, click the link below. https://lnkd.in/eKVdj25F

Welcome to our new series... Staff Spotlights! To kick off this series, we're introducing you to Nancy Weatherby. 🧡 "Having learned at a young age I would not be able to carry a pregnancy myself, my dream was to become a mother through surrogacy or adoption someday. After years of research and consideration, my husband and I decided gestational surrogacy was the right path for us and we were fortunate enough to have two beautiful kids with the help of two different yet equally amazing women! I am currently the Manager of Intended Parent Outreach for Circle and for the last 21 years have been truly blessed with the opportunity to help others achieve the same dream as I did. How lucky am I?!" We're so fortunate to have people, like Nancy, on our team who have such a deep understanding of becoming a parent through surrogacy. 🫶

Intended parents in London— join us next weekend! At this event, you will learn more about building your family from experts in fertility treatments, surrogacy, and donor conception. Click the link below to register for free. ⬇️ We look forward to seeing you! https://lnkd.in/eVX_p-Nm

We can't believe we are already halfway through 2024, and that we have brought 205 babies into the world this year. 🧡 Thank you to all of our amazing staff and selfless surrogates for your endless help and devotion, and to our loving intended parents for trusting us to help make parenthood possible! We're excited to see what the rest of the year has in store. 🫶