Our mission

Do great work better. Simplify the complex. Support at the center.

Cove Family Co. is a screening and support service, not a surrogacy agency - the industry is full of those. What we offer is expert and truly personal guidance and support as you begin your journey.

We have:

  • a combined 20 years of experience in the field, including clinic and agency experience

We can help you:

  • Pre-screen for your journey, so you can hit the ground running!

  • Prepare for matching with an agency, so you’ll know your worth

  • Partner with a great agency, so you’ll know you’ll be taken care of

  • Understand the compensation landscape and feel confident in your request

  • Identify your own matching preferences - this matters so much!

  • Act as an added layer of support from start to finish

Work with us!

Our values

Gathering

Our mission is community-forward. We know that family-building is not a solo journey. We create spaces where all parties on the path to parenthood can meaningfully connect and grow.

Generosity

We center surrogates’ experiences, honor their generosity, and treat every participant with dignity.

Guidance

We provide clear, trustworthy information so every decision is made with confidence and understanding. We champion family building partners by offering the tools, resources, and community that allow them to truly thrive.

Growth

We support every stage of the family-building journey — from exploration to postpartum and beyond — in an evolving ecosystem that grows along with the families we serve.

 FAQs

  • Our boutique size and personalized attention truly set us apart. We have no interest in being captains of industry; we do have an interest in supporting people navigating the most difficult journeys to growing their families, and the incredible surrogates who make that possible.

    • Firstly, the limited number of candidates we work with ensures individual attention.

    • Also - we don’t take intended parents on as clients for full-journey management at this time, keeping the focus on you.

  • Never! Our role in this process is to prepare surrogate candidates for the matching process, and fees for that service are covered by the eventual agency or intended parents you match with.

  • We’d like to, but we take our own advice: one step at a time.

  • We work across the United States, with a focus on recruiting surrogate candidates from surrogacy-friendly Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan. Learn more about what qualifies a surrogate candidate here.

  • Some states are more surrogacy-friendly than others, and every intended parent’s unique situation informs that landscape. Learn more about what makes a state surrogacy-friendly, or contact us to discuss your personal needs.

  • We adhere to ASRM guidelines and SEEDS ethical standards.