Adoptions and Foster Care

Results: 5

• Adoption Counseling and Support (26)
  PH-0300.0300

  Adoption Counseling and Support

  PH-0300.0300
  
  Programs that provide guidance and support for people who have adopted a child or are involved in the process of adopting a child.
• Adoption Information/Referrals (11)
  PH-0300.0400

  Adoption Information/Referrals

  PH-0300.0400
  
  Programs that provide information about the different types of adoption that are available as options and the requirements and procedures for adopting another individual for birth parents, adoptive parents and people who have been adopted. Included are programs that facilitate the adoption process by compiling information about children who are available for adoption in sharable formats such as photo albums, newsletters, video tapes or media campaigns (e.g., newspaper stories or television segments) that feature a particular adoptable child; and arranging activities such as picnics where prospective adoptive parents and children can meet informally. Also included are programs that provide referrals to organizations that offer adoption-related services a family might need.
• Adoption Legal Services (1)
  FT-3000.0300

  Adoption Legal Services

  FT-3000.0300
  
  Programs that provide assistance for people who want to independently adopt a child, legally relinquish a child for adoption or initiate or respond to litigation which involves the placement or removal of a child.
• Adoptive Home Studies (1)
  PH-0300.0500

  Adoptive Home Studies

  PH-0300.0500
  
  Programs that meet with individuals who wish to adopt a child to evaluate the home environment in which the adopted child would reside and establish the suitability of the individuals to become adoptive parents. The studies explore people's reasons for wanting to adopt, their personalities, habits, life experiences and parenting ability or potential as a means of determining the kind of child best suited for placement in their home.
• Foster Homes for Dependent Children (1)
  PH-6300.2000

  Foster Homes for Dependent Children

  PH-6300.2000
  
  Programs that provide alternative family living arrangements in agency-supervised private family homes for children and youth who have been neglected, abused or abandoned in situations where a children's protective services worker or a court has decided that they cannot live safely at home.