Foster / Adopt

Types of Homes

Providing a loving and stable home for a child in need can be a truly rewarding experience. However, there are many important aspects to consider. The Alliance Team will assist you through all of the necessary steps and provide you with the guidance you need to make an informed decision. Applicants can be married or single, renters or homeowners. All ethnic, social and religious backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

There Are Currently Two Types Of Programs Available

Foster Care - Provides a temporary home for children removed from their biological families. As a foster parent, you prepare children to return to their family of origin.

Foster -to- Adopt - Programs were created to bridge the gap between a child’s initial need for temporary care and a permanent home. Ideally, it spares the child another move when adoption is the likely outcome. When a child is placed with a foster-to-adopt family, the child’s permanency is evaluated for reunification and adoption simultaneously, and possible visits with birth family may occur. As a foster-to-adopt parent, the goal is for you to eventually adopt, providing a permanent home, and allowing children to become apart of your family.

Foster -to- adopt is an attractive option for families seeking very young children as a high percentage of children placed are infants. These children can be “high risk” as the court could return the child to their biological family. The varying degrees of risk should be discussed with your social worker.

Once a decision on the type of home you would like to provide has been made, there are a few more steps before placement can take place.

More About The Process & Requirements

At Alliance Adoption Assistance we will guide you through every step of the approval process to become a foster or adoptive parent.

The certification time frame will vary, but the process takes approximately 2-3 months. *Please note that the type of child desired will determine when a child is placed.

Steps in the certification process include:

Fingerprints
20 hr. Training Course
Interviews With a Social Worker (Home Study)
Provide 4 References
A Home Safety Evaluation
Physical
First Aid / CPR

Benefits to adoptive or foster parents include:

Monthly Financial Assistance
Full Health & Dental Insurance
On-Going Education & Support
Free Allocated Money for College
No Cost to Finalizing Adoptions
Over 10k in Tax Benefits

PLEASE NOTE: If you visit other websites and find a child you are interested in, be sure to come back to the Alliance Adoption Assistance contact page and contact us directly.

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Mission Statement:

Alliance Adoption Assistance believes children of all ethnicities have a right to a safe home and permanence. We are committed to enhancing the quality of life and outcome of foster youth by promoting community awareness and securing families devoted to parenting children who are over-represented in the foster care system.

Alliance is dedicated to cultivating relationships with organizations to educate and empower foster and adoptive families and provide support services that contribute to our mission of creating forever families for all children and specifically, children of color.