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U.S. Foster Adoptive Families

For parents of children adopted from U.S. foster care.

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Fostering to Adopt

When fostering to adopt, can you request that a child or sibling group with a low chance of reunification be placed in your home? I’m all for reunification when it’s…
- Posted by brt15 to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Oct 21, 2019 at 11:02pm | 8 Comments | Post a reply
Removing kids for poverty

I’m just throwing this out here as one example, albeit the most recent and aggregious one, of why some people, including me and I get a lot of kickback, object…
- Posted by NoraT to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Aug 03, 2019 at 3:31am | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Adopted Foster, Open Adoption Letter for Bio

Looking for some help on how to write a letter to bio parent. We recently adopted an 11 year old who started off as a Foster. Bio parent had to…
- Posted by MrsGuti to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Jul 25, 2019 at 9:57pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Staffing Meetings

Can you share you experiences with presentation staffings? We have a telephone conference with several social/case workers coming up soon. We’ve already been selected, so I’m more curious to know…
- Posted by Dodger to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on May 22, 2019 at 1:22pm | 3 Comments | Post a reply
Interstate adoption MI to IL

Has anyone done an interstate adoption from Michigan, meaning you adopted a child from Michigan, but live in another state? I’m trying to find out who the contracts liaison would…
- Posted by Thor to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on May 21, 2019 at 12:43am | 2 Comments | Post a reply
Birth family relative having contact

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has any tips for explaining the situation. My kids are only 4-5. We are still in the long process but it’s all looking good…
- Posted by mammamermaid to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on May 20, 2019 at 9:40am | 10 Comments | Post a reply
instant family

If you haven’t seen Instant Family it is a movie about a childless couple adopting a sibling group. It is touching and funny. Cultural issues, mom issues, loyalty issue, tantrums…
- Posted by Regina to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 03, 2019 at 10:40pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
Help reduce adoption disruption and/or dissolution!

Hello, My name is Anne-Marie Fleckenstein, MA, LPC and I am a doctoral candidate at Fielding Graduate University. I am conducting a dissertation study investigating what…
- Posted by Anne-Marie to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Feb 17, 2019 at 4:55pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply