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U.S. Foster Adoptive Families

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After adoption....

I have a curiosity question. After your adoption from foster care was finalized. How much did the state check up on you to see how you were doing?
- Posted by Fleur to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Apr 12, 2018 at 7:38am | 12 Comments | Post a reply
Request for your thoughts on healthcare for the adoptees

Hi all - I am currently conducting research for grad school on healthcare within the foster care system with a focus on continuity of care. This topic was important to…
- Posted by veexplorer to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 24, 2018 at 7:59pm | 0 Comments | Post a reply
View from a FFY

As a FFY (former foster youth) some of the posts I am reading make me think that CPS doesn’t do a very good job of preparing foster parents or maybe…
- Posted by NoraT to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Mar 16, 2018 at 7:14pm | 10 Comments | Post a reply
Foster-Adoption and Government Assistance - NC

Hello! I am planning on applying to adopt through foster in the next few weeks through the Children’s Home Society of NC (CHS). I know that on the Forsyth County…
- Posted by aamhp1 to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Feb 05, 2018 at 6:17am | 10 Comments | Post a reply
Any IL families? Looking for agencies for interstate

In 2014 my husband in I (we live in Chicago) did our Home study with Adoption Center or Illinois at Family Resource Center (also in Chicago). Our daughter (from South…
- Posted by thegoldings to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Jan 15, 2018 at 4:49am | 5 Comments | Post a reply
Biological sibling?

I am curious everyone’s viewpoint on this topic. We’ve recently adopted 2 of our 5 children through foster care and are torn because there is a baby that is a…
- Posted by Tjackson to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Dec 20, 2017 at 9:22pm | 8 Comments | Post a reply
Supervision of visits

Since we adopted our four year old daughter from foster care last year, we have had a plan to have visits with her birth parents three times a year. Her…
- Posted by zoe79 to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Dec 05, 2017 at 11:28pm | 4 Comments | Post a reply
Matched

So! Yesterday we were informed that we’ve been matched to a 6 mo baby girl. What do I do now to prepare for her eventual arrival? Super excited!!!!
- Posted by CoraDee to U.S. Foster Adoptive Families on Oct 13, 2017 at 12:16pm | 12 Comments | Post a reply