Family Services

Adoption & Foster Care

AdoptUSKids

AdoptUSKids raises public awareness about the need for foster and adoptive families for children in the public child welfare system; and assists U.S. States, Territories and Tribes to recruit and retain foster and adoptive families and connect them with children.

They feature a nationwide photo listing of children awaiting forever homes, adoption success stories, information about adoption advocacy and national recruitment campaigns, as well as great resources to help get you started on the road to adoption. This is a great place to start for prospective parents who are unsure about how to adopt, what steps are involved and what agencies to contact.

Visit AdoptUSKids’ Website and Facebook page for more information.

FosterClub

FosterClub is the national network for young people in foster care. Currently, there are over 513,000 young people in foster care in across America. FosterClub is their club — a place to turn for advice, information, and hope.

FosterClub helps open the way for these young people to transform their lives and provides a forum to raise their voice. Our members engage with peers and regain control over their situation through support, skill building, and healing opportunities. FosterClub’s young leaders achieve impressive levels of success as they demonstrate remarkable resilience. Here they have real life opportunities to become true heroes as they reach back to improve the foster care system for their younger peers.

For more information, visit FosterClub’s Website, Facebook and Twitter pages.

Hamilton County Job and Family Services Adoption & Foster Care Recruitment

Whether you are interested in becoming an adoptive parent or a foster care provider, Hamilton County Job and Family Services can help.

A rich resource, HCJFS provides free training through the Southwest Ohio Regional Training Center in Loveland, Ohio. They can also connect you to local public children service and private adoption agencies to make your journey easier.

Visit their Website to view their photo listing of children available for adoption in Hamilton County or visit their Facebook page for quick news and updates.

National Council for Adoption (NCFA)

For 30 years, NCFA has been the authoritative voice for adoption. Their research and education programs have led the way in promoting sound, ethical adoption policies and practices that have enabled children to find nurturing, permanent families through adoption.

Their areas of focus are infant adoption, adoption out of foster care, and intercountry adoption. Passionately committed to the belief that every child deserves a nurturing, permanent family, they serve children, birthparents, adoptive families, adoption agencies, U.S. and foreign governments, policymakers, media, and the general public as the authoritative voice for adoption.

Check out their Website, Facebook and Twitter pages.

Ohio Family Care Association (OFCA)

OFCA serves as Ohio’s statewide voice for thousands of adoptive, foster, kinship and respite families.

Their role is to advocate on behalf of their members at the state level, connect them to resources, and provide them with educational opportunities to ensure that they are able to volunteer their time, homes, and hearts to serve Ohio’s abused, neglected, dependent, and unruly children.

Visit OFCA’s Website, Facebook and Yahoo! Groups pages for more information.