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FAQs on Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Welfare, and Foster Care

This page provides information about two ways to find answers to frequently asked questions related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and foster care.... Details >

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: A Factsheet for Families

This fact sheet presents details about financial assistance available to adoptive families who are considering adopting a child or children with special needs but are unable to afford the costs of car... Details >

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Adoption Options At-a-Glance: A Companion Guide for Families

Also available in: Spanish 

This guide focuses on one way to think about how choices in adoption may flow from one another.... Details >

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Adoption Options: A Fact Sheet for Families

Also available in: Spanish 

This fact sheet provides basic information about adoption options and it focuses on one way to think about how choices in adoption may flow from one another.... Details >

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Casey Family Services  External Link

Casey Family Services is a fully licensed and accredited non-profit child welfare agency providing a broad range of programs to meet the changing needs of vulnerable children and families throughout N... Details >

Annie E. Casey Foundation  External Link

Foster Parents Considering Adoption: A Factsheet for Families

This factsheet is written for foster parents who are considering adopting one or more of the children in their care. While this factsheet does not address the specifics of how to adopt, it provides in... Details >

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Meet the Children: AdoptUSKids  External Link

Children throughout the United States are waiting for permanent families. Some have special physical, emotional or educational needs. More than 60 percent come from minority cultures. You will find ov... Details >

AdoptUSKids  External Link

Multiethnic Placement Act and Interethnic Adoption Provisions

Fact sheets and regulatory guidelines on the use of race, color or national origin as consideration in adoption and foster care placements.... Details >

Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

National Foster Care and Adoption Directory

Also available in: Spanish 

Includes State-by-State contact information for a variety of adoption-related organizations and services including public and licensed private adoption agencies, support groups, State reunion registri... Details >

Child Welfare Information Gateway