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                     FOSTER A CHILD                                             ADOPT A CHILD

                                                                             ADOPTION REQUIREMENTS
        • The minimum age to become a foster parent is 21.
        • You can foster if you’re single, married, divorced       •You must be at least 18 to become an adoptive
        or widowed: own or rent; have parenting experience          parent.
        or none at all; already have children in your home or      • You can adopt if you are single, married, divorced
        not.                                                       or widowed; own or rent; have parenting experience
        • Like adoptive applicants, foster applicants will be      or none at all; already have children in your home or
        finger printed and have a criminal record check            not.
        completed.                                                 • Adoptive applicants will be finger printed and have
        • You will need to complete all required training          a criminal record check completed.
        and be licensed as a foster parent.  To do this, you       • While State law does not specify the number of
        will need to attend 30 hours of preparatory training       training hours to become an adoptive parent, most
        called “Trauma-Informed Partnering for Safety and          adoption agencies provide training to those who
        Performance/Model Approach to Partnerships in              want to be foster or adoptive parents.
        Parenting” (TIPS-MAPP).  Many other families, like
        yourself, will also participate in the classes, and you    CHILDREN WAITING FOR ADOPTION INCLUDE:
        will be able to learn from each others experiences.        • Children with special needs, such as physical,
        • Have a stable home and income.                           mental and emotional disabilities.
        • Maintain a drug free environment.                        • Sibling groups and teenagers
                                                                   • Minority children
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