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Recruits, trains, and certifies people interested in fostering or adopting children placed in the legal custody of the state. Offers home study and post-placement services for attorney-facilitated adoptions and international placing agencies. Also provides post-adoption support groups.

Finds permanent Christian homes for infants and children. Provides home study certification, placement, post-placement supervision and pre-adoptive classes as well as post placement classes and support group.

Finds permanent Christian homes for infants and children. Provides home study certification, placement, post-placement supervision and pre-adoptive classes as well as post placement classes and support group.

Finds permanent Christian homes for infants and children. Provides home study certification, placement, post-placement supervision and pre-adoptive classes as well as post placement classes and support group.

Provides information regarding the licensing and certification process for adoption and foster parenting including kinship fostering. Works with local agencies to recruit people who are interested in becoming foster/adoptive parents. Assists with applying for Cash Assistance and other financial assistance for kinship caregivers. Provides information about and referrals to community resources. Orientation meeting schedules are available on the website.

Facilitates foster care licensure and the certification process for DES, private, kinship, and step-parent adoptions. Provides orientations in order to familiarize families with the foster care, adoption, and certification process. Provides initial training to become licensed for foster care or certified for adoption and advanced training services. Provides placement coordination for families and children. The Expectant Parent program provides assistance to any expectant parent(s) considering voluntarily relinquishing their parental rights.