Children available for adoption through DCYF reside in foster care or relative care and are unable to be reunited with their birth parents. Children placed in out-of-home care may have been abused (physical/sexual/emotional) and/or neglected. Our children:
- Range in age.
- Boys and girls.
- May be part of a sibling group (2 or more).
- Represent diverse ethnic and cultural populations.
- May have medical, mental and/or physical health issues.
- May have developmental delays.
- May have developmental disabilities.
- May have been exposed to drug and alcohol use/abuse.
- May have behavioral issues related to trauma they have experienced.
Private Adoption
The children available for adoption from private adoption agencies are:
- Healthy infants and young children.
- Children from other countries (international adoptions).
- Special needs children.
- Children placed in foster care.
Independent Adoption
The children available for adoption from independent adoption agencies are:
- Healthy infants.
- Step-children.
- Children from other countries (international adoptions).
- Relative adoptions.
- Other non-agency placements.