Adoption Agencies are licensed placement agencies place children for adoption and offer adoption related services. Contact them to learn more about:

• Becoming a potential adoptive parent
• The adoption process
• Looking for your birth parent (If you know the name of the agency that was involved in your adoption, start your search by calling them.)

Foster Care Agencies are licensed placement agencies responsible for recruitment and approval of foster parents/homes to care for children in need of alternative placement. Contact them to learn more about:

• Becoming a potential foster parent
• The foster parent approval process