State Guidelines
Step One:
Request to be contacted by AdoptUsKids to learn more about fostering and adopting. Call 1-888-200-4005 or complete an online contact form. You will receive a packet of information in the mail and a call or email from an AdoptUsKids Recruitment Response Team (RRT) in your state within three business days. There is also basic adoption and foster parenting information available on this site.
Step Two:
Gather information and ask questions when your RRT adoption and foster care expert contacts you.
AdoptUsKids’ network of Recruitment Response Teams (RRTs) works exclusively for families like yours. Each state, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico has its own RRT staffed with experienced professionals in foster care and adoption. Sometimes they have even fostered or adopted themselves!
Your RRT is always available to:
- Give you a list of agencies in your area with information on attending the orientations as well as tips on how to pick which agency is best for you,
- Answer your questions and provide you with resources so you can increase your knowledge on your own,
- Provide you with encouragement and support,
- Link you to parent support groups where you will meet families like your own,
- Help you maneuver through any challenges that may pop up along the way,
- Be a resource and support for you in the child placement process – whether the child or children you are hoping to adopt are in your own state or out of state.
RRTs don’t provide foster and adoption services. What they will do is help you get the best services possible. They work for you, so contact them when ever you need assistance or support, or have good news you would like to share with someone who is really interested in your success.
Step Three:
Click on a state (or choose your state from the dropdown list) to review state specific information about foster parenting and adoption.
