Colorado RRT

Hello, my name is Sarah Hunter and I am here to walk you through the foster care and adoption process. I am happy to answer your questions and assist you in making the foster care and adoption process a positive experience. For more information please contact me, your AdoptUsKids RRT, at 1-800-451-5246, ext. 277.


Contact Information

The Adoption Exchange

Sarah Hunter

303-755-4756, ext. 277

shunter@adoptex.org


Para información en español, contacte:

Rachel Yarbrough

303-755-4756

Rachel@adoptex.org


Licensing Requirements for Foster or Adoption

Adoption

Review current information about Colorado’s qualifications and process for adoption.


Foster Care

Review Colorado’s policies for becoming a foster parent.


Does it Cost to Foster or Adopt?

Private Child Placement Agencies provide adoption licensing services for a fee of $1800-$3500. View a list of Private Child Placement Agencies in Colorado.


Private Placement Agencies will place waiting children in the foster care system in an adoptive placement. When contacting private agencies please specify you want to adopt from Foster Care to ensure you receive the correct information.


The difference between adopting through a private agency and a county agency is as follows: when you are adopting through a county agency, for the first six months after your homestudy is completed, you may only be matched with children from that specific county. However, if you are not matched with a child in the first six months, you will then be able to inquire about kids from any county or state in the United States. Your homestudy is valid for one year.


When working with a private agency you are free to inquire about children from anywhere in the United States once your homestudy is completed. Your homestudy is valid for one year.


Parent Support Groups

Adoptive Families of Boulder/
Colorado Parents for All Children

P.O. Box 2118

Boulder, CO 80306

(303) 939-8375

Contact: Pat Marin


Adoptive Families of Colorado Springs

2625 Tuckerman Court

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

(719) 590-7126

Contact: Anita Walter


Adoptive Parent Support Group of S/W Colorado

214 Far View Road

Durango, CO 81303

(970) 259-1495

Contact: Teresa Stephenson

tskemp@frontier.net


Boulder County Social Services/Resource Family Team

3400 Broadway

Boulder, CO 80304

(303) 441-1512

Contact: Kathy Bolton


Boulder Support Group/Little Treasures

(303) 258-0561

Contact: Tana Bowen-Cohen

Tbowen@signsandshapes.com

Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families (COCAF)

www.cocaf.org

P.O. Box 270398

Louisville, CO 80027-0398

(303) 620-5150


Colorado Heritage Camps

(303) 794-4838

Contact: Linda Donovan

Linda@adoptall.com


Colorado Parents for All Children/Colorado Springs

1615 Cedar Valley Lane

Colorado Springs, CO 80919

(719) 598-1517

Contact: Cheryl Berce


Denver Adoptive Mother’s Club

1881 South Meade

Denver, CO 80219

(303) 935-3847

Contact: Haroldyne Freeke



Agency Contact and Orientation Information

If you are new to the adoption process, it is highly recommended that you attend The Adoption Exchange’s Adoption Information Class which is offered the second Wednesday of every month.


County Agencies

Please note that each county has their own orientation schedule so please to contact your local county to register for orientation.


Colorado Child Placement Agencies

Adoption Alliance

www.adoptall.com

2121 South Oneida Street, Suite 420

Denver, CO 80224

(303) 584-9900

Contact: Elizabeth Hibbett

info@adoptall.com


Adoption Choice Center, Inc.

143 Pierce Dr

Colorado Springs, CO 80906

(717) 444-0198

Contact: Ellen Levy

levyellen@msn.com


Adoption Homestudy & Training Agency

www.adoptionhomestudy.org

4685 West Princeton Avenue

Denver, CO 80236

(720) 214-0606

Contact: Marjorie Bluder

marj@adoptionhomestudy.org


Adoption Options

www.adoption-options.com

13900 E. Harvard Ave, Suite 200

Aurora, CO 80014

(303) 695-1601

Contact: Adrienne Elliott

info@adoption-options.com


Bethany Christian Services

www.bethany.org

9185 East Kenyon Avenue, Suite 190

Denver, CO 80237

(303) 221-0734

Contact: Maddi Noleen (Colorado Springs Office)

(719) 591-7595


Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Denver, Inc.

www.catholiccharities.org

4045 Pecos St.

Denver, CO 80211

(303) 742-0828, ext. 2051

Contact: Cheryl Garcia

mmaile@catholiccharities.org


Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pueblo, Inc.

www.pueblocharities.org

429 West 10th Street, Suite 101

Pueblo, CO 81003-2941

(719) 544-4234

Contact: Linda L. Youngs

lyoungs@pueblocharities.org


Children’s Haven of Hope

19682 E. Union Drive

Aurora, CO 80015

(303) 699-4710

Contact: Glenda Coleman

childrenshavenofhope@hotmail.com


Commonwealth Adoption International, Inc.

3979 E. Arapahoe Rd Ste 100

Centennial, CO 80122

(303) 733-7170

Contact: Anney Morris

vip@commonwealthadoption.org

Hope & Home

www.hopeandhome.org

1925 Dominion Way Ste. 200

Colorado Springs, CO 80918

(719) 575-9887

rwright@homeandhome.org


Hope’s Promise

www.hopespromise.com

309 Jerry St. #202

Castle Rock, CO 80104

(303) 660-0277

adopt@hopespromise.com


Kid’s Resource Network of Colorado Springs

www.kidsresourcenetworkcs.com

3715 Parkmoor Villager Dr., Ste. 102

Colorado Springs, CO 80917

(719) 227-7477

krncsjra@hotmail.com


LDS Family Services

www.ldsfamilyservices.org

3263 Fraser, Suite 3

Aurora, CO 80011

(303) 371-1000

Contact: Jim Jacobs

Fam-co@ldschurch.org


Loving Homes

www.lovinghomes.net

125 S. Union

Pueblo, CO 81003

(719) 545-6181

1-866-356-8464

cgerlock@yahoo.com


Maple Star

www.maplestar.net

2785 Speer Blvd., Ste. 340

Denver, CO 80211

(303) 433-1975

dgrebenik@maplestar.net


Special Kids /Special Families

www.sksfcolorado.org

424 W. Pikes Peak

Colorado Springs, CO 80905

(717) 447-8983, ext. 11

Contact: Linda Ellegard

questions@sksfcolorado.org


Synthesis/Commonworks

7651 W. 41st Avenue

Wheatridge, CO 80033

(303) 422-4336

Contact: Carrie Natale


Youth Ventures

4785 Granby Circle

Colorado Springs, CO 80919

(719) 574-3555

Contact: David Atencio



Information on Children

Most of the children in Colorado's public child welfare system range in age from 2 to 18. Abuse, neglect or other family issues prevent them from living with their birth parents.


Some of these children may be referred to as having "special needs" because they:

  • are 5 years old or older;
  • have sisters and/or brothers who must be placed together;
  • are African American or Hispanic;
  • have developmental disabilities such as Down Syndrome; or
  • have other physical, mental or emotional disabilities, including attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

There are 6,800 children in foster care in Colorado; 700 of these children are available for adoption.