We are pleased that you are interested in fostering and/or adoption. Please feel to call at your leisure. We are available from 8:00 am to 9:00pm Monday through Friday. Please call us at 1-800-96-ADOPT.

Contact Information

Florida’s Adoption Information Center

Henry Wright or Bob Rooks

1-800-96-ADOPT or (904) 353-0679

hwright@danielkids.org or brooks@danielkids.org

Licensing Requirements for Foster or Adoption

Requirements for Foster and Adoptive Parents include a Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting course (24 to 30 hours), also called M.A.P.P. classes.

After the classes, prospective foster parents complete a licensing study to become licensed to be foster parents. Prospective adoptive parents complete a homestudy to be licensed to adopt. Both are very similar. The typical time frame is six to eight months for the entire process.

Does it Cost to Foster or Adopt?

If a family is working with a “Community Based Care” agency, there is no cost to foster or adopt. Please call us to ask about finding a “Community Based Care” agency.

Parent Support Groups

Please all 1-800-96-ADOPT to find local Parent Support Groups.

Agency Contact and Orientation Information

To find your local Community-Based Care agency through the Department of Children and Families, please go here: http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/fostercare/contacts/contacts.pdf.

There are as many as six to eight agencies in a community. Please call 1-800-96-ADOPT for the agency nearest you.

Information on Children

There are 29,312 children in foster care in Florida; 3,376 of these children are waiting for adoptive families.