2025年1月23日 · AdoptUSKids is a national project that supports child welfare systems and connects children in foster care with families. Read more.

Adopting a child from foster care is a great way to help a child while growing your family. Today there are more than 117,000 children and teens in foster care who are waiting for the love and security that a permanent home provides.

Although it costs little (if anything) to adopt from foster care, the process of becoming an adoptive or foster parent can be time consuming and requires persistence.

There are more than 4,500 children registered on AdoptUSKids. Every one of them is in need of a safe, permanent home; however, their characteristics do not represent those of all of the more than 117,000 children and youth in foster care who are waiting to be adopted.

AdoptUSKids is operated by the National Adoption Association and is made possible by grant number 90CO1143 from the Children's Bureau.The contents of this website are solely the responsibility of the National Adoption Association and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Children's Bureau, ACYF, ACF, or HHS.Find out more about us.

Children, Youth and Families Department Phone: 800-432-2075 Address: 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Sante Fe, NM 87501. New Mexico Parent and Child Resources, Inc.

Information on children. There are 25,397 children in foster care in New York State. Of these, 621 children are legally freed and waiting for an adoptive family and 3,051 children have a goal of adoption.

If you are considering adopting a child who does not live in your state or territory, we encourage you to also read about licensing requirements in their area to understand how your state’s requirements may vary from those of the child’s state.

AdoptUSKids is operated by the National Adoption Association and is made possible by grant number 90CO1143 from the Children's Bureau.The contents of this website are solely the responsibility of the National Adoption Association and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Children's Bureau, ACYF, ACF, or HHS.Find out more about us.

Foster care and adoption licensing requirements. Prospective parents in Maryland can be single or married, including same-sex couples. Some families have birth children, and some don’t.