How to Adopt U.S. Children from the Foster Care System

How to Adopt U.S. Children from the Foster Care System

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

Families that adopt U.S. children from the foster care system discover that adoption can be incredibly fulfilling and life-changing for both parents and children. Thousands of children in foster care are waiting for permanent, loving homes. If you have considered adoption and are interested in providing a stable and nurturing environment for a child in need, this article will guide you through the process of adopting from the U.S. foster care system.

Understanding the U.S. Foster Care System

The U.S. foster care system provides temporary care for children who are removed from their biological families due to abuse, neglect, or other reasons that prevent them from living safely at home. Typically, the primary goal of the foster care system is to reunite children with their birth families after assisting families in resolving the issues that caused the child or children’s removal. However, when reunification is not feasible, parental rights are severed, and adoption becomes an option to provide a permanent home for the child.

Eligibility Requirements to Adopt U.S. Children

Potential adoptive parents must meet specific eligibility requirements to adopt from the U.S. foster care system. These may vary from state to state but generally include:

  • Age: Adoptive parents must be at least 21, although some states may have higher age requirements.
  • Legal Status: Prospective parents must be legal U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents.
  • Background Checks: All adults residing in the household must complete criminal background checks and child welfare agency background checks.
  • Financial Stability: Demonstrating financial stability is essential, but there is no minimum income requirement.
  • Training and Home Study: Prospective parents will need to attend pre-adoption training sessions and undergo a home study conducted by a licensed social worker to assess their suitability to adopt.  Building Arizona Families adoption agency provides this service for our Arizona adoptive families.

Adoption Research and Education

Before diving into the process of adopting U.S. children, educating yourself about the adoption journey and the needs of children in foster care is crucial. Attend adoption information sessions, workshops, and support groups to gain insights from experienced adoptive parents and professionals. Understanding the potential challenges and rewards of adopting from foster care will help you make informed decisions.  Building Arizona Families offers a free, downloadable information kit on the adoption process.  You can download it HERE.  We also offer convenient online seminars.  You can view the seminar schedule and RSVP HERE.

Choose an Adoption Agency or Facilitator

Choosing a reputable adoption agency or facilitator to assist you through the process. The adoption agency will provide guidance, support, and access to available children in the foster care system. Building Arizona Families is state licensed, experienced, transparent in costs and requirements, and has a strong track record of successful adoptions.  We provide adoption services for Arizona families who are eligible to adopt U.S. foster children from around the country.

Complete Pre-Adoption Training

Prospective adoptive parents are required to attend pre-adoption training. These sessions offer valuable insights into the adoption process, the challenges faced by adopted children, and the resources available to support both the child and the adoptive family.

Adoptive Families Must Undergo a Home Study to Adopt U.S. Children

A home study is a comprehensive assessment of the prospective adoptive family’s suitability to provide a safe and nurturing home for a child. A licensed social worker will conduct interviews, review documents, and visit your home to ensure it meets safety standards. The home study replaces the need for adoptive families to be licensed to foster children.  Building Arizona Families offers home studies.  You can find out more HERE.

Matching and Placement

Once your home study is approved, you can proceed with the matching process. You share your preferences for the child or children you hope to adopt with your caseworker. Preferences can include gender, age, general health, and race. The agency will work with you to find a suitable match between your family and a child in foster care. This process involves considering the child’s needs, preferences, and your family’s abilities to meet those needs. After a match is found, you may visit and interact with the child before they are placed in your home.

The Legal Process and Finalization

The legal process to adopt U.S. children will vary based on your state’s laws. Once a child is placed in your home, you may have a period of foster care placement before the adoption is finalized. You will have ongoing support and supervision from the adoption agency or social worker during this time. After all legal requirements are met, the adoption will be finalized in court, granting you legal parental rights and responsibilities for the child.

Post-Adoption Support

There can be unique challenges involved with adopting U.S. foster children.  Many adoption agencies offer post-adoption support services to help families navigate the adjustment period and address any possible difficulties. Support groups, counseling, and access to resources can be invaluable in ensuring a successful and happy adoption experience.

Conclusion

Adopting a child from the U.S. foster care system is a meaningful way to provide a loving and stable home for a child who has suffered significant trauma and needs a loving forever home in which to heal and flourish. The process may have its challenges, but with patience, dedication, and the proper support, it can be an incredibly rewarding journey for both the child and the adoptive family. Remember that each child is unique, and finding the right match requires time and consideration. By opening your heart and home, you can make a lasting difference in a child’s life and create a loving, forever family.

There is a great deal of information on our website about adoption through the foster care system, and a free, downloadable information kit is available here.  We invite you to review the information and register for one of our informative online adoption seminars.  You can view available dates and RSVP here.   Additionally, please feel free to reach out to our Forever Families program manager, Ixcel Baca, by cell phone at 623-696-9537 or by e-mail at [email protected].

Building Arizona Families has been serving families since 2004, and we enjoy an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.  More importantly, we are a licensed adoption agency through the Arizona Department of Child Safety’s Office of Licensing and Regulation.  This means our adoption agency meets the criteria to facilitate adoptions and illustrates that we operate in the best interest of the children we serve.  Please find out more about our licensed adoption agency HERE.  Please reach out with any questions you have; it would be our privilege for We Are Their Future to serve you and your family!

Adopting Foster Children is Truly Life-Changing

Adopting Foster Children is Truly Life-Changing

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

Interested in adopting foster children? Many people are unaware of the experiences of foster children in the United States. Children are removed from their homes and placed in the foster care system when it is unsafe for them to remain at home. Parental rights are severed by the state they reside in when the child has suffered abuse or neglect, the parents or caregivers do not correct the behavior, and it is not safe for the child to remain in the home.

When abused children are placed in foster care, they are heartbroken and frightened. When parental rights are severed and the child becomes a ward of the state, they are raised within the foster care system. Without loving parents and a stable home, foster children move an average of three times per year, sometimes to foster families’ homes and sometimes to group homes. Each time a foster child moves, the adult relationships, friendships, and often their school change. The lack of consistent, loving relationships makes it increasingly difficult to love and trust others. Adopting foster children gives them precisely what every child needs – a forever family and a safe, nurturing environment to grow up in.

Adopting Foster Children Provides a Future

When children are not adopted and grow up in foster care, the odds of successful adult life are not in their favor. When children turn eighteen, they legally “age out” of the system and face life without a family support system. Each year, an average of 20,000 youth age out of the system. When this occurs, they are at extremely high risk for substance abuse, homelessness, mental health challenges, and more. The statistics create a powerful case for the absolute necessity of adopting foster children and the fact that adoption truly changes a foster child’s future.

You are invited to attend one of our convenient online adoption seminars. The seminars will provide information on foster, newborn, and Haiti adoptions. Find out dates and times HERE. Building Arizona is an internationally Hague-accredited, Arizona-licensed adoption agency with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Please reach out at any time. You can call our offices at 623.936.4729 or e-mail us at [email protected]. We Are Their Future would love to serve you and your family.

Over 100,000 Foster Kids are Waiting to be Adopted Right Now

Over 100,000 Foster Kids are Waiting to be Adopted Right Now

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

On any given day in the United States, there are approximately 400,000 children in the U.S. foster care system.  Of those 400,000 children, approximately 124,000 are waiting to be adopted.  There is always an urgent need for loving families to adopt U.S. kids.

Older Children, Sibling Groups, and Special Needs Children Waiting to be Adopted

Each year, approximately 20,000 youth age out of the foster care system when they turn 18 or 21.  When kids that need to be adopted turn thirteen, the likelihood of adoption is 3%, and the percentages decrease from there. These children have to face adulthood alone without the support of a loving family.  Older children are not as readily adopted as younger children. Read more about the need to adopt teenagers before they age out of the foster care system HERE.  Additionally, the best case scenario is to keep brothers and sisters together, as the children have already experienced traumatic family loss.  Special needs children also are less likely to be adopted as they often need extra care due to medical conditions or emotional disabilities.  If you want to adopt U.S. kids and are able, please consider adopting children who are less likely to be adopted.

Adopt U.S. Kids From Any State

Building Arizona Families helps Arizona families adopt U.S. kids from around the country.  As an Arizona licensed adoption agency, we serve Arizona families in the foster child adoption process.  You can download helpful information about adopting foster children on our website HERE.   Building Arizona Families’ program for foster child adoption is called the Forever Families program.  Since 2004, we have helped hundreds of families change the lives and futures of children in foster care who desperately want to be loved and belong to a forever family.

State governments that oversee the children’s welfare recognize that children thrive in loving families, and so state agencies do their best to place children eligible for adoption with families that best match their needs.  Adopting children from foster care does not require adoptive families to be foster care certified.  Adoption approval is granted through the home study process, and Building Arizona Families can walk with your family every step of the way through the home study and adoption approval process.

Why Choose Building Arizona Families

If you would like more information about how to adopt U.S. foster kids, please reach out to Ixcel Baca at 623-696-9537 or by e-mail at [email protected]. We also offer informative online seminars. You can find out about the most current schedule and RSVP on our Facebook page. Why choose Building Arizona Families? Building Arizona Families is an Arizona–licensed, IRS–registered non–profit, licensed, and accredited adoption agency. We have provided adoption services since 2004 with an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau. Please find out more about us here.

Our Licensed Adoption Agency Helps People Wanting to Adopt Foster Children 

Our Licensed Adoption Agency Helps People Wanting to Adopt Foster Children 

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

Building Arizona Families, a local licensed adoption agency in Arizona, can help many different kinds of families wanting to grow. Forever families can be married couples with children already or trying to start their family now, or even single individuals looking to offer a forever home to a child in need. A forever family can be whoever comes together to share love, safety, and happiness. If you are ready to open your home in Arizona to a deserving foster child in need, please visit our adoption agency Building Arizona Families. We are here to help you learn more about our amazing adoption program, helping people grow a family and adopt foster children!

Single Applicants are Encouraged to Adopt Foster Children in Arizona

Married couples are not the only applicants eligible to adopt foster children in Arizona. Single women and men can adopt foster children and offer a beautiful new start to a child waiting for a parent to love and care for them forever.

Below are a few eligibility requirements for single applicants interested in adopting foster children in Arizona –

An individual living in Arizona needs to be legally eligible to adopt a child or teen in foster care. The single applicant does not need to be foster care certified to adopt foster children in Arizona but certified to adopt through a home study. For approximately six months, a foster child will be welcomed into the home and then can be legally adopted. Please visit us HERE to learn more about the requirements to adopt foster children in Arizona.

Foster Children Available for Adoption in Arizona

The majority of foster children are five years of age or older. There are also sibling groups or children who have a higher level of need. All children in the foster system deserve to feel the stability and love of a forever family. Download our Adopting Foster Children Information Guide HERE.

Building Arizona Families is a Local, Licensed Adoption Agency in Arizona Ready to Serve You

As an Arizona adoption agency founded by two women, every adoption that we facilitate is special. Building Arizona Families adoption agency is committed to walking beside you every step of the way until your forever family is complete!

Our local, licensed Arizona adoption agency offers complimentary adoption seminars online. The seminars include detailed information about the adoption process, requirements, costs, and types of adoptions available to prospective adoptive families. Please reach out by calling Lisa at 623-692-4424 or e-mailing her at [email protected] for more information about upcoming adoption seminars. Read more about our licensed adoption agency in Arizona HERE. We look forward to helping your forever family grow!

Learn more about We Are Their Future and how you can help children living in the foster care system by visiting us HERE. There is a way everyone can help a child in need of a forever family.

Adopt Foster Children from Foster Care in Arizona or Around the U.S.

Adopt Foster Children from Foster Care in Arizona or Around the U.S.

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

There are over 3,000 children in foster care in Arizona alone that are legally eligible to be adopted right now. As heartbreaking as it is, these children’s biological parents no longer have parental rights. These children desperately need a family to offer them support, care, love, and, more importantly, a forever home. Married couples, families, and even single applicants can be eligible to adopt foster children who are eagerly waiting for a family. A foster child’s life is restored when they are welcomed into a safe, loving, and permanent home with their forever family.

Building Arizona Families Encourages Us to Adopt Arizona Foster Children

Are you wondering if you are eligible to adopt children from Arizona foster care? To adopt children from foster care in Arizona or around the U.S., applicants need to be living in Arizona and found legally eligible to adopt a child or teen in foster care. Applicants do not need to be foster care certified to adopt foster children in Arizona but certified to adopt through a home study. For approximately six months, a child will be welcomed into the adoptive home before being legally adopted. Learn more about the requirements to adopt Arizona foster children HERE.

The majority of foster children are five years of age or older. There are also sibling groups or children who have a higher level of need. All children in the foster system deserve to feel the stability and love of a forever family. Download our Adopting Foster Children Information Guide HERE.

We Need Men and Women to Make a Difference in the Lives of Children in Arizona and Around the United States

Foster children need reliable and safe adults to help turn their life away from loneliness, abuse, and/or neglect. Because of the circumstances children in foster care may experience daily, foster children struggle to form crucial bonds with safe and supportive adults. Becoming a forever parent to a foster child, who no longer has a family of their own, will fill them purpose and begin to instill trust and important values into their lives.

Building Arizona Families would be honored to walk with you on your journey to adopt foster children in Arizona. As a non-profit, licensed Arizona adoption agency, we have helped families with the adoption process since 2004. Please reach out to Ixcel Baca, Program Manager for the Forever Families foster adoption program at Building Arizona Families, by phone at 623-696-9537 and by e-mail [email protected]. Building Arizona Families also offers free adoption information seminars online, be sure to reach out to Ixcel for upcoming seminar dates and times!

Keeping Siblings Together When You Adopt Foster Kids in Arizona 

Keeping Siblings Together When You Adopt Foster Kids in Arizona 

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

Adopting foster kids in Arizona is an urgent matter.  These children have been the victims of child abuse and/or severe neglect.  When the issues that created the abuse have not been remedied and the children cannot safely be returned home, their biological parents’ rights are severed.  When this happens, these abused children enter the care of the Arizona Department of Child Safety. They are placed in foster care – sometimes in emergency shelters, sometimes in foster homes, and sometimes in group homes, depending upon the situation and the availability.  They move an average of 4-5 times per year from foster home to foster home, ending any attachment with the foster parents, often changing schools, and sometimes living with other foster children who have suffered the same fate. This harsh reality creates uncertainty in academic success and the pain of loneliness and rejection that no child should have to bear.

If there is a tug on your heart for hurting foster children, please consider opening your heart and home to adopt foster kids in Arizona. Every child removed from his or her family deserves more out of life than the suffering they have endured and the insecurity and loneliness they are currently experiencing. Imagine the pain each one of these children experiences from the loss of their own family, separation from the only life they have known, and sometimes not even having the opportunity to see their siblings often. Building Arizona Families encourages any family who wants to change a hurting child’s life to adopt foster kids in Arizona and bring love, joy, and peace into a child’s life.

Adopting Sibling Groups From Foster Care Keeps Them Stronger Together

Whenever possible when adopting foster kids, keeping siblings together is very important for their physical and emotional health and development.  When a child is removed from their home for abuse and/or neglect, the trauma a child experiences is deep. To be split up from siblings and facing unknown circumstances alone is unbearable. The need is urgent, and the stories of families who are truly heroes are so heartwarming. One couple in Kansas wanted to make sure this wouldn’t happen to a sibling group so they adopted seven children and gave them a true family complete with their very own brothers and sisters!

Emerson, Autumn, Jaxon, Journey, Jace, Piper, and Sawyer grew up abused and neglected.  They were removed from their home and entered the Kansas foster care system. Lisa and Gary couldn’t bear the idea of them suffering further, so they offered a safe and loving home to all seven siblings. In 2019, wearing all matching sports jerseys, the children were legally adopted and became a forever family. Before the adoption, it took over a year to get all the siblings together in one home after being separated in foster care. Lisa, the adoptive mother, could not see these children lose each other after everything they had already suffered.

When foster kids are adopted in Arizona or around the United States, sadly it is difficult to keep siblings together. Megan Prothe, a licensed adoption permanency specialist, stated, “It can be challenging in adoption to keep siblings together, but to do so makes a profound difference for children.” And that is what Lisa and Gary did when making the selfless decision of opening their home to seven foster kids in great need. Now they can share their lives together with their new forever family.

Are you Ready to Adopt Foster Kids in Arizona? Can You Open Your Heart and Home to a Hurting Child or Sibling Group in Desperate Need of Love and Stability?

Building Arizona Families invites you to consider adopting foster kids in Arizona and around the United States.  Our licensed Arizona adoption agency serves Arizona families, and they are eligible to adopt a foster child from anywhere in the United States. Remember, contrary to what many people believe, you do not have to become foster parents before adopting foster children. We will help you walk through the direct adoption of children in the foster care system. Download our foster child adoption info kit HERE. Learn more about We Are Their Future and helping foster children in Arizona and around the United States, please visit us HERE to learn more ways to help foster children.

If you are interested in adopting Arizona foster kids, or foster children from anywhere in the U.S., we can invite you to attend one of our informative adoption seminars. You can also reach out to Ixcel Baca, Program Coordinator, directly and ask any questions you might have about our licensed adoption agency in Arizona. Ixcel would love to hear from you! You can reach Ixcel at (623) 696-9537 or by e-mailing her at [email protected]. Learn more about the Forever Families program Building Arizona Families offers to adopt foster children HERE. You can change the life of a foster child forever!

Source –

https://www.kxxv.com/news/national/couple-adopts-7-siblings-together-they-didnt-need-to-lose-each-other

https://dcs.az.gov/news-reports/dcs-reports

There is a Loving Home for All Foster Children Needing a Forever Family

There is a Loving Home for All Foster Children Needing a Forever Family

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

Over 400,000 children face life with uncertainty, without their family, and in unfortunate circumstances out of their control. In the United States, over 400,000 foster children are experiencing difficulties in their life that youth should never have to experience. These children are used to a life with frequent moves between foster homes and even changing schools with the moves and desperately need a forever family to bless them with a family that loves and cares for them. 

A forever home can drastically change a foster child’s life when raised in a home with love, structure, and permanency. Some foster care children don’t know what it’s like to have their own room or celebrate holidays with a family. In Arizona, over 2,600 children are legally free and ready to be adopted now. Building Arizona Families walks alongside adoptive families who want to welcome a foster child into their home. To learn more about the Forever Families U.S. Adoption program, please visit us HERE. 

Children Around the U.S. are Waiting for Someone to Love Them as Family

When a child in foster care is legally free, the state has terminated their birth parents’ rights. These children are wards of the state with no legal parents. Foster children in Arizona that are legally free and waiting for a family in foster care have lost so much in their short life. The loss of family, friends, and home can be detrimental for a child experiencing these circumstances at such a young age, causing issues that may follow them into adulthood. Young children in foster care need the love and safety during this crucial developmental period. Foster children need a safe place offering positive experiences during the healing process for the child. 

Families who want to adopt a foster child or a sibling group can continue their adoption journey without becoming foster certified. If your family feels the need to open your home to a loving child in desperate need of a forever family, there is a faster adoption process available. Building Arizona Families offers an exciting program for adoptive families in Arizona, which helps families adopt foster children. Children around the U.S. that are found legally eligible for adoption can be placed directly with an adoptive family in Arizona. Many of these children are five years of age or older. Younger children may be available but are mainly in sibling groups or needing a higher level of care. 

Through a direct adoption placement, the adoptive family is not foster certified but licensed to adopt through a home study. During this process, the child lives at the adoptive family’s home for approximately six months until the family legally adopts the child. Building a forever family is a beautiful and wonderful way to offer a safe, loving, and permanent home to a child who deserves one. To learn more about the Forever Families U.S. Adoption program, please download our info kit HERE and visit our website HERE for more information. 

Families Do Not Need to be Foster Certified to Adopt Foster Children and Build Your Forever Family

We Are Their Future and Building Arizona Families invites you to consider adopting a foster child in Arizona or anywhere else in the U.S. Remember, contrary to what many people believe, you do not have to be licensed foster care providers before adopting Arizona foster children. If you reside in Arizona and meet the requirements through our licensed adoption agency, Building Arizona Families, you are eligible to adopt a foster child from anywhere in the U.S. Download our foster child adoption info kit HERE.

We also invite you to attend one of our informative adoption seminars. You can reach out to Ixcel Baca, Program Coordinator, directly and ask any questions you might have. Ixcel would love to hear from you! You can reach Ixcel at (623) 696-9537 or by e-mailing her at [email protected]. Learn more about the Forever Families program Building Arizona Families HERE. You can change the lives of children in need of a family, forever! 

Sources – 

https://dcs.az.gov/news-reports/dcs-reports

https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/106/5/1145.full.pdf

Adopt Foster Kids in Arizona Facing Aging Out During the Pandemic 

Adopt Foster Kids in Arizona Facing Aging Out During the Pandemic 

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

Aging out of the foster care system without ever being adopted is just heartbreaking. As the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted families willing to open their hearts and homes, the numbers are rising. When a teenager ages out of the foster care system, their chances of homelessness, drug use, pregnancy, and incarceration rise significantly. In the current pandemic, when these teenagers face the world alone, they face a massive drop in available jobs, an unsure education system, and assistance programs that are becoming inundated.  To protect them from facing the harsh realities of being alone in the world, we encourage Arizona families to adopt foster kids in Arizona and around the United States.

Teenagers in Foster Care are Facing Frightening Times Now More Than Ever

A teenager that is reaching the age of 18 begins to think of their life after foster care. Where will they live? Where will they get their next meal? How will they maintain a job? There is an endless list of questions that run through a teen’s mind when facing the end of foster care. But due to recent societal concerns, aging out of the foster care system has become an even more frightening experience.

Foster children in Arizona and around the United States face heart-breaking living conditions once they turn 18 and legally become an adult. Building Arizona Families, our local Arizona adoption agency, advocates for Arizona families to adopt foster kids in Arizona or anywhere around the United States to give a teenager the loving home and consistent relationships that they have hoped for. This is a chance Bianca Bennett would have been forever thankful for if she were given an opportunity to grow up with a forever family instead of aging out.

Bianca Bennett entered the foster care system in New York when she was only two years old. Bianca reentered foster care at the age of 13 and eventually aged out of the foster care system. Like many adults who age out of the system, Bianca spent months sleeping on different people’s couches. Because of the pandemic, Bianca now faced even more unusual times. She was able to move to Florida to attend college, but the coronavirus shut down caused her to no longer have a dorm to reside in. Bianca eventually had to move back to New York and does not know what her future looks like.

So many foster youths are facing these same unfortunate experiences as Bianca. One national poll found that 25% of foster youth at the critical aging out phase are experiencing food insecurity, 40% are being forced to move, and 33% only have enough money to cover living costs for a week or less. We can help these youths in foster care! Through our Forever Families U.S. Foster Adoption Program, we can assist Arizona families who want to adopt foster kids in Arizona or around the U.S. Building Arizona Families encourages any family who is wanting to grow to consider blessing a kid’s life forever and adopt foster teens. Learn more about the Forever Families U.S. Foster Adoption Program, HERE.

You Can Adopt Foster Kids in Arizona and Change Lives Forever

Building Arizona Families is a local, non-profit, Arizona adoption agency that is accredited and licensed. Arizona families can adopt foster children in Arizona and around the United States. Foster children are in desperate need of loving homes, now more than ever. Shortages of foster homes and a rise in the number of foster licenses not being renewed are causing foster children to live in emergency shelters, a place no child should ever have to live. Today about 14,000 foster kids in Arizona are waiting for a family to welcome them home and give them a fresh start. But less than 4,000 foster homes are waiting for them.

Building Arizona Families invites you to consider adopting a foster child in Arizona or anywhere else in the U.S. Remember, contrary to what many people believe, and you do not have to be licensed foster care providers before adopting Arizona foster children. Download our foster child adoption info kit HERE.

We also invite you to attend one of our informative adoption seminars. You can reach out to Ixcel Baca, Program Coordinator, directly and ask any questions you might have. Ixcel would love to hear from you! You can reach Ixcel at (623) 696-9537 or by e-mailing her at [email protected]. Learn more about the Forever Families program Building Arizona Families offers to adopt foster children HERE. You can change the life of a foster child forever!

Sources –

https://dcs.az.gov/news-reports/dcs-reports

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/what-happens-when-you-age-out-of-foster-care-during-a-global-pandemic/

Adopt Foster Children in Arizona or Around the U.S. to Provide Crucial Nurturing

Adopt Foster Children in Arizona or Around the U.S. to Provide Crucial Nurturing

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

Adopt foster children in Arizona or around the U.S. to provide essential nurturing all children need to grow up to be amazing adults. Children begin to understand the world around them through the relationships they experience with parents, loved ones, and caregivers. Children are continually developing physically, emotionally, socially, behaviorally, and intellectually. Children in foster care have the incredibly challenging task of developing into healthy adults with the life they are experiencing. On average, foster children move homes 2-3 times per year.  Some change foster families that they have begun to build relationships with, some change group homes.  It often means changing schools, so a changing of teachers and friends is also a factor.

There is little that remains the same for foster children.  A safe, stable, and nurturing forever home is essential to a child’s fundamental development. When you adopt Arizona foster children or foster children around the U.S. in need of a forever family, you are giving them the opportunity to have a positive life and develop appropriately-as all children should have the opportunity to do.

Qualities of Relationships and Environments Make a Difference in a Child’s Life

Children need loving environments and healthy relationships in their life. Safety, stability, and feeling nurtured should be the foundation for every child. Sadly, children in foster care are not always provided the care they truly need.

The three critical qualities needed for children to develop healthily are-

Safety: The extent to which a child is free from fear and secure from physical or psychological harm in their environment.

Stability: The predictability and consistency in a child’s relationships and living environment.

Nurturing: Children need physical, emotional, and developmental needs met with sensitivity and consistency.

Adopting Arizona foster children or foster children from around the U.S. gives children in foster care a life full of love and hope. Not only does adopting a foster child bless their life forever, but it will also positively change the type of person they grow up to be. Adopting Arizona foster children changes a life that is often full of sadness, emptiness, and fear into a stable, loving platform that they can spring into the future with.

Building Arizona Families Seeks Forever Families to Adopt Foster Children in Arizona

Building Arizona Families invites you to consider adopting a foster child in Arizona or around the U.S.  Families must reside in Arizona, but the foster children available for adoption are located around the United States. Contrary to what many people believe, you do not have to foster a child before adopting foster children. Children whose parental rights have been severed are available for immediate adoption.  We will help you walk through the direct adoption of foster children currently waiting for loving families in the national foster care system. Download our foster child adoption info kit HERE.

We also invite you to attend one of our informative adoption seminars. You can reach out to Ixcel Baca, Program Coordinator, directly and ask any questions you might have. Ixcel would love to hear from you! You can reach Ixcel at (623) 696-9537 or by e-mailing her at [email protected]. Learn more about the Forever Families program Building Arizona Families offers to adopt foster children HERE. You can change the life of a foster child forever!

Source:

https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pdf/essentials-for-childhood-framework508.pd f

Bless a Child With a Miracle and Adopt Arizona Foster Children 

Bless a Child With a Miracle and Adopt Arizona Foster Children 

Posted on by Victoria Isaac

The holiday season was filled with family traditions, special dinners, and spending time with the ones you love. Many children in foster care did not have the opportunity to enjoy these holiday celebrations. By adopting foster children in Arizona, you can bless a child with a miracle! Foster children are waiting for their miracle – to finally have a forever family and a place to call home. During this new year, remember the children that were left behind as we enjoyed special holiday celebrations, presents under the tree, and our forever families.

Make 2020 Holidays Bright by Adopting Foster Children in Arizona

The foster care system makes loving attachment very difficult. Children can be very lonely and really struggle without the security of a family. During the holidays, family memories can be especially painful for children who have suffered abuse and neglect, as they contrast what they had, don’t have, and what children at school have. It’s hard to even imagine the hurt these children have experienced through no fault of their own. By adopting foster children in Arizona, new family traditions can be created, and the pain can begin to disappear. As foster children become part of their new, loving, forever family the journey toward healing and wholeness begins.

Please consider adopting a foster child – there are hundreds of thousands of foster children in the U.S. and over 13,000 in Arizona alone! A child’s life is truly changed through the miracle of forever families. Will you consider starting the journey to adopt a foster child in Arizona? And if you can’t, please share the message with those around you. We should not have orphaned children right here in our own Arizona backyard. Giving a child a life with happiness and joy is truly a miracle.

Building Arizona Families encourages men, women, and families to bless a child with a life full of love and family by adopting foster children in Arizona. There are also other ways to support children in foster care, learn more HERE. Donate to an organization, sponsor a drive with family and friends, or volunteer your time and talents. Every child deserves to feel loved and cared for this new year!

Building Arizona Families Would Love to be a Part of Your Wonderful Miracle

Our hearts can are warmed by the many wonderful miracles, both great and small. Families who have hoped and prayed for a precious child to join their forever family and foster children whose hopes and dreams have come true having parents to love them and keep them safe. Bless a child and adopt foster children in Arizona, learn more at We Are Their Future HERE!

For more information on how to adopt foster children in Arizona, visit Building Arizona Families HERE, a licensed Arizona adoption agency. Download our foster child adoption info kit HERE. We also invite you to attend one of our informative adoption seminars. Reach out to Ixcel Baca, Program Coordinator, with any questions you might have. Ixcel would love to hear from you! You can reach Ixcel at (623) 696-9537 or by e-mail at [email protected].