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Currently in Alabama, there are approximately 6,000 children in foster care. Some simply need foster care for a matter of days. Others may need foster care until they are reunited with their biological family or a plan is made for them to be adopted.
Access to Nonidentifying Information. Citation: Ala. Code § 26-10A-31. Nonidentifying information is limited to the following: The health and medical history of birth parents and the adoptee. General family background. Physical descriptions. The length of time the child was in out-of-home care other than with the adoptive parents.
At any given time in the state of Alabama, hundreds of children in foster care are awaiting a loving and caring adoptive home. Many have never felt the warmth and joy that comes from a forever family. Most have been placed in agency custody due to parental neglect or physical abuse.
Alabama has an adoption exchange or photolist of children currently in the Alabama foster care system who are available for adoption in Alabama.
If a family is licensed to adopt through the Alabama Department of Human Resources, no fees are charged to parents who wish to adopt a child who is in foster care in Alabama or another state’s foster care.
We: – Advocate on behalf of foster, adoptive, & kinship families. – Educate the public on the needs of our families. – Provide training opportunities. – Promote & develop local parent associations throughout Alabama. – Recruit & Retain foster & adoptive parents. – Provide a network of resources for our families. Connect with Others.
Adoption Contacts. Families 4 Alabama’s Kids. Become a Foster/Adoptive Parent. Phone Number: (866) 4AL-KIDS or (866) 425-5437. Alabama Post Adoption Connections. (APAC) Phone number: (866) 803-2722. Email: info@childrensaid.org. Website: http://www.childrensaid.org.
