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Every child deserves a permanent connection to a caring adult. In partnership with the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), we help raise awareness for Iowa children waiting to be adopted from foster care.
Learn more today about Iowa Foster Care and Adoption. Find information on becoming a foster parent, child placing agencies, and group foster agencies today.
Find Iowa's procedures related to adoption from foster care including family selection, approval process, support services, subsidies, and ongoing case involvement. Find information on licensing and regulation rules in Iowa for child placing agencies for foster and adoptive services, licensiving process, and supervising living services.
There is no cost to you be a foster parent, or to adopt a child from the Iowa foster care system. Orientation, training, licensing and support services are free to families and funded through the Iowa Department of Human Services.
Purpose: The purpose of the Iowa Adoption Subsidy program is to secure a permanent family for Iowa’s children whose special needs present barriers to adoption. The subsidy program enables a family to make a
Whether you choose to care for your child or decide to pursue adoption, we have resources to help support you. Birth parents have choices when it comes to selecting a family for their child. These resources provide information to understand the adoption process and help you make an informed decision when you are ready.
If you are adopting an adult, you need to file the adoption petition with the state court located in the county where the adult who is being adopted lives (or is domiciled). If you are adopting a minor, you can file the adoption petition in the county where you live or where the child lives.
