Adoption

Health and Human Services

Statewide

Child Safety and Welfare

To help children whose birth parents cannot care for them to become part of a family. County departments of social services and private child-placing agencies: Recruit, assess, and select adoptive homes. Provide post-adoption services to support families. Help families finalize the legal adoption.

Provides direct or indirect services (e.g., health care, childcare, inspections, case management, classes/sessions, counseling, referrals, consultations)

Children (0-5), Youth (6-15), Transitional Youth (16+), Families

88,519

$42,206,584

$68,675,171

$477

No

Descriptive, Output, Efficiency/Process, Outcome

Yes

* All information is self-reported by the agency or institution and has not been independently reviewed and validated.