Building Arizona Families is pleased to announce that Interstate Adoptions are now available for children in the Foster Care System

This is an exciting program where foster children in the United States, from ages 0-18, are available for immediate adoption. Building Arizona Families does direct adoption placements. This means the adoptive family is not foster care certified but certified to adopt through a home study, making these direct adoptions. The foster children come to live in your home, and after 6 months your family legally adopts the children.

Adoptive Parent(s) Requirements

Families must complete an adoption home study and be certified to adopt. We advise our families to complete educational adoption/parenting classes to further ensure a smooth transition.

Children Available

This program is a wonderful, basically free adoption of foster children in the United States. These children are ages 0-18, of all races, singles and sibling groups. There are healthy children and children with mild to severe special needs available.

Adoption Fee Schedule

The cost of an Interstate Adoption the most cost effective program available.

• The cost for home study will be $1300 with Building Arizona Families.
• Interstate Adoption Orientation, $2000 program fee. Due at a home visit prior to beginning the Interstate Adoption Selection Process.
• You will have the expense of traveling to see your child/children and possibly travel expenses to bring your child/children home.
• There are also some states which will reimburse a family for some of the costs of the home study and travel but is considered the adoptive parents responsibility.

Time Frame

After the home study is complete, a social worker works with you to help you select a child or children that you are interested in. After you have selected the child/children you are interested in, then your home study is submitted to that child’s/children’s caseworker. The caseworker collects a selected number of home studies and chooses the family best suited for the available child/children.

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