Our Forever Families U.S. Adopt foster children in Arizona Program is an exciting program for adoptive families who live in Arizona. Arizona families can adopt foster children in Arizona and throughout the United States, who have been found legally eligible for adoption. If you are looking to adopt a waiting child, they are available to be placed directly with adoptive families in Arizona. The majority of these children are 5 years of age or older, but there are some cases of younger children available, particularly those in sibling groups and those who have a higher level of care needs.

If you are interested in adoption through foster care, Building Arizona Families does direct adoption placements. This means that the adoptive family is not foster care certified but licensed to adopt through a home study, allowing you to directly adopt a waiting child. To adopt foster children in Arizona or from around the country, the foster children come to live in your home. After approximately 6 months, your family legally adopts the children.

Below you will find some general information about what the Forever Families U.S. Adoption Program process entails. If you are considering adoption through foster care, the basic steps to adopt foster kids in Arizona or from around the country are similar, and apply to Arizona families as follows:

 ADOPT A Waiting Child

These children are ages 2-18 with the highest need for those 5 years and older, of all races, singles and sibling groups. There are healthy children and children with mild to severe special needs available.

Many of the older children have been in foster care for some time and are hoping and praying someone will open their hearts and homes to them by adopting a child through foster care. Families adopting a child through foster care the truly change the lives and futures of he foster children.

ADOPTION FEE SCHEDULE

A Forever Families U.S. Adoption is the most cost effective program available.

• The cost for home study will be $1,100 with Building Arizona Families.
• A Forever Families U.S. Adoption Program fee of $3,500 is due prior to beginning the Forever Families U.S. Adoption Selection Process to begin the process of adoption through foster care in Arizona or from around the U.S. into Arizona families.
• If you are considering adoption through foster care out of state, you will have the expense of traveling to see your child/children and possibly travel expenses to bring your child/children home.
• If you are not adopting foster children in Arizona, it is worthwhile checking with the state you are adopting from to asses their programs to adopt a waiting child. There are some states which will reimburse a family for some of the costs of the home study and travel. However, travel costs are typically considered the adoptive parents’ responsibility.