How do families become eligible to adopt?
Families become eligible by having a special needs adoption homestudy done by a licensed adoption agency in the state in which they reside. Each state designates which agencies to license for adoption services. In some, only the state human services department is licensed. In others, both public and private adoption agencies are licensed. Families may call their state agency or check the Yellow Pages of their local telephone directory under “Adoption …” for listings of agencies in their community.
