How do fost/adopt adoptions, private agency adoptions, and independent adoptions differ?
In fost/adopt adoptions, CDSS (California Department of Social Services) places the child for adoption. Because the child is in various stages of the court system (due to being removed from the custody of their biological parents for various reasons), the adoptive parents will foster the child for at least six months before the adoption becomes final. Fost/Adopt adoption fees are waived through the Private Adoption Agency Reimbursement Program (PAARP) where VTR Adoption Agency receives reimbursement of costs related to adoption and recruitment of adoptive families for special needs children. Fost/adopt parents receive a monthly reimbursement until the child is 18-years-old from The Adoption Assistance Program (AAP). AAP is a federally mandated benefit available to families who adopt a child from the out of home care system. The child also has access to Medi-Cal insurance until he or she is 18-years-old. The vast majorities of adoptions done by Valley Teen Ranch are fost/adopt. In priva
