How do I adopt a child through Childrens Aid and Family Services?
There are three possible routes to adoption through our agency. Those seeking to adopt children ages 8 and above should consider the CAFS Older Child Adoption Program. The children in this program have been legally freed for adoption by the courts. Prospective parents intern at one of our agency’s group homes or therapeutic foster homes for 8 weeks. This gives them ample opportunity to acquaint themselves with the children, understand how their living environment is structured. Interested families receive invaluable help from foster parents and group home staff in meeting the needs of these children who have often suffered abuse, neglect and trauma in the past. Once a child is identified by a family, prospective parents receive both pre and post placement support form knowledgeable professionals. When a child joins their family, there is a six month period before the adoption can be finalized.
