How Do You Adopt A Child From Foster Care Faster?
You have your approved adoptive homestudy that says you can adopt an older child with special needs of any race including sibling groups from state foster care. You thought these criteria would help you get a child placed with you quickly for adoption. After all, there are thousands of children waiting to be adopted in every state right? So what is taking so long? Why isn’t your phone ringing off the hook with potential children for your family to adopt? What can you do to adopt a child from foster care faster? Request an approved copy of your most recent homestudy. Scan it into a word or jpg file onto your computer. When you see a child who you are interested in, offer to email or fax your homestudy directly. Some workers will accept this, at least as initial contact, others only want information from your caseworker. In that case, you will need to be patient as most workers have large caseloads, but let your worker know if this is a child that you are really interested in. Just be ca
