Adoption

First Step to Becoming Adoptive Parent

There are about 16,000 children in foster care in Ohio, and nearly 2,700 are awaiting adoption. To become an approved adoptive parent and...

Education System for Adoptive Parents

When a child is adopted, it often means having to adjust to a new school, having to make new friends, and having to build new...

Post Adoption and Support Services

Once you adopt a child, you might be eligible for the Post Adoption Special Services Subsidy, which is administered by each county. Ohio...

Adoptive Parent Rights

In the state’s eyes, when you become an adoptive parent, you have the same rights as any other parent. The Ohio Department of Job &...

Challenges of Adoption

When people decide to adopt, their lives change. There are steps you can take to be emotionally prepared for adoption. Also, you can...

First Step to Becoming Adoptive Parent

There are about 16,000 children in foster care in Ohio, and nearly 2,700 are awaiting adoption. To become an approved adoptive parent and...

Education System for Adoptive Parents

When a child is adopted, it often means having to adjust to a new school, having to make new friends, and having to build new...

Process to Become an Adoptive Parent

The Ohio Department of Job & Family Services outlines 12 steps prospective parents should take prior to adoption. These range from...