Every child deserves a family. When you foster or adopt from the foster care system or a child placing agency, you change a child’s life by providing the love, security and hope they so desperately need.
So what is the difference between fostering and adopting? Fostering means that you are committing to caring for a child during one of the most challenging times of their lives. The majority of foster placements are set with a goal of reunification. Reunification means that fostering is temporary, and we don’t always know how long the placement is going to be. What we do know is that children who are placed in homes where they are provided with stable, nurturing and positive relationships during their time away from their families makes a HUGE impact on their lives. Every child deserves a family. When you adopt from the foster care system or a local (CPA) child placing agency, you change a child’s life by providing the love, security and hope they so desperately need.
For families residing outside of Texas to be considered to adopt a child currently in our foster care system, you must be approved to adopt through an agency in your state that has a contract or is willing to contract with the state of Texas. This is necessary for the Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC) to be completed. You can find more information on ICPC adoptions at State Care ICPC and Out of State Adoptions.
Take some time to view some of the top Child Placing Agencies in and around the Houston area to get your license.
