Adoption in South Carolina (PowerPoint Slides)
Adoption in South Carolina PowerPoint slide presentation for South Carolina Legal Services' Level Up Law series.
Adoption Options: A Fact Sheet for Families
This fact sheet provides basic information about adoption options. It focuses on the choices between domestic and inter-country adoption, domestic infant or foster care adoption, and licensed private agencies, independent adoption, or facilitated/unlicensed agencies. A description of how the placement process will vary for each type of adoption is provided, as is a list of resources.
Adoption Powerpoint
A powerpoint about the adoption process and the different types of adoption.
Are You Pregnant and Thinking About Adoption?
Written for pregnant women who are considering placing their child for adoption, this fact sheet provides practical information about adoption alternatives. It describes the benefits of counseling and reviews the different types of confidential and open adoption arrangements. Tips for working with adoption agencies, independent attorneys, and adoptive parents are included. Special considerations for babies of color also are discussed.
Adopting Children From Foster Care
The Children's Bureau supports programs, research, and monitoring to help eliminate barriers to adoption and find permanent families for children. CB provides funding to states and tribes to help them support families who adopt from foster care. We provide additional funds to states that achieve a high number of adoptions of children from foster care.
