You first must complete an application, which can be picked up at our office or you can download it on the applications page.
Once the completed application has reached our office, we begin the process of setting up appointments.
You will first meet with our social worker in our office or other convenient location.
At this first meeting, the social worker will cover many questions that will also be asked on homework questions that are sent home with you.
An additional meeting will be scheduled for an in-home visit, which is generally set so that we might be able to tell birthparents about the home and to ascertain the safety and health conditions related to raising a child.
Once these two meetings are completed, homework returned to the office, and reference letters returned, we begin the task of putting together the homestudy.
After the initial homestudy is completed, a copy is sent to you for review, modifications/corrections, or approval.
When the homestudy has been approved by you, a simple non-identifying profile is created and kept on file awaiting a birthmother’s selection.
When you are chosen, we will notify you as soon as the birthmother’s decision is certain.
You will then be asked to verify that these are the circumstances under which you would accept a placement.
All that is left is to wait for the relinquishment papers to be signed by the birthmother.
For more answers, visit the frequently asked ?’s page, or contact us.