State Adoption Information Websites

Series: Related Organizations Lists

Author(s): Child Welfare Information Gateway

Includes website links to adoption information provided by State child welfare agencies in all 50 States and the District of Columbia. Links to State adoption information in Spanish are provided when available.

Alabama Department of Human Resources

http://dhr.alabama.gov/services/Adoption/Intro_Adoption.aspx

nadid: 24972

Alaska Department of Health and Social Services

http://dhss.alaska.gov/ocs/Pages/adoptions/default.aspx

nadid: 26374

Arizona Department of Child Safety

https://dcs.az.gov/fosteradoption/provide-permanency-child-through-adoption

nadid: 213

Arkansas Department of Human Services

http://www.fosterarkansas.org/AdoptArkansas.aspx

nadid: 26375

California Department of Social Services

http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Adoptions

nadid: 26376

Colorado Department of Human Services

http://www.COFosterandAdopt.org

nadid: 26377

Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families

http://kids.delaware.gov/fs/adoption.shtml

nadid: 26380

District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency

http://cfsa.dc.gov/service/greatest-gift-forever-family

nadid: 26379

Florida Department of Children and Families

http://www.fosteringflorida.com/

nadid: 748

Georgia Department of Human Services

http://dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/adoption

nadid: 26382

Hawaii Department of Human Services

http://humanservices.hawaii.gov/ssd/home/child-welfare-services/foster-and-adoptive-care/

nadid: 26384

Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

http://healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Children/AdoptionFosterCareHome/Adoption/tabid/1911/Default.aspx

nadid: 26385

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services

http://www.state.il.us/dcfs/adoption/index.shtml

nadid: 21183

Indiana Department of Child Services

http://www.in.gov/dcs/2730.htm

nadid: 26386

Iowa Department of Human Services

http://dhs.iowa.gov/foster-care-and-adoption

nadid: 26388

Kansas Department for Children and Families

http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/PPS/Pages/AdoptionServices.aspx

nadid: 26389

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services

http://adopt.ky.gov/Pages/index.aspx

http://adopt.ky.gov/Pages/contact.aspx

nadid: 1604

Louisiana Department of Social Services

http://www.dss.state.la.us/index.cfm?md=pagebuilder&tmp=home&nid=185&pnid=184&pid=375

nadid: 26391

Maine Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/cw/adoption/index.shtml

nadid: 26392

Maryland Department of Human Services

http://dhr.maryland.gov/adoption/

nadid: 29640

Massachusetts Department of Children and Families

http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dcf/adoption/

nadid: 26394

Michigan Department of Human Services

http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5452_7116---,00.html

nadid: 26395

Minnesota Department of Human Services

http://mn.gov/dhs/people-we-serve/children-and-families/services/adoption/index.jsp

nadid: 26396

Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services

https://www.mdcps.ms.gov/become-a-resource-fosteradoptive-parent/

nadid: 24013

Missouri Department of Social Services

http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/adopt.htm

nadid: 26398

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services

http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/cfsd/adoption/adoptioninmontana.shtml

nadid: 26401

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

http://dhhs.ne.gov/children_family_services/Pages/adoption.aspx

nadid: 26402

Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

http://dcfs.nv.gov/Programs/CWS/Adoption/

nadid: 26403

New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services

http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcyf/adoption/

nadid: 26404

New Jersey Department of Children and Families

http://www.state.nj.us/njfosteradopt/adoption/path/

nadid: 26405

New Mexico Department of Children, Youth and Families

http://heartgallerynm.org/

nadid: 26406

New York State Office of Children and Family Services

http://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/

nadid: 26407

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

https://www2.ncdhhs.gov/dss/adoption/index.html

nadid: 26408

North Dakota Department of Human Services

http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childfamily/adoption/

nadid: 26409

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Office of Families and Children

http://jfs.ohio.gov/factsheets/FosterCare.pdf

nadid: 26410

Oklahoma Department of Human Services

http://www.okdhs.org/services/adopt/Pages/default.aspx

https://surveys.okdhs.org/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=96L368l

nadid: 4649

Oregon Department of Human Services

http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/adoption/

nadid: 26411

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

http://www.dhs.state.pa.us/forchildren/childwelfareservices/adoptioninpennsylvania/index.htm

nadid: 26412

Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families

http://www.familia.gobierno.pr

nadid: 26413

Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families

http://www.dcyf.ri.gov/adoption.php

nadid: 26415

South Carolina Department of Social Services

http://www.state.sc.us/dss/adoption/index.html

nadid: 26414

South Dakota Department of Social Services

https://dss.sd.gov/childprotection/adoption/

nadid: 26417

Tennessee Department of Children's Services

http://tennessee.gov/youth/adoption.htm

nadid: 26418

Texas Department of Family and Protective Services

http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/Adoption_and_Foster_Care/About_Adoption/

nadid: 24131

Utah Department of Human Services

http://dcfs.utah.gov/adoption

nadid: 26420

Virgin Islands Department of Human Services

http://www.dhs.gov.vi/contact/index.html

nadid: 26422

Virginia Department of Social Services

http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/ap/index.cgi

nadid: 26423

Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS)

https://www.dshs.wa.gov/CA/adoption/how-to-adopt

nadid: 21563

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

http://www.dhhr.wv.gov/bcf/Providers/Pages/Adoption.aspx

nadid: 26425

Wyoming Department of Family Services

http://dfsweb.wyo.gov/social-services/adoption

nadid: 26426