Adoption Assistance by State

Alabama’s adoption information.

Alaska’s Adoption and Guardianship.

Arizona’s adoption information.

Arkansas' adoption information.

California’s adoption website.

Adoption in Colorado.

Connecticut's Foster and Adoptive Services.

Delaware’s general adoption website.

The District of Columbia's general adoption link: https://cfsa.dc.gov/service/become-foster-or-adoptive-parent.

Florida Adoption Information Center

Georgia’s adoption information.

Hawaii’s general adoption website.

Idaho's general adoption website.

SNAPS (Special Needs Adoption and Permanency Services) Adopt Idaho .

Idaho Care Line at 2-1-1 or 1.800.926.2588

Illinois general adoption website.

Indiana’s general adoption website.

Iowa’s general adoption links: https://dhs.iowa.gov/foster-care-and-adoption.

Kansas' general adoption link: http://www.dcf.ks.gov/services/PPS/Pages/PPSservices.aspx.

Kentucky’s general adoption link.

Louisiana’s general adoption link:
http://www.dcfs.la.gov and click on Child Welfare.

Maine’s general adoption link:https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/ocfs/cw/adoption/guidetoadoption.htm
To meet Maine's waiting children link: https://www.adoptuskids.org/meet-the-children/search-for-children/state-photolists.

Maryland’s general adoption information link: http://dhr.maryland.gov/adoption/.

Massachusetts general adoption link: https://www.mass.gov/adopting-from-dcf.

Massachusetts Guide to Adoptions can be found at https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2016/07/xn/adoption-guide.pdf.

Michigan’s general adoption information.

Minnesota Adoption and Kinship information.

Mississippi’s general adoption link: https://www.mdcps.ms.gov/learn-more-about-adopting-a-child/.

Missouri’s general adoption link: https://dss.mo.gov/cd/adoption/

Montana’s general adoption link:
https://dphhs.mt.gov/cfsd/adoption/adoptioninmontana

E-mail address for adoption questions: askaboutadoption@mt.gov

Nebraska’s general adoption information.

Nevada's general adoption link: http://dcfs.nv.gov/Programs/CWS/Adoption/Guide/AdoptionInNV/.

New Hampshire’s general adoption link: https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcyf/adoption/adoptingdcyf.htm.

New Jersey's general adoption link.

New Mexico’s general adoption link: https://cyfd.org/.

New York State general adoption link: https://ocfs.ny.gov/adopt/Default.asp(Scroll down to see the content).

North Carolina’s general adoption information.

North Dakota’s general adoption link: http://www.nd.gov/dhs/services/childfamily/adoption/

Ohio’s general adoption information.

Handbook for Prospective Adoptive Families

Oklahoma’s general adoption link: http://www.okdhs.org/services/adopt/Pages/default.aspx.

Oregon’s general adoption link: https://www.oregon.gov/DHS/children/adoption/pages/index.aspx

Pennsylvania’s general adoption link: http://www.dhs.pa.gov/citizens/childwelfareservices/adoptioninpennsylvania/.

Rhode Island's general adoption information
Frequently Asked Questions on Adoption

See also Adoption Rhode Island (private, nonprofit organization).

South Carolina’s general adoption link: https://dss.sc.gov/adoption/.

See also South Carolina's Heart Gallery with a photolisting of waiting children, link: https://www.scheartgallery.org/.

South Dakota’s general adoption information.

Tennessee’s general adoption link.

Texas’s general adoption information.

Texas Adoption Resource Exchange (TARE).

FAQs on adoption.

Utah’s general adoption information and relevant links.

Vermont’s general adoption information.

Washington’s general adoption information.

West Virginia’s general adoption information.

Wisconsin’s general adoption link: https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/adoption.

(Wyoming DFS) Adoption.