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Adoptions and Foster Care

Every child deserves a safe home where they are cared for and loved. In reality, thousands of children of all ages await adoption from temporary foster care homes and institutional settings in the United States and abroad. Transferring children from birth parents to foster families and adoptive individuals or families is a complex process, involving social services, the legal system, and state mandates.