"Forever Families" Adoption Program


Within the State of Texas, there are thousands of children who are living without a Forever Family. These children, who are legally available for adoption, are currently living in foster homes or treatment facilities waiting for someone to claim them as their own. The reasons that they wait vary and can include abandonment, abuse or neglect or having specialized needs. Regardless, each and every child waiting for a home deserves a family to love and cherish them forever!

Adoption Priorities, Inc. has partnered with the TDFPS to find loving, caring Forever Families for waiting children in TDFPS custody. This program is designed to place older children and sibling groups in homes that are able to meet their needs.
 


Program Highlights:

Experienced staff that can assist you every step of the way.
Specialized services to meet the needs of your family.
Participating in adoption preparation classes.
Free of Charge – Prospective adoptive parents do not pay for our adoption services.
Being able to positively impact the life of a child who needs a home!
Becoming a parent!


Program Requirements:

 Must be 25 years of age. 
 Be financially self-sustaining. 
 May be married, single, divorced or widowed.
If married, should be for at least two years.
 Be willing to submit to a criminal background check.
 Be willing to attend parenting classes.
 Participate in a home study.
Be committed to parenting a special child.


Types of Children Available for Adoption:

Older children.
May be a member of a racial or ethnic group.
May have been born drug exposed.
May have a professionally diagnosed physical, mental or emotional condition. 
May have been emotionally, physically or sexually abused, neglected or abandoned.
May belong to a sibling group that needs to be placed together or that needs to maintain contact with each other.






For more information about the “Forever Families” Adoption Program, please call 210-494-2160.

API receives funding from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for the Forever Families Adoption Program.