We know you love your child.
Babies up for adoption.
From the foster care system.
How many are waiting.
These children live in a series of foster and group homes for an average of three years.
This age group accounts for roughly 4 of the foster care population and is the smallest while children between age 1 and 5 makeup 37 41 of the children up to 20 year olds who are waiting in foster care.
It depends but generally speaking when adopting a newborn the baby can be between 24 hours old to three days old.
Ultimately babies up for adoption should be changed and remembered as babies placed for adoption they are individual infants waiting for someone to step in and protect them from a future left in the system.
Adopting a baby is an exciting and emotional journey.
And in most cases of domestic infant adoptions the baby will be discharged directly from the hospital to you the adoptive family.
The children who wait are the survivors of abuse and neglect.
It does not place children for adoption or match birth parents and adoptive parents.
You can choose an adoptive family you love and the life you want for your baby.
Some have wonderful biological parents who chose not to parent.
Each of them waits for adoption and there are more than 114 000 of them across the country.
They are school aged children siblings children of color and children with disabilities.
Infant adoptions are very common.
We developed an adoption process that will provide you with an experienced supportive and caring environment as we assist and guide you through every step of the way.