Adoptive Parent Resources
Information on Becoming an Adoptive Parent:
Call 1-800-96-ADOPT (in Florida) or 904-353-0679
- Explore Adoption: Information about Adopting in Florida (AdoptFlorida.org)
- Children Currently Available for Adoption (DCF Database-link)
- Adoption in Florida (The Florida Bar)
- Adoption Tax Credit (IRS-link)
- "Answering the Call" Family Pocket Guide (Adopt US Kids)
- Florida Licensed Adoption Agencies (Adoptflorida.org)
Post Adoption Support Resources and Information
Publications
- Adoption As A Single Parent (CWIG 2019)
- The Adoption Credit Can Help You (National Council for Adoption 2019)
- Transracial & Transcultural Adoption: Preservation, Policy, and a Personal Perspective (National Council for Adoption 2019)
- Helping Your Child Transition From Foster Care to Adoption (CWIG 2018)
- Providing Adoption Support and Preservation Services (CWIG 2018)
- Regulation of Private Domestic Adoption Expenses (CWIG 2017)
- Talking To Older Youth About Adoption
- Talking About Adoption and Gay Parents
- Working with Military Families as They Pursue Adoption (CWIG, 2016)
- Parenting Your Adopted Preschooler (CWIG, 2015)
- Parenting Your Adopted School-Age Child (CWIG, 2015)
- Parenting Your Adopted Teenager (CWIG, 2015)
- Providing Background Information to Adoptive Parents (CWIG, 2018)
- Six Steps to Find a Family
- Ten Myths and Realities of Sibling Adoption (AdoptUSKids)
- They're Never Too Old (Advice on Adopting Teens)
- Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Families in Adoption (CWIG 2016)