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Maryland Department of Human Resources

Posted Thu, 08/13/2009 - 21:00 by MatthewS
Address 1: 
311 West Saratoga Street
City: 
Baltimore
State/Province: 
Maryland
ZIP/Post Code: 
21201
Phone: 
(800) 492-5515
URL: 

http://dhr.maryland.gov/ssa/adoption/how.php

From the Maryland site:

Michigan Department of Human Services

Posted Tue, 04/28/2009 - 18:58 by MatthewS
State/Province: 
Michigan
URL: 

www.michigan.gov/adoption

From the Michigan Department of Human Services Site:

This philosophy serves as a guide for all DHS child welfare policycontracing and payment approaches, inclusive of protective services, foster care, adoption, and juvenile justice.

SAFETY
Our first priority is to keep children safe. We recognize that parents (or other legal guardians) have primary responsibility for keeping their own children safe, but when they cannot or do not, we have been entrusted with the authority to intervene on behalf of the child.

CHILDREN’S NEEDS

Mississippi Department of Human Services

Posted Sun, 04/19/2009 - 15:11 by MatthewS
State/Province: 
Mississippi
Phone: 
1-800-821-9157
URL: 

http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/fcs_adoptall.html

From the MDHS Division of Family and Children Services adoption page:

Who are the Children Waiting for Adoption?

All of the children available for adoption through the Department of Human Services have one thing in common: Their biological parents are no longer able to care for them.

Iowa Department of Human Services

Posted Thu, 04/16/2009 - 20:45 by MatthewS
Address 1: 
Hoover State Office Building
Address 2: 
1305 E. Walnut Street
City: 
Des Moines
State/Province: 
Iowa
ZIP/Post Code: 
50319
Phone: 
(515) 281-5454
URL: 

http://www.dhs.iowa.gov/Consumers/Child_Welfare/Adoption/AdoptionMenu.html

From the Iowa Department of Human Services Site:

The Mission of the Iowa Department of Human Services is to help individuals and families achieve safe, stable, self-sufficient, and healthy lives, thereby contributing to the economic growth of the state. We do this by keeping a customer focus, striving for excellence, sound stewardship of state resources, maximizing the use of federal funding and leveraging opportunities, and by working with our public and private partners to achieve results.

Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services

Posted Wed, 02/11/2009 - 23:10 by MatthewS
State/Province: 
Arkansas
Phone: 
General Information 1-800-482-8988
URL: 

http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/adoption/adoption.html

From the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services site:

DCFS is seeking Foster Family Homes and Adoptive Homes for children in foster care.
Qualified Adoptive homes are needed for children of all nationalities, sibling groups of three or more
and children with Special Needs to include children with emotional, mental or medical needs.
DCFS is also seeking foster families for children of all ages who cannot currently live with their birth
families due to the risk of neglect, physical or sexual abuse.

Oregon Department Of Human Services

Posted Sat, 01/10/2009 - 11:54 by MatthewS
Address 1: 
500 Summer St. NE E62
City: 
Salem, OR
State/Province: 
Oregon
ZIP/Post Code: 
97301
Phone: 
503-945-5651
URL: 

http://oregon.gov/DHS/children/fostercare/asfa.shtml

From the Oregon Department of Human Services Site

Adoption & Safe Families Act (ASFA)

A child's sense of time is different from an adult's...
...a year can seem like forever to a child.

In 1997, Congress made major changes to the federal child abuse and neglect law. These changes became the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA). ASFA focuses on the health and safety of a child. Oregon law already supported that main goal.