With more than 11,000 children currently living in out-of-home care in Arizona, there is a critical need for new foster and adoptive parents. Recent stories of abuse and neglect in our state have drawn attention to this urgent and growing need. A recent article in The Arizona Republic noted the significant gap between the number of new families becoming licensed to provide foster care and the number of families who are closing their homes. Becoming a foster or adoptive parent gives families the opportunity to have a positive, lasting impact on Arizona's most vulnerable children.
Who are the children?
Most children have been removed from their birth families' care due to abuse or neglect; they range in age from birth to 17 years and often consist of sibling groups. They come from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and have experienced loss and disappointment. These children all need the same things - love, comittment, patience, consistency, and someone to advocate for them.
Foster Care
Foster families are stable, nurturing individuals or families who, knowing that their time with the children is only temporary, provide them with love and consistency and are there to instill in them the skills they need to meet life's uncertainties. General foster care requirements include fingerprinting, criminal background check, home inspection, physician's statement verifying emotional and physical health, economic stability, 33 hours of training, must be 21 years or older.
Adoption
Adoptive families are committed to providing a permanent loving home where their children can grow and understand what it means to be a family. General adoption requirements include fingerprinting, criminal background check, physician's statement verifying emotional and physical health, economic stability, 36 hours of training, must be 18 years or older.
Arizona Adoption & Foster CareArizona Adoption & Foster Care (AAFC), a project of the Child Crisis Center, is a nonprofit organization that provides parents with exceptional training, child-family matching services, and post-placement support and services. Learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent by attending an orientation session.
Learn about how you can make a difference in the life of a child by attending an orientation session or by helping us spread the word about this critical need. Orientations are held in the Family Resource Center (817 N Country Club, Mesa)
Who are the children?
Most children have been removed from their birth families' care due to abuse or neglect; they range in age from birth to 17 years and often consist of sibling groups. They come from a variety of backgrounds and cultures and have experienced loss and disappointment. These children all need the same things - love, comittment, patience, consistency, and someone to advocate for them.
Foster Care
Foster families are stable, nurturing individuals or families who, knowing that their time with the children is only temporary, provide them with love and consistency and are there to instill in them the skills they need to meet life's uncertainties. General foster care requirements include fingerprinting, criminal background check, home inspection, physician's statement verifying emotional and physical health, economic stability, 33 hours of training, must be 21 years or older.
Adoption
Adoptive families are committed to providing a permanent loving home where their children can grow and understand what it means to be a family. General adoption requirements include fingerprinting, criminal background check, physician's statement verifying emotional and physical health, economic stability, 36 hours of training, must be 18 years or older.
Arizona Adoption & Foster CareArizona Adoption & Foster Care (AAFC), a project of the Child Crisis Center, is a nonprofit organization that provides parents with exceptional training, child-family matching services, and post-placement support and services. Learn more about becoming a foster or adoptive parent by attending an orientation session.
Learn about how you can make a difference in the life of a child by attending an orientation session or by helping us spread the word about this critical need. Orientations are held in the Family Resource Center (817 N Country Club, Mesa)
Upcoming Sessions:
Jan 10: 6 pm - 8 pm
Jan 21: 10 am - 12 pm
Feb 7: 6 pm - 8 pm
Mar 6: 6 pm - 8 pm
Mar 17: 10 am - 12 pm
Apr 3: 6 pm - 8 pm
May 1: 6 pm - 8 pm
Jan 21: 10 am - 12 pm
Feb 7: 6 pm - 8 pm
Mar 6: 6 pm - 8 pm
Mar 17: 10 am - 12 pm
Apr 3: 6 pm - 8 pm
May 1: 6 pm - 8 pm
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