Your Partner
DCFS partners with you by providing adoption preparation, training and home studies for residents of Los Angeles County. Home studies completed by other licensed adoption agencies are also accepted for possible placement of children. The Adoption Assistance Program, which provides financial aid to parents for adopted children is available, as well as the State's medical insurance, Medi-Cal.
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Not Ready to Adopt...Become a Host Family!Spend quality time getting to know a foster child, introduce them to your circle of friends and family and help them to find a permanent family. To learn more call Kidsave at 310-479-KIDS (5437) or visit www.kidsave.org.
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Our featured children may have physical, emotional, mental or learning medical needs, yet they are full of life. Please visit the Disabilities Resource Library and click on any disability in the table for a definition, including links to websites with more information.
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Adoption Handbook
Creating your family through adoption can be a challenging undertaking, however, it is also one of life's most satisfying and rewarding experiences – for you, for your adopted child and for your family.
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