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Play the role of your lifetime...
become a foster or adoptive parent.
Since 1976 Arizona Adoption & Foster Care (AAFC) has been dedicated to the placement of children in out-of-home care due to abuse or neglect into stable, loving homes, by licensing and certifying parents for foster care and adoption.
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Being a part of a family means belonging to somebody
Arizona Adoption & Foster Care''s programs provide parents with exceptional education and training, child-family matching services, and post-placement support and services. It serves single and two-parent families and has no limitations on religious beliefs, ethnicity or sexual preference.
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Nearly 2,500 children in Arizona need an adoptive family
Our adoption program provides safe homes and loving families for abused or neglected children.
Most children placed with AAFC'’s adoptive families were removed from the care of their birth families due to abuse or neglect. They range in age from 0-17 and come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and cultures. Often times, the children in need of adoptive families consist of sibling groups. These children are in need of permanent, loving, supportive homes where they can grow with the assistance of devoted parents who can help them understand what it means to be a family.
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General Requirements
- Age 18 or older
- May be married or single
- Physician's statement verifying emotional and physical health
- Fingerprinting and criminal background check
- Arizona Department of Economic Security home inspection
- Fence around pool, if pool is on property
- References
- Economic stability
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Support Services
- Adoption subsidy
- Exceptional training
- Support groups
- Monthly in-home support until the adoption is finalized
- Medical and dental services for the children
- Emergency support telephone numbers
- Adoptive parent mentors
- Family fun events
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There are nearly 10,000 children in out of home care in Arizona
Our foster care program gives families the opportunity to have a positive, lasting impact on children in out-of-home care.
Most children have been removed from their birth families' care due to abuse or neglect; they range in age from 0-17 and often consist of sibling groups. They come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and cultures.
AAFC's foster families are stable, nurturing adults who, knowing that their time with the children is only temporary, provide them with love and consistency and are there to instill in the children the skills and values they need to meet life's uncertainties.
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General Requirements
- Age 21 or older
- May be married or single
- Physician's statement verifying emotional and physical health
- Fingerprinting and criminal background check
- Arizona Department of Economic Security home inspection
- Fence around pool, if pool is on property
- References
- Economic stability
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Support Services
- Room and board reimbursement
- Exceptional training
- Support groups
- Monthly in-home support
- Medical and dental services for the children
- Emergency support telephone numbers
- Foster parent mentors
- Family fun events
- Respite care for the children
- Special funding to overcome barriers that may prevent placement
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Reasons to Choose Arizona Adoption & Foster Care
In our efforts to exceed standards and continue to offer an unparalleled level of service to our foster and adoptive families, we provide our families the following experiences:
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- Interactive, realistic training that prepares foster and adoptive parents for working with children who have been abused or neglected
- Monthly in-home support from your licensing/adoption specialist
- Support groups allow our families to network with each other
- Family fun events, dinners, camping trips, and tickets to events around the Valley
- 24 hour crisis intervention support and emergency assistance
- Foster Family Assistance program to eliminate the financial strain families may face
- Clothing, toy, and back-to-school drives to benefit the foster and adoptive children in your care
- Flexible staff schedules to meet foster and adoptive families’ needs
- Consistent, clear communication from your licensing/adoption specialist
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Learn about how you can make a difference in the life of a child
NEW INFO: Orientations are held in the Family Resource Center (817 N Country Club, Mesa)
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- Jul 7: 6 pm - 8 pm
- Jul 18: 10 am - 12 pm
- Aug 4: 6 pm - 8 pm
- Sep 8: 6 pm - 8 pm
- Sep 19: 10 am - 12 pm
- Oct 6: 6 pm - 8 pm
- Nov 3: 6 pm - 8 pm
- Nov 21: 10 am - 12 pm
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Find out what is happening at AAFC
Read AAFC's fall newsletter here.
To find out about upcoming family fun events, click here.
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