I know this is probably NOT what you want to but I am sharing anyway. We have been trying to adopt a child from foster care for almost two years. We have inquired about 50 or so kids and only twice have we ever heard a thing. The sad part is most of those kids are still waiting for a family. Many kids were from adopt us kids, and other photolistings, and a few were from our state system.
A few weeks ago we called about a little boy, and within an hour the posting had been changed, and they only wanted single women to inquire about the child. I had the one in my hand from before I called and it didn't say anything about that. Sometimes I don't think they want to place those children as bad as they say they do. Keep in mind that each child is a federal stipend to the state, so basically more $$ in the states pocket as long as they are in care (directly from a workers mouth).
I wish you better luck than we have had. We have tried for over two years to adopt from foster care, with NO LUCK at all. My dad gave us the most amazing Christmas gift ever this year, he paid our agency fees for our adoption. I hated to close the chapter on helping a child out of the system. I know I did everything in my power to help those children waiting for a family, and I am not the one that has to live with the guilt of making them suffer. Five of the little kids we called about in our state are still on the website sitting without a family for Christmas. We couldn't even get a worker to call us back. |