Lifeline Children's Services, Inc.
Contact Information
200 Missionary Ridge
Birmingham, AL 35242
United States
Online Contact Form
Birmingham, AL 35242
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM-4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
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"Lifeline Children's Services is a non-profit organization that offers compassionate care and support to vulnerable children, families, and expectant mothers. We provide a variety of services, including adoption, foster care, counseling, and education. We also offer pregnancy counseling to expectant mothers who are facing difficult decisions. Our trained counselors provide guidance and support to help expectant mothers make informed choices about their future and the future of their child.
We know that as Christians, we have all been adopted by our Heavenly Father. Adoption is a beautiful picture of the gospel on earth that points us back toward Christ. In Psalm 68, David tells us that God sets the lonely in families. We want the children we serve to have forever families, but more than that, we want them to know the truth of the gospel.
Our focus remains on an eternity with Christ for the child and the parent, and we believe a gospel-centered family is an amazing window to their salvation. Our desire is to come alongside Christian missional families with resources they will need to find and nurture their children, as they become disciples who make disciples.
We welcome you to explore our services and learn more about our organization. Contact us today to see how we can help you or someone you know."
Services and information
- Traditional Foster Care
- Specialized / Therapeutic Care
- Emergency Foster Care
- Respite Foster Care
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care for children in Alabama. Foster parents for children in need must:
- Be 19 years of age or older
- Offer a safe and caring home environment
- Provide adequate space for the foster child
- Maintain financial stability
- Ensure all household members are in good health
- Meet necessary home requirements
- Pass a background check
- Finish the 30-hour training course
- Complete the Home Study process
Ratings and Reviews
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Aug 09, 2023
Spent 2 HOURS applying for a job with them — the questions were very in-depth and I answered them thoroughly. I didn’t get the job, which is fine, but I would’ve appreciated the 2 MINUTES it would have taken to send an email to me and let me know. Ghosting people when they don’t get the job is unprofessional and lacks human decency. Please send emails out to people who apply to work with you and don’t get the job so they aren’t left in the dark.
Mar 08, 2023
From my experience they have zero pre and post mental health support for potential birth moms and birth moms. The only support I do see is financial support which is actually in my opinion quite manipulative and predatory.
Aug 28, 2022
We used Lifeline to bring home 3 of our children from China. (2018, 2015 & 2012). Their China team was amazing and went above and beyond every step of the way. The education and preparation we received was great but it was the support we received after we came home that I'm most thankful for. Our social workers provided so much love and support and a listening ear during the really hard early days. We are so thankful for their help in completing our family!
Aug 25, 2022
We have completed two international adoptions through Lifeline & could not be more pleased. They are concerned with your family’s adoption process progressing seamlessly, but perhaps even more so, they are concerned with ensuring that you are the right family for a particular child. They will ask you to do extra training, stretch your understanding of adoption and trauma, and reconsider your parenting style. And they will do this because they believe in adoptive families being the best they can be for children coming from hard places.
Our caseworker did not just help us fill out paperwork (although she did do that with excellence). She walked the entire journey of bringing both our boys home. She helped us navigate a pandemic & country changes, was always available for questions, zoomed when we were in country, and advocated well for us AND for our sons.
Lifeline’s post adoptive services have also been a tremendous benefit to our family. Every time we have needed a resource, counsel, or just to talk and think through a challenging situation, Lifeline has been there. They are truly the gold standard of adoption agencies.
Aug 25, 2022
My family has internationally adopted two children through Lifeline. Our children were from two different countries, and we worked with two different regional teams within the Lifeline organization. Both were fantastic, both in preparation, while in country, and years later once we’re home. Once the adoption is “complete,” your time with Lifeline is not over. This ministry and its team continues to support you for the long haul. Lifeline has been a major avenue of some of God’s greatest blessings in our life.