Alaska Statewide Foster Care Information Line
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Contact Information
4120 Laurel Street
Suite 106
Anchorage, AK 99508
United States
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Suite 106
Anchorage, AK 99508
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Tuesday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Wednesday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Thursday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Friday | 8 AM-4 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
You don’t have to live in a big city to be a foster parent. You don’t have to have a big house, a fancy car or lots of money. What you need is a home. What you need is a heart that can open to a child who needs you. Won’t you become a foster parent today? A child is waiting.
On average, there are approximately 3,000 children each month in foster care in Alaska. Foster homes provide children in care a temporary, safe, stable and nurturing home until they can be reunited with their families. Some children stay in a foster home for days or weeks; some stay for months. In some cases, children are unable to safely return to their family home and are placed permanently with another family.
Services and information
- Traditional Foster 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 Alaska. Foster parents for children in need must:
- Be 21 years of age or older
- Maintain financial stability
- Be physically and mentally capable of caring for children
- Pass a criminal background check and get fingerprinted
- Provide at least three references
- Meet home requirements for safety, sanitary, and fire standards
- Satisfy bed and space requirements
- Complete the home study process
Foster parents must pass a home inspection. They also must attend orientation as part of the foster or adoption process.
Ratings and Reviews
Average user rating
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Jun 01, 2021
Alaska Adoption Services is great! The staff is super helpful, caring, and thoughtful in helping their clients navigate the adoption process. They have always responded in a timely manner to questions and provided helpful feedback. We have thoroughly enjoyed working with Tami and the rest of the staff at Alaska adoption services. Thank you!
May 22, 2021
I so appreciate AAS! As a mother who hopes to adopt, I feel respected and well cared for. I also feel that they work ethically and are not out there just trying to take peoples’ babies away to put them in adoptive homes. They provide support and counseling to moms in any situation, and when it becomes apparent that a mom wants to place her child with an adoptive family, they make that possible while still providing on-going counseling and support for her. Thank you, AAS!
May 20, 2021
So appreciative of how easy and comfortable they made whole process! Wouldn’t have our son without them!!!
May 19, 2021
Alaska Adoption Services has been an amazing partner in our adoption journey. They have a great process and clearly know what they are doing. Thank you for all the help!
May 19, 2021
AAS is simply amazing to work with. Infant Adoption can be quite the journey for a birth mothers and the adoptive family. AAS has educated professionals that make this process smooth for everyone involved. Highly recommended for birth and adoptive families!