Alaska Statewide Foster Care Information Line
Do you own this business? Claim this listing to add more information.
Contact Information
4120 Laurel Street
Suite 106
Anchorage, AK 99508
United States
Online Contact Form
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
5.0 / 5| 5 | |
| 4 | |
| 3 | |
| 2 | |
| 1 |
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 18, 2021
Writing as a waiting adoptive parent, I appreciate the honesty and care I see them giving all involved in the adoption process. I feel they do a commendable job doing of advocating and caring for adoptive and birth parents.
May 18, 2021
We cannot express enough how positive our experience with Alaska Adoption Services has been on our adoption journey. They answered every question that we had, and always responded very promptly and with a smile. The journey to adoption is a learning experience for me, and they were beside us the entire way, always ready to answer any questions that we had, and guided us in navigating unfamiliar waters. If you are looking for a team who offers personal attention and cares about your journey, then you could not ask for a better team of Adoption experts than Alaska Adoption Services. Both Tami Jo and Victoria were such a benefit to us along the way, and never hesitated to respond to our needs.
May 17, 2021
Alaska adoption services has been a phenomenal agency. We are using them to adopt a child. We have been treated with fairness and respect every step of the way and they always go the extra mile to help and answer every question we have. Even when we they don't have the answers they seek them out. They have checked in with us and kept us informed throughout the process as well as made everything easy and simple in an otherwise expansive and complicated endeavor. We have been very pleased with this agency and have no gripes or complaints. I highly recommend this agency to anyone looking to adopt in Alaska.
May 17, 2021
They are incredibly friendly, professional and very helpful. This has been a very smooth process for us so far.