Hope 4 Kids Adoption
At Hope 4 Kids, we believe that strong and loving families are the foundation for a healthy community. Our team has decades of experience bringing families together. Although we are a South Orange County-based organization, we work cooperatively with others nationwide and in South Africa where we empower children, birth moms, and families helping them to realize and fulfill their dreams.
Hope 4 Kids' mission is to provide a Hope and Future to children and families around the world. We are committed of going the extra mile for each client and child. We offer an intimate setting and confidential conversations, as well as personal support. Our team prioritizes addressing the spiritual dimension of human development and growth supporting our clients through overcoming rejection and past trauma helping them to see their greatest potential and purpose.
Services and information
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
Many do not realize the need for new resource families in California. The number of foster kids outnumber the foster families who can provide short or long-term care. Foster advocates work hard to find places for these children, but it is not easy.
The latest 2021 report from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) report in California says there are:
- 47,871 kids in California's foster care system
- 22,892 who entered foster care
- 15,386 foster kids awaiting adoption
- California foster kids across all ages, with a median of 8 years
- 33% whose foster child case plans include adoption
A child's median time in the California foster care system is over a year at 16.8 months. 13% spend 3-4 years in foster care.
California needs foster parents to take in multiple children if they have the time and energy to care for them. Sibling groups often need care, and it is essential to support these family bonds. In California, it is challenging to find homes for teenagers, though they need stable environments and reliable adults to support them.
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Nov 11, 2019
Hope 4 Kids Adoption and Foster Care Agency (aka Development Solutions, Inc.) is approaching its 25th anniversary and has been the largest adoption placement agency in CA for a number of years serving children, birth moms and families with a loving touch across the nation and in South Africa.