Adoptions From the Heart
Welcome to Adoptions From The Heart! We have helped build beautiful families since 1985. As a trusted non-profit adoption agency, we work with people all across the USA and are licensed in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware, Virginia, and Connecticut.
Let us help you build the family you’ve been dreaming of. Adoptions from the Heart has placed over 6,000 infants and toddlers in loving homes since our founding in 1985
Services are provided to clients are adoptions without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, or limited English proficiency.
Services and information
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
You must meet minimum requirements to provide foster care for children in Connecticut. Before you start, educate yourself and reach out to a foster care agency. Social workers recommend that you and other family members in your home feel ready before starting your foster journey. Caring for a foster child takes time, patience, and persistence.
Contact your local licensed child-placing agency or attend an orientation meeting to learn more about what fostering entails. They will inform you about foster parent requirements, common obstacles you might face, and unique challenges among foster children. All foster kids have experienced trauma. Training teaches foster parents how best to help foster children manage their feelings and feel secure.
You must meet minimum state requirements to qualify as a foster care provider in Connecticut. Foster parents must:
- Be 21 years of age or older
- Offer a safe living environment
- Pass a police and FBI background check
- Maintain sufficient income to care for a family
- Complete the 10-week training program
- Provide a separate bed for the foster child
- Complete the Home Study process
- Have a clean driving record (pass a DMV check)
Kids of the same gender in a similar age range may share a bedroom.
Contact the Connecticut Department of Children and Families or a local child-placing agency for additional questions about foster parent requirements.
Ratings and Reviews
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Nov 28, 2022
I'd highly recommend Adoptions From The Heart to anyone! Their staff is always friendly and always there when I need advice or update. They always had our back and willing to help throughout the process. 100% absolutely recommended!
Nov 28, 2022
They were there for us every step of the way through our adoption process. There staff was so helpful and always available to answer all our questions. We would recommend them very highly - the best Hartford, CT adoption agency.
Oct 25, 2022
Adoptions from the Hearts dedication and passion for helping children in finding a loving family is unparalleled. Believe me when I tell you that they really care for the children more than anything else. Highly recommended organization.
Sep 25, 2022
26 years ago, you made it possible for my sister and I to change our names and go home. We have a framed picture of us all in the courtroom, our presiding judge included, from that day sitting over the fireplace in my parents house. Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. I’ll be turning 30 this year, and I owe everything in my life to you guys, and everything you did to help my parents to become MY parents.
Aug 24, 2022
Highly recommended agency if you are living near Hartford, CT. Everyone was wonderful to work with. They are professional, honest, and communicative.