Open Arms Adoptions Network
Open Arms Adoption Network provides adoption services to expectant parents and hopeful adoptive families in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware.
Open Arms Adoption Network, a licensed adoption agency offers counseling and adoption services to women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy and services to those hoping to build their family through adoption.JFCS clients have a right to be treated with dignity and respect; free of all discrimination, including that which is based on race, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, national origin, or disability; and not subject to any verbal, sexual, emotional, or physical abuse; or harsh or unfair treatment. To the extent possible, JFCS will make every reasonable accommodation to serve you consistent with our program services.
As a pro-choice agency, we honor whatever choice you make. Should you need referrals for parenting resources or abortion services, we have many trustworthy providers that will take good care of you.
Services and information
- Adoption
Requirements to become a foster parent
Children in foster care go through incredibly stressful situations. When child welfare has to remove them from their homes, the kids face uncertainty. One of the first questions is wondering where they will live.
To become a foster care parent in Delaware, you must follow a series of steps. First, you need to contact an agency.
Then, you must attend an information session and fill out an application. After that, you will need to complete training and undergo a home assessment. Finally, once you complete all these steps, you will earn certification as a foster care parent.
In Delaware, foster parents must:
- Be age 21 or older
- Prove financial stability
- Complete the required training course
- Pass a criminal background check and fingerprint screening
- Complete the Home Study
- Provide a spare bedroom (for children of one gender)
- Confirm the parent's good health
- Live in a safe environment
If you meet the requirements, contact your local foster agency or department of human services. They can help you and other family members enroll in foster orientation.
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Dec 17, 2020
I love the way I open arms adoption center in Newark Delaware finds great foster parents of every ethnicity and find children's great loving and forever homes.
Jul 22, 2016
What a wonderful group of professionals providing much-needed services for this community. Special thanks to Dory Zatuchni for her superb commitment to excellence!