Connecting Hearts Adoption Services
Connecting Hearts is a licensed adoption agency in the State of Florida, focusing on the adoption home study. Connecting Hearts Adoption Services has proudly been helping people become parents since 2008.
Our client families select our service because we are friendly, experienced, certified “adoption competent” and professional while also making this personal. Our team of social workers has years of professional and practical experience. Connecting Hearts Adoption is proud to have a wonderful reputation across Florida and the country. We have been serving prospective adoptive families in Florida since 2008.
Services and information
- Adoption
- Other
Requirements to become a foster parent
Many adults are eligible to become foster parents in their state but do not always realize it. Each state in the U.S. has regulations and requirements for licensing foster parents. Florida does not require parents to own a large home or quit their jobs and become stay-at-home parents. Florida foster parents must:
- Be 21 years of age or older
- Prove good health and ability to care for a child
- Maintain a stable income
- Pass a background screening
- Finish 30 hours of foster parent training
- Complete a Home Study
The required training course is free to aspiring foster parents. It helps parents learn how to foster children and become licensed to provide foster care in Florida.
Ratings and Reviews
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Aug 25, 2022
We worked with Amy at Connecting Hearts for almost 1 full year, start to finish. The level of expertise she brings to her clients is unmatched. She is very thorough and her communication is top tier. Five stars is not enough!!! So grateful for Amy!
Jul 19, 2022
Amy is amazing!! We got our home study done on a very great timely manner and she helped us with so many questions. She definitely makes you feel at ease with everything. Excited to stay working with her throughout our adoption process.
Jun 24, 2022
Amy and T. were absolutely wonderful to work with. They made the home study process smooth sailing and it really wasn't that difficult. Through their clients only Facebook group, we obtained critical advice on everything adoption including situations and agencies and lawyers which ultimately led to our finalization. Thank you so much Amy and T. I would definitely recommend anyone, especially without prior adoption experience use Connecting Hearts.
Jun 22, 2022
We heard about Connecting Hearts Adoption & Home Study Services via friends who already had their home study completed by them. Since we heard wonderful things, we decided to do our home study with Connecting Hearts and met with Amy Imber, the Executive Director.
She was incredibly friendly and personable, and made our home visits feel much more relaxed and stress-free. She explained in full detail the process of adoption, resources we could look into, scenarios to be mindful of, etc. She taught us so much in 90 minutes. It was almost as if we had a personal friend come to visit us for coffee talk. We were worried for nothing. Amy is really good about providing constructive feedback on how you can either better prepare your home for a baby or consider different perspectives when deciding on which route to take (ex: attorney vs agency, preferences on gender, etc.).
For the home study to be fully processed, A LOT of paperwork is required. Amy made it so easy for us to submit our documents and was quick to respond with updates, answers, and action items to ensure we were on track for a speedy finish. While home studies can take some time to complete, we wrapped up with Amy in less than 1 month (that's including 2 visits to our home too). She is so efficient and basically passes the baton to YOU to determine how fast you want to finish the study.
We absolutely loved working with Amy and are excited to work with her again in the near future for our post-placement visits. Highly recommend!!
Jun 19, 2022
We owe so much to the ladies of Connecting Hearts! My husband and I recently became “double Dads” to our son and it would not at all have been possible without Amy and Kathleen. Their top notch professionalism and quick turn around with our home study was a HUGE plus when our adoption opportunity presented itself a little quicker than expected. 5 out 5 stars, definitely recommended, these ladies will put in the work! Our experience was nothing but pleasant and now that the adoption is almost finalized, we will truly miss our visits with Kathleen❤️! Thank you again and hopefully you will hear from us soon for adoption #2 🤞🏽!!