Florida Department of Children and Families

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Contact Information

4001 Pelee Street
Orlando, FL 32817
United States
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DayHours
Monday 8 AM-5 PM
Tuesday 8 AM-5 PM
Wednesday 8 AM-5 PM
Thursday 8 AM-5 PM
Friday 8 AM-5 PM
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

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Florida's adoption initiative aimed at promoting the benefits of public adoption. Explore Adoption urges families to consider creating or expanding their families by adopting a child who is older, has special needs, or is a part of a sibling group. Through public education, expanded partnerships, and social media, Explore Adoption invites Floridians to learn more about the children immediately available for adoption in their home state and community.

Adoption provides unique opportunities to change children's lives and enrich the life of the adoptive parent or family that welcomes them in. Adopting one of Florida's children from foster care offers many special benefits.

 

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

Average user rating

1.4 / 5
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Jordan Luiz
Oct 12, 2018

The staff are bad

Rating: 1
Michael Johnson
Jun 21, 2018

Worst department in Florida government!!

Rating: 1
June
May 19, 2018

Got there early. Everyone was super nice.

Rating: 4
Danielle Panzarella
Apr 16, 2018

Another example of useless government employees and waste. Only a handful of them care enough about the people they are supposed to help. The rest are inept, corrupt and incompetent.

Rating: 1
Anya Arkhipchenko
Feb 13, 2018

The phones service is terrible, the lady was extremely rude.

Rating: 1