Florida Department of Children and Families
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Contact Information
4001 Pelee Street
Orlando, FL 32817
United States
Online Contact Form
Orlando, FL 32817
United States
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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
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Sep 28, 2021
Rude, ignorant, disrespectful
Sep 21, 2021
It really is an incompetent system as I was trying to get some information about my case and have been on hold for an hour. I had to hang up, who has time to waste like that? There is literally no one you can speak to and the phone number given on one of my paper notices, I’ve called and left a message with no call back. There is no customer service here.
Sep 10, 2021
Long greeting on access Florida, cannot get through...now I understand why fraud happens
Sep 01, 2021
Noone ever calls back if you missed a call from them. I've been constantly calling 2 to 3 times a day not getting anywhere.
Aug 31, 2021
0 stars,
It’s sad what is happening with this department. There are so much families going through different type of situations and their last choice and hope is to reach out for help to the government which apparently has no empathy. These type of scenarios happen when the put the wrong type of heartless people in a department where alot of families count on them. No one ever picks up the phone when I call, then they send you to other departments where they also do not pick up and the wait time is ridiculous.