Welcome Oregon families

Prepare passionately!

This adoption or guardianship journey is not for the faint of heart. Read. Watch. Learn. Seek out many hours of training and education around trauma, grief, loss and the other vulnerabilities & perspectives of kids in care so you are prepared and ready to meet their needs.

Are you still in?

Good! We hoped you would be. Every Oregon child deserves a family who is relentlessly committed to their well being. If your family is already preauthorized to use OARE, please complete a Family Profile Form & en español. (You must submit a family profile FIRST to use OARE.) Otherwise, learn more below.

Contact Oregon's hotline to explore fostering & adoption options:

1-800-331-0503

info@everychildoregon.org

Adopting directly through the Oregon Department of Human Services is FREE!

Or, work with an approved private Special Needs Adoption Coalition (SNAC) agency:

• A Family for Every Child
• Boys and Girls Aid (SNAC's lead agency) - offers live preadopt RAFT training
• Choice Adoptions

Please contact each SNAC agency directly to learn about their adoption fees. For infant or international/intercountry adoption options, please see this list.

Live in another state?

Please visit AdoptUSKids to learn more about adoption in your state.

Interested in private infant adoption?

Please visit Oregon's Coalition of Adoption Agencies (COAA) licensed to provide private infant adoption services.