Adoption Services
Are you or someone you know thinking about adoption? We invite you to explore the different services offered by Families First that will assist you in taking the steps to learn more about how you can support children in need of permanent homes.
Interested in Adoption? We are a COA accredited agency who can help you along your adoption journey. 
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Programs & Services
Adoption Work-Life
Domestic Home Study and Post Placement Program
Foster to Adopt Program
International Home Study and Post Placement Program
Special Needs Adoption Program
Georgia Center for Resources and Support
Reunion Registry
Adoption Work-Life Program
Through phone consultations and related educational strategies, this program educates individuals nationally about how to adopt a child from other states. In Georgia, adoption seminars are requested by organizations and held in places of employment.
Domestic Home Study and Post Placement Program
This program provides services to individuals, couples and families seeking to adopt a child within the United States. The services provided include parent training and preparation, home studies, placement approval, as well as post-adoption services including post placement reports and supervision. This program does not place children for adoption, but works in collaboration with the client's domestic placement resource.
Foster to Adopt Program
In our continued effort to ensure all children have a "forever family" our foster to adopt program provides services and support to foster parents who are seeking to adopt their foster child(ren). Services include foster parents support and supervision as well as adoptive services including parent training and preparation, home studies, placement approval and post adoption services including post placement reports and supervision.
International Home Study* and Post Placement Program
Services including parent training and preparation, home studies, placement approval, and post adoption services such as post placement reports and supervision are available to individuals, couples and families seeking to adopt a child outside of the United States. This program does not place children for adoption, but works closely with the client's international placement resource. *We are a COA Accredited agency.
Special Needs Adoption Program
In collaboration with state child welfare agencies, Families First provides services to individuals, couples, and families seeking to adopt a child from the state foster care system including recruitment, parent training and preparation, home studies, placement approval, and post adoption services including post placement reports and supervision.
Georgia Center for Resources and Support
The Center is a state wide project funded by the Georgia Department of Human Resources, and presented by Families First in collaboration with Bethany Christian Services. The purpose of the Center is to increase resources and supportive services for adoptive and foster families. Services include referrals and supportive services through the statewide advisors, numerous training and education events, support groups, comprehensive website of adoption resources, adoption and foster care family events and activities, lending library, and dedicated chat rooms. For more information, visit the Center's web site.
Reunion Registry
This is a state-wide program that employs education strategies to provide service to birth parents, adopted persons, adoptive parents, and siblings. Services include non-identifying information to adult adopted persons and parents of minors, search services to adult adopted persons, birth parents, and adult siblings, registration services to birth parents, and counseling and intermediary services. This program also provides phone or in-person consultations at no charge to anyone in the United States who is dealing with search and reunion issues. For more information, visit the Reunion Registry's web site.
