How Easy is Private Adoption in Texas

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Foster and Adoption Agencies in Texas

click to find agencies that serve your part of Texas

A child placing agency (CPA) is a private foster and/or adoption agency that works in partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to train foster and adoptive parents and find homes for children. If you foster or adopt a child in the conservatorship of DFPS, the agencies below can provide you with services at minimal costs.

To learn about requirements for becoming a verified foster parent or approved adoptive parent, read Texas Child Placing Agency Foster and Adoptive Parent Training Requirements, which provides details on each child placing agency and their unique requirements for licensure. If you need help finding a CPA that's right for you, contact Wendy Bagwell at (512) 720-0596.

Foster and adoption agency offices are located in most regions of Texas. Several of them provide services statewide.

Adoption Agencies

You may review each agency's regulatory history in Child Placing Agencies For Adoption.

Region 1 (Lubbock)

• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• A World For Children
• Bair Foundation
• Buckner Children and Family Services
• Children's Home of Lubboock, Inc.
• Children's Hope Residential Services, Inc.
• Depelchin Children's Center
• Grace Manor
• Lonestar Social Services
• Panhandle Child Placement Services, Inc.
• Texas Boys Ranch, Inc.
• Texas Family Initiative
• Upbring

Region 2 (Abilene)

• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• A World For Children
• Caring Hearts for Children
• Christian Homes & Family Services
• Methodist Children's Home
• New Horizons Ranch and Center Inc.
• Pathways Youth & Family Services
• Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services
• Texas Family Initiative

Region 3 (Arlington)

• ACH Child and Family Services
• A World For Children
• Advantage Adoptions
• Agape Manor Homes
• Angelheart
• Antelope Valley Child, Youth & Family Services
• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• Azleway Children's Services
• Benchmark Family Services
• Buckner Children and Family Services
• Caring Hearts for Children
• Catholic Charities of Dallas
• Children and Family Institute
• Children's Hope Residential Services
• Circles of Care
• CK Family Services
• Divinity Family Services
• Eckerd Youth Alternatives
• Homebound Child-Placing Agency
• Hope Cottage, Inc.
• House of Shiloh Family Services
• Houston Serenity Place, Inc.
• Jonathan's Place
• Kingdom Kids
• Lifeline Children and Family Services
• Lonestar Social Services
• Methodist Children's Home
• Optimum Children's Services
• Passage of Youth Family Center
• Pathways Youth & Family Services
• Perfection Children Services
• Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services
• Refuge House
• Texas Baptist Home For Children
• The Bair Foundation of Texas
• The Gladney Center for Adoption
• The Grandberry Intervention Foundation
• Therapeutic Family Life
• Upbring
• Urban Neighborhood Initiative for Families and Youth (UNIFY)
• Youth in View

Region 4 (Tyler)

• A World For Children
• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• Azleway Children's Services
• BCFS Health and Human Services
• Buckner Children and Family Services
• Christian Homes and Family Services
• Grace Manor
• Living Alternatives
• Lonestar Social Services
• Methodist Children's Home
• Noble Children's Services
• The Bair Foundation
• Upbring

Region 5 (Beaumont)

• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• Azleway Children's Services
• Buckner Children and Family Services
• Grace Manor
• Methodist Children's Home
• Noble Children's Services
• Therapeutic Family Life

Region 6 (Houston)

• 1 Angel Arms Family Care
• Arms Wide Adoption Services
• A World For Children
• Agape Manor Home
• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• Azleway Children's Services
• Caring Adoptions
• Children of Diversity, Inc.
• Circles of Care
• Circle of Living Hope
• DePelchin Children's Center
• Family to Family Adoptions, Inc.
• Forever Families, Inc.
• Have Haven
• Heart Of The Kids
• Homes with Hope
• Houston Achievement Place
• Houston Serenity Place, Inc.
• Lonestar Social Services
• Loving Houston Adoption Agency
• Matching Hearts
• Methodist Children's Home
• Monarch Family Services
• Pathways Youth & Family Services
• Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services
• Rainbow of Love Adoption Agency, Inc.
• Trel's Home for Children

Region 7 (Austin)

• A World For Children
• America's Heart
• Angelheart
• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• The Bair Foundation
• Benchmark Family Services
• Caring Hearts for Children
• Circles of Care
• Circle of Living Hope
• Depelchin Children's Center
• Divinity Family Services, Inc.
• Helping Hand Home Foster Care and Adoption Program
• Lonestar Social Services
• Pathways Youth & Family Services
• Presbyterian Children's Homes & Services
• Renaissance Family Services
• STARRY
• The Giocosa Foundation
• The Payton Foundation
• The Safe Alliance
• The Settlement Home for Children
• Texas Foster Care and Adoption Services
• Therapeutic Family Life
• Upbring

Region 8 (San Antonio)

• 4kids of South Texas
• A World For Children
• Adoption Promises
• Angels' Crossing
• Baptist Child & Family Services
• Benchmark Family Services
• Boys Town Texas, Inc.
• Caring For Kids, Inc.
• The Children's Shelter
• Circle of Living Hope
• Depelchin Children's Center
• Divinity Family Services, Inc.
• Emberhope, Inc.
• Families Especial
• Familylink Treatment Services
• Kids First, Inc.
• Methodist Children's Home
• Pathways Youth & Family Services
• Providence Place
• San Antonio Foster Care and Adoption Services, Inc.
• St. Jude's Ranch for Children - SJRC Texas
• St. Peter – St. Joseph Children's Home
• Texas Foster Care and Adoption Services
• Therapeutic Family Life
• Upbring

Region 9 (Big Spring, Midland, Odessa, San Angelo)

• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• A World For Children
• Addy's Hope Adoption Agency
• Buckner Children and Family Services
• Children's Hope Residential Services
• High Sky Children's Ranch
• Methodist Children's Home
• New Horizons Ranch and Center

Region 10 (El Paso)

• A World For Children
• Children's Hope Residential Services, Inc.
• Circle of Living Hope
• Upbring

Region 11 (Corpus Christi)

• A World For Children
• Arms Wide Adoption Services
• Arrow Child and Family Ministries
• Buckner Children and Family Services
• Children's Hope Residential Services, inc.
• Circles of Care
• Circle of Living Hope
• Pathways Youth & Family Services
• The Burke Foundation
• Upbring

Statewide

• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)

Foster Agencies

Many of the adoption agencies listed above also provide foster care services. For a complete list of available foster agencies in your area, please visit Active Residential Child Care Contracts. Y ou may search for a foster agency and review each agency's regulatory history in Child Placing Agencies For Foster Care.

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Source: https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/adoption_and_foster_care/adoption_partners/private.asp

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