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Provides court-ordered and agency placements of children in custody. Offers court-ordered home studies for a fee, based on income.

Provide court ordered home studies on families who meet income guidelines as well as home investigations and referrals for special needs children listed in the Adoption Resources Exchange of Virginia.

Responsible for providing 24-hour care for youth ordered into our custody, for providing services to family members which promote the child's return to the birth family, and for providing custody studies, home family assessments, and ensuring parental rights are legally terminated if the child is adopted.

Arranges for adoption placements for children. Call intake for information on releasing a child for adoption. Fee applies to persons wishing to adopt for the preparation of adoption reports/investigation.

Provides court-ordered and agency placements of children in custody. Offers court-ordered home studies for a fee based on income. Call the Culpeper Human Services screening and referral intake center (Sam's Place) for eligibility and required documentation. Statewide Toll-free: (800)DO-ADOPT or (800)362-3678 Intake Center: (540)727-0372 FUNDING SOURCES: Federal, State and County Governments.

Provide adoption services for intercountry adoptions.

Finds permanent adoptive homes for children whose birth parents are unable to care for them and provides services for children in adoptive placements.

Offers free pro-life options counseling for parents experiencing unplanned pregnancy, assistance with scheduling prenatal appointments, provision of transportation to medical appointments, provision of on-going counseling services.

Places children who are unable to be raised by their biological parents to become permanent legal members of another family while maintaining genetic and psychological connections to their birth family.

A licensed child placing agency, maintaining the highest standards regarding the care of children both domestically and internationally. Committed to finding loving, permanent homes for all children in our care, regardless of age or special needs. Services available: *Adoptive couple counseling and education; *Home study; *Child placement; *Coordination of adoptive family and birth family meetings; *Adoption finalization; *Pregnancy counseling for birth parents; *Adoption follow up support; *Post placement supervision.

Provides information and referral for all adoption issues. Provides adoptive placement, training and home evaluation for prospective parents of special needs children. Offers post-adoption services, including assistance with search and reunion, to Adoptees placed by this agency. Also provides pregnancy counseling to birth parents considering adoption.

Provides pregnancy counseling, domestic and international adoption and infant foster care. Bethany Christian Services is a licensed child placement agency in the Commonwealth of Virginia. ACCESSIBILITY: Contract workers meet clients in their houses or in Bethany offices.

The Department of Social Services provides adoption services for foster children who become legally free to be adopted by another family. Services include preparing the child to become a part of another family, selecting the adoptive family, and facilitating the transition into the home. The Department also provides adoptive home studies and recommendations to the Court for step-parent and parental placement adoptions.

Birthright is a free, confidential emergency pregnancy service offering pregnancy assistance and alternatives to abortion. Birthright is staffed entirely by volunteers who offer women their friendship and guidance throughout the course of pregnancy. Birthright of Norfolk provides free pregnancy tests; material assistance such as maternity and baby clothes, diapers and wipes; medical referrals; information on local resources for housing, food, education, jobs, professional counseling.

Responsible for providing 24-hour care for youth ordered into our custody, for providing services to family members which promote the child's return to the birth family, and for providing custody studies, home family assessments, and ensuring parental rights are legally terminated if the child is adopted.

Adoption is a service for children who cannot be cared for by their birth parents and who need and can benefit from new and permanent family ties established through a legal process. Adoption services are provided to children who need permanent families, birth parents who are unable to parent their children and adoptive parents who want to provide a home for a child not born to them.

Provides therapeutic foster care and related services to emotionally disturbed children, youth and their families. The program combines a strong social learning orientation with a "do whatever it takes" commitment value of family and community-based living for all children. An array of services supports this commitment including family reunification, counseling and independent living skills training.

Offers an adoption program that seeks adoptive families for foster children who are unable to return home and have the goal of adoption. Many of these children have special needs including: age six or older, are a minority or mixed racial heritage, are a member of a sibling group that should not be separated, have a hereditary tendency, congenital problem or birth injury that could lead to future disability and/or have a diagnosed physical, mental or emotional condition. Whenever possible, the agency pursues adoption of these children by their current foster parents. The Department also makes referrals for private adoptions and provides services for adoptive parents.

Places children who have been permanently and legally separated from their birth parents with new families.

Places children who have been permanently and legally separated from their birth parents with a new family. It is a social and legal process which gives new parent(s) the same rights and obligations as biological parents. Adoption procedures are governed by Chapter 12 of the Code of Virginia. There are only two types of adoptive placements that are allowed by Virginia law. These are agency placements and non-agency placements. Children available for adoption have online profiles at www.adoptuskids.org/states/va/browse.aspx and https://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/ap/children_for_adoption.cgi. More information is available by calling 1-800-DO-ADOPT (1-800-362-3678).

The purpose of adoption services is to help children who have been permanently and legally separated from their birth parents become permanent members of a new family.

Conduct home studies of potential adoptive parents to assist in finding them a child for adoption.

The provision of services to ensure permanency for children where parental rights have been terminated by the courts.

Places children who are unable to be raised by their biological parents to become permanent legal members of another family while maintaining genetic and psychological connections to their birth family.

Responsible for providing 24-hour care for youth ordered into our custody, for providing services to family members which promote the child's return to the birth family, and for providing custody studies, home family assessments, and ensuring parental rights are legally terminated if the child is adopted.