Standing Out at a Committee or Staffing

Every state or county seems to run things slightly different. When choosing a child for a family, a committee might meet; this may be referred to as a staffing, or a case worker may choose. Our state of Oregon, like many others, holds a committee. When a child is ready to be adopted, our state will choose three families that have inquired about the specific child. The family’s case worker will represent them in front of 3 committee members. If you are chosen for committee, often it’s against families that are equally capable of caring for the child. If you … Continue reading

This Is The House Where Your Forever Family Lives.

I have received several emails asking me to share more about the Family Book we made when we were selected to go to committee for our children. Families who choose to have their home study approved for placement of waiting children who are legally free or have a case place for adoption may be selected by several different methods depending on the state and county the adoptive parents live in. In our state families who choose to have a child or sibling group placed as ’pre-adoptive’ or straight adoption placements are selected by the child’s caseworker and then approved by … Continue reading