Adoption

There are between 2,000 and 3,000 children in Pennsylvania who are waiting to be adopted. The Salvation Army Children's
Services contracts with the Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network to find these children families who are willing to give
them what all children deserve: a safe home with family who will give them their best chance at a bright future.

The children who are waiting for adoptive families have been through the foster care system but were not adopted by their foster
parents. They are older children (mostly over age 10 years), siblings who need a family who can adopt them together, and children
with more significant special needs. Infants, toddlers, and young children are not part of the group of waiting children. If
younger children in foster care do become legally free for adoption, they are typically adopted by the family who has been fostering them.

Families who adopt through The Salvation Army Children's Services receive the training and support they need to be ready to
welcome a child into their home. A matching worker partners with you to guide you through the journey including finding the right
adoption match for you, meeting the child or children you're matched with, and preparing for them to come to your home. Once
your matched child or children are placed in your home, a caseworker will support you until the adoption is finalized.

Adoptive families continue to have access to post-permanency support resources and services after their adoptions have been
finalized. For more information about how we continue to help families even after adoption, please visit our Post-Permanency
Services page here.