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Catholic Charities offers programs and services for those who are considering adoption. Birth parents, adoptive families, and adoption specialist work together to decide the best plan for adoption and adoptive family match. Pregnancy Counseling Services Domestic & International Adoption Search & Disclosure Services, Home studies and Post Placement Supervision Services for Parental, Kinship or Independent Placements Coordination of adoptive family and birth family meetings (Domestic only) Agency collaboration based on family needs Compliant services Court reports Adoption finalization & Post Adoption support

Responsible for providing 24-hour care for youth ordered into our custody and for providing custody studies, home family assessments, and ensuring parental rights are legally terminated if the child is adopted.

Provides FREE post adoption services and supports after an adoption is finalized.

Counseling, placement, and referral services for persons wishing to place or receive a child for adoption.

Provides court-ordered and agency placements of children in custody. Offers court-ordered home studies for a fee based on income. For more information regarding the Statewide Adoption program, please call Toll-free: (800)362-3678 or (800)DO-ADOPT.

Adoption services include assisting with the placement of a child into a new permanent home when return home is not possible, and providing counseling and support to the child through the adoption process.

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.

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

Responsible for providing 24-hour care for youth ordered into 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.

Provides court-ordered and agency placements of children in custody. Offers court-ordered home studies for a fee based on income. For more information regarding the Statewide Adoption program, please call Toll-free: (800)362-3678 or (800)DO-ADOPT.

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. For more information regarding the Statewide Adoption program, please call Toll-free: (800)362-3678 or (800)DO-ADOPT.

Assists with the placement of children in “forever” homes

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.

Offered in support of families interested in adopting children, as well as providing information regarding children who become free for adoption. There are several types of adoptions: agency initiated adoptions, adoptions that are parental placements, and step-parent adoptions. The Child Welfare Unit performs searches for adopted children who are searching for their natural parents.

Provides court-ordered and agency placements of children in custody. Offers court-ordered home studies for a fee based on income. For more information, please call: Nelson County Social Services: (434)263-7160 Statewide Toll-free number: (800)362-3678 or (800)DO-ADOPT

Provide adoption services for intercountry adoptions.

Responsible for providing 24-hour care for youth ordered into 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.

Provides court-ordered and agency placements of children in custody. Offers court-ordered home studies for a fee based on income. For more information regarding the Statewide Adoption program, please call Toll-free: (800)362-3678 or (800)DO-ADOPT.

To find permanent adoptive homes for children of all ages throughout the Commonwealth, and to provide critical support services to birth families, adoptive families, and past and present adoptees.

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.

The purpose of adoption is to place 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.

The Adoption Program strives to achieve and maintain adoptive placements for children in foster care whose parent's parental rights have been terminated. Children in the program may range in age from infant to 18 and the goal for the child must be adoption. Adoption assistance may be available to adoptive parents for services and support. A home study will be completed for a foster parent who wishes to adopt a foster child into their home. In addition to foster care case management services, adoption family service workers recruit adoptive families through advertising, adoption parties, and collaboration with other agencies. Staff also supervise adoption placements, make referrals, prepare court reports and attend hearings.

Placement of children who are legally free for adoption in approved permanent homes, completion of required reports to the court in the adoptive process, monitoring the adoptive placement.

Handles adoptions where child is in custody of Department of Social Services or if court has ordered the agency to be involved.