Adoption/Alternative Permanencies services benefit children whose parents have had their parental rights terminated or relinquished. Most children who are available for adoption though SRS have also suffered abuse and/or neglect and have significant medical, emotional, or developmental needs. On October 1, 1996, SRS contracted all adoption services to a single statewide private agency whose primary business is to find homes for children in need of permanent families. The contract agency is responsible for the recruitment and training of prospective families and for preparation and placement of children into those homes. The SRS social worker is responsible for monitoring service delivery to achieve established outcomes. 

Information on statewide adoptive and foster home recruitment campaign is available at the Coming Home Kansas website. Coming Home Kansas is managed by Kansas Children's Service League who currently has the statewide contract for providing Adoption Services in Kansas. You can visit the site or call them toll free at 877-530-5275. 

Children's Alliance of Kansas - free training for foster/adoptive parents, and other professionals working with children and families 

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Related information:

National Adoption Center
Child Welfare League of America
The American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law