Adoption And Foster Care

Where: 2921 South Orlando Drive, Suite 150, Sanford, FL 34773 Cost: FreeCommunity Based Care (CBC) of Seminole is offering foster and adoptive parent classes to Seminole Co. adults interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents. Course is on Tues nights from 6:15-9:30 pm. For more information: rmurphy56@cfl.rr.com; 407-620-5190; www.cbcseminole.org.  

By Lisa Rogers Times Staff Writer There are almost 6,000 children and teens in Alabama in foster care, and hundreds still need adoptive homes, said Jon Costa, director of the Etowah County Department of Human Resources. November is National Adoption Month and helps put an emphasis on those children who need a home.  

Although Erica and Tim Heiss' two sons weren't born to them, 3-year-old Kevin and 2-year-old Jeremy have been a part of their family since birth. "We got them from birth through foster care, but it was 18 months to two years before we could actually adopt them," said Erica Heiss. "It took longer than we wanted it to.  

This was submitted by one of our adoption forum members. My husband and I adopted six children through foster care and have three biological ones. Depending where you live you might have to become a foster parent if you are looking to adopt via the foster care system. In our state, there are subsidized [...]