Permanency and Adoption Resources

Although the following three websites will allow you to search for adoptable children and teens in Colorado and elsewhere in the United States, they cannot restrict the search to Weld County youth. Home studies are required for all families wishing to adopt any child or teen, but we can only provide home studies and certifications for families interested in adopting youth currently in our custody. Therefore, if you find a child or teen you're interested in adopting that is not in Weld County, you will need to pursue a home study through a Child Placement Agency (CPA). If you inquire about a child or teen that is in our custody, however, you may pursue a home study either with us or a CPA. Email Jacqui Underwood, Weld County Adoption Supervisor, at macdonje@weld.gov for more information.

• Colorado Heart Gallery
  The Colorado Heart Gallery features young people in foster care who are waiting to be adopted. You can view their photos and learn about their hobbies, talents and dreams. Meet Colorado's kids by visiting https://www.coheartgallery.org.

• AdoptUSKids
  AdoptUSKids is a national project that connects children in foster care with safe, loving, permanent families. See the children and teens waiting in Colorado by visiting https://www.adoptuskids.org.

• Raise the Future
  Raise the Future (formerly the Adoption Exchange) helps establish permanence in the lives of children and teens in foster care. Headquartered in Colorado, Raise the Future works toward creating a world where every waiting child will find a permanent family. View the Colorado children's gallery by visiting https://www.raisethefuture.org/.

Family Forever is Weld County’s post-adoption support program. It offers a safe, supportive space for adoptive families to talk about challenges, get help, and find resources that strengthen their family.

The primary goal of Family Forever is to preserve permanency for children who have been adopted and to ensure the well-being of all members of the household. We focus on providing trauma-informed resources to help families navigate changes in behavior, emotional needs, family dynamics, and more.

Who can participate?

• Families who adopted through any type of adoption and live in Weld County
• Families who adopted through Weld County’s child welfare system but now live elsewhere

Services include:

• In-home, phone, or email support
• Case management
•  A resource lending library
•  Training opportunities
• Referrals to helpful community programs

Participation is voluntary, and families can reach out at any time—even if they didn’t ask for help right away.

Phone: (970) 400-6707
Email: HS-PostAdoptionSupport@weld.gov

Join us to connect with other foster parents, kinship caregivers, adoptive parents and child care providers to share parenting strategies, successes and struggles with those who can relate! We focus on support around parenting and caregiving issues using a nationally recognized, research-based framework for keeping children safe and families strong.

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Dinner and child care is provided! 

Register for an upcoming Foster, Adoption, and Kinship Support Group.

Phone: (970) 400-6707
Email: HS-PostAdoptionSupport@weld.gov

Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) is a research-based parenting and caregiving model that focuses on building strong, healthy relationships through trust and connection.

It’s a trauma-informed approach designed especially for children who have experienced tough situations—like abuse, neglect, multiple placements, or violence. However, TBRI can be helpful for any child, and it gives parents and caregivers tools to better understand and support their child’s needs.

Register for TBRI Training

Series schedule included on registration form.

Phone: (970) 400-6707
Email: HS-PostAdoptionSupport@weld.gov

Colorado Voluntary Adoption Registry - Facilitates voluntary contact between adult adoptees (who were born in Colorado), siblings/half-siblings and their birth parent(s). Former foster children searching for birth siblings may also utilize this registry.

Learn more about adoptee and birth parent search in Colorado by visiting http://www.co4kids.org.

Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special-Needs Kids - A Guide for Parents and Professionals by Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky

The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family by Karyn B. Purvis, David R. Cross and Wendy Lyons Sunshine

View a large selection of adoption books and resources at https://tapestrybooks.com.