Fostering Connections Resource Center
States have undertaken a variety of strategies to implement the new Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (PL 110-351). Here you will find selected examples of state and tribal approaches related to implementing the new law, or you can search by state.

Expand Federal Adoption Assistance Eligibility

There are currently no approaches identified for this provision.

Extend And Enhance Adoption Incentives Program

  • Arizona's foster parent recruitment efforts
    Currently, Arizona utilizes GIS mapping to assist in identifying specific geographic areas having high child removal rates, so that foster families can be recruited in these geographic areas.  Read Adoption Tax Credit

    There are currently no approaches identified for this provision.

Implementation News

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