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I agree with the author. The numbers don't make sense. I think there needs to be a MAJOR overhaul in the DHS system that will allow them to be much more receptive to people looking to adopt foster kids. DH and I are going through the system right now and we had to cut ties with DHS and go through a private agency because DHS was just so darn rude!
If anyone is living in Oregon and hoping to adopt through the state, please know that even if you go through a private agency the state will pay for the whole thing. They're trying to eliminate barriers so that more people will adopt foster kids.
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06/08 - First appointment with private adoption agency
10/08 - Completed foster parent/pre-adoption classes
02/09 - Switched agencies and submitted adoption application with DHS
05/09 - Home study approved and submitted for several waiting children
06/09 - Opened home to foster care placements
06/09 - Chosen to go to committee for a sibling group of four
08/09 - Not chosen at committee
09/09 - Passed on sibling group of 2
Happy Daycare Provider to 7 children: E age 7, Big C age 6, A age 6, Little C age 3, B age 2, CJ age 1 and Baby E 10 mon
Happy foster mom to 1 baby: Frank the Tank, age 8 mon (placed 6/17/09)
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