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Become a Foster or Adoptive Parent
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
Chinese Proverb
If you are interested in becoming a foster parent, please visit www.dss.mo.gov/cd/fostercare or contact April Dodge-Ostendorf @ (636) 940-3406 or April.S.Dodge@dss.mo.gov
If you are interested in becoming an adoptive parent please contact Deborah Douglass @ (636) 940-3382 or dei.L.Douglass@dss.mo.gov
An application process is required to become a foster or adoptive parent. That process includes multiple background checks, fingerprinting, a home study and classroom training.
The application has no income or marital guidelines. Applicants must be at least 21 years old and may apply to become a foster parent, an adoptive parent or both.