Another Way Home
Connecting waiting children with loving families.
Zoe’s House is expanding services to meet evolving needs related to adoption. In an ongoing search for creative solutions, we began paving new routes to connect children in crisis with secure and permanent families. When traditional adoption pathways do not apply, we have discovered there is often another way home.
Our two-track solution is outlined below.
There are currently over 2,000 kids in Kansas and Missouri who are eligible for adoption from foster care. Children who age out annually without a family are forced to carry a heavy burden into adulthood as they drift out of governmental care alone. Life without a forever family can have horrendous consequences. Higher rates of homelessness, addiction, PTSD, sex trafficking, and incarceration are just a few of the threats looming over these futures.
We can help.
Zoe’s House is partnering with the states of Kansas and Missouri to find permanent homes for children in foster care who are currently legally free for adoption. The children eligible for this adopt-only program cannot be reunified with their biological families and typically have experienced trauma, have medical or emotional special needs, are over 8-years-old, and/or in a sibling set.
We are making new efforts to recruit, train and home study, match, and support families willing to step into these stories as an adoptive placement.
Who can become an Another Way Home adoptive family?
The eligibility criteria for these families include:
- Be a least 21 years old
- Single or married for at least one year
- Complete background screenings
- In good physical and mental health
- Be financially stable
- Be a fully devoted follower of Jesus
- Provide a statement of faith
- Complete the required free trainings and assessments
- Be able to partner with the child's team
- Provide a safe and secure home environment, as either owner or renter
- Due to the complexities related to adoptions from foster care, we recommend households without younger children in the home.
Zoe’s House wants to empower you, your family, and your community to explore your desire to say yes, as well as the next steps toward adoption to help transform lives and futures of children who are often hidden or forgotten. If you are interested, inquire or apply below.
Unique situations require innovative solutions. Zoe’s House has made efforts in scenarios that extend beyond the traditional adoption journey to connect children with families. When the way forward is unclear, we pioneer a new path to bring every child home. Children are worth overcoming challenges by thinking outside the box.
If we can help, we will.
Rather than dismiss complicated cases, Zoe’s House takes action to respond with compassion and overcome barriers. We have assisted in creating specialized placements by making crucial connections, agency-to-agency networking, birth family services, home studies, and providing other essential components needed to complete adoptions. When the journey home looks different, Zoe’s House is there to help creatively find solutions to forge a new pathway.
To receive a pre-application, please fill out the contact form below.
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