Domestic Adoption Photolisting

There are over 100,000 children in the foster care system in need of placement and thousands of those children are ready for an adoptive family. To find these children, potential adoptive parents can search through the collections of photos and biographies posted by agencies, called a photolisting. This isn't a full list of all children available for adoption in a certain state or the U.S., but it's a good place to start a domestic adoption search.

Prospective parents should first understand that a photolisting may be out-of-date or may be also inquired of by a lot of other potential parents. Adoption photolistings are useful tools for parents who aren't quite sure what they're looking for and want to assess their options. The bios are not as thorough or complex as a child's personality or history and many of the children in the foster care system have special needs, be it physical, mental or emotional. Adoption photolistings are in no way meant to be a means for finding a "pretty child," nor should a couple fall in love with a child because of his or her photolisting picture.

On these listings, potential adoptive parents that have had a home study can add the children to a inquiry list. Parents will be prompted to create a user name and password and to provide an e-mail before submitting their inquiries. They will then receive an e-mail with the agency contact information per child inquired about.