Adoption
Photography
There are many families that have experienced the joy of adoption from foster care and Unite wants celebrate them all. Have an adoption date? Complete the Family Profile below to reserve a photographer for your special day, compliments of Unite.
Louisiana Heart
Gallery
Allow us to introduce you to some incredible children. Waiting children. Waiting with a common goal. For a family to say yes to them, yes to a future they can write together.
KSLA/KNOE
Monthly Feature
Unite has partnered with two North Louisiana news networks to bring viewers stories featuring waiting children. Look for them the third Thursday of every month.
Adoption Feature : Beck Family
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about our mission and what you can expect when you visit us!
WHAT IS ADOPTION?
Adoption is the method provided by law to establish the legal and social relationship of parents and children between persons who are not related by birth with the mutual rights and obligations that exist between children and their birth parents. Adoption is one of the case plan goals of the Foster Care system within DCFS.
WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A FOSTER/ADOPTIVE PARENT?
Anyone interested in being a Foster/Adoptive parent is welcome to call for more information and to attend an orientation session. Applicants must be at least 21 years of age, have sufficient income to meet their own basic needs, and be in good physical, emotional and mental health. A Foster/Adoptive parent can be single, married, divorced, or widowed.
Foster/Adoptive parent applicants must be committed to provide the child with positive forms of discipline and cannot use physical punishment of any kind.
WHAT DO ADOPTIVE PARENTS DO?
Once a child has been adopted, the adoptive parent is considered the child’s legal parent and possesses all the same rights and responsibilities as any parent. It is a relationship that lasts a lifetime. Once the child is adopted, the agency is no longer involved and the adoptive parents make all decisions for the child.