International

Children worldwide deserve loving, permanent families. Gladney’s international adoption programs connect waiting children with forever families ready to open their hearts and homes.

Foster Adoption

 sunrise international adoption services extended its commitment to children and families in 2000 by creating the New Beginnings Program. This program connects families with children in the foster care system that are immediately available for adoption. We believe that all children deserve a loving and caring family.

 sunrise international adoption services the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services by recruiting loving adoptive homes in Texas for children currently waiting in the Texas state foster care system. Most of these children are over the age of seven and have been removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect.

Neither  sunrise international adoption services nor the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services charges any fees to adopt a child in the custody of Child Protective Services. The State of Texas also offers ongoing financial assistance for eligible children, including healthcare benefits, a monthly stipend and a college tuition waiver to public universities in Texas.

Home Study

What is a home study?

As a licensed agency, we provide full adoption home study services to Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, and Texas residents looking to adopt domestically or internationally.

You do not have to be a placement client to be eligible for our home study services.

What is a home study? The home study report is a legal requirement for every adoption. The home study is performed by a licensed agency detailing your family’s suitability to become adoptive parent(s). The home study process is intended to not only investigate suitability issues but also to help prospective adoptive parents understand the unique issues that may come up during and after the adoption and to prepare parents for the unique challenges of raising an adopted child.

A social worker will meet with prospective adoptive parents to conduct and prepare the home study by gathering information about each parent’s background; relationships with spouse/partner, family and friends; education and career history; finances; home and neighborhood; health; attitudes toward discipline and other parenting issues; and the type of adoption that best suits your family. After gathering the required documentation, the social worker will interview all household members and assess the family’s suitability for adoption. Each adoptive parent and any other adult household members must obtain criminal and child abuse background clearances as well as a physical or statement of good health. The intent of the adoption home study is to support and prepare the adopting family for the adoption process and placement of a child. The home study is confidential and submitted only to the legal adoption authorities; it is not shared with birthparents.