The result: You can expect an average adoption wait time of 9-12 months with our agency. There are several areas where we go above and beyond to keep your adoption wait time low.

If you are wondering how to search for an adopted sibling, then you can always reach out to your parents' adoption agency. You can speak with your family about the professional they worked with, and they could send you their way for some guidance.

Many families have used this adoption symbol to share their love for open adoption. The three points in the adoption triad represent the child, birth family and adoptive parents, and the intertwined heart represents the love involved in an adoption relationship.

Following are our responses to some of the questions that are frequently asked about the children in foster care. How many children are awaiting adoption in the United States? Of the 400,000 children in foster care, approximately 117,000 are waiting to be adopted.