Louisiana post-adoption support
Below are post-adoption support services available to families who live in Louisiana. Services may not be available in all areas and/or may be dependent upon the circumstances of the placement. Please check with your post-adoption services provider about the availability of specific post-adoption or guardianship support services for your family. You can also visit Child Welfare Information Gateway for information on Adoption and Guardianship Assistance, as well as additional information on post-adoption support.
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Post-adoption/guardianship support services
In Louisiana, adoptive families have access to the following services through a post-adoption support program:
- Child and youth assessments
- Information (websites, fact sheets, articles, etc.)
- Referral to services
- Training/other development
- Educational support
- Crisis intervention
The following services may be available as part of an adoption/guardianship subsidy agreement based on the needs of the individual child:
- Respite care
- Financial/material support
- Camps, retreats, or other events
- Community-based therapeutic services
- In-home therapeutic services
- Residential therapeutic services
Who is eligible for these services?
- Families who have adopted from the state’s foster care system
- Families who have guardianship of a child from the state’s foster care system and are receiving a guardianship subsidy
Who provides these services?
Post-permanency services are provided by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services. Services are provided by parish and availability of services may vary by region. To find your parish’s child welfare office and inquire about post-permanency services, visit the Department of Children and Family Services website.
Parent support groups
Below are support groups for adoptive, kinship, and foster families. Support groups may be offered as part of a state’s post-adoption/guardianship support program, through a statewide or regional foster or adoptive parent association, through specific agencies, or may be run independently. If we have additional information about the group’s purpose or the community served, it’s provided under the group’s contact information.
To add a group or make a suggestion, email the AdoptUSKids family support team.
Statewide association
Louisiana Foster & Adoptive Parent Association
Parent groups
Community Empowerment Services
info@commempsvc.com
Location: Baton Rouge
Department of Children & Family Services
Location: New Orleans
Louisiana Adoption Advisory Board, Inc.
Location: Baton Rouge
Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
home@lbch.org
Location: Monroe
Pride and Hope Ministry Family Support Services
prideandhope@ymail.com
Location: Angie
St. Elizabeth Foundation
Location: Baton Rouge
Volunteers of America of Greater New Orleans, Inc.
larceneaux@voagno.org
Location: New Orleans