Oregon post-adoption support

Below are post-adoption support services available to families who live in Oregon. 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 Oregon, 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
  • Peer support for parents
  • Educational support
  • Crisis intervention

The following services may be available based on the circumstances of the placement and the needs of the individual child:

  • Financial support: Families with an adoption assistance agreement in Oregon have the ability to change their level of financial or medical assistance access at any time. 
  • In-home therapeutic services: Intensive in-home services are available by referral from the Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC) staff. These services are in Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, and Yamhill counties. 

Who is eligible for these services?

  • Families who have adopted from the state’s foster care system 
  • Families who have adopted from another state’s foster care system
  • Families who have guardianship of a child from foster care

Who provides these services?

The Oregon Department of Human Services contracts with Northwest Resource Associates to offer post-permanency services across the state through the Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC). Oregon DHS also contracts with Youth Villages Intercept to provide intensive in-home therapeutic services to families. All post-permanency services can be accessed through the Oregon Post-Adoption Resource Center. 

For Oregon residents who have adopted through Oregon’s child welfare system, Oregon DHS also provides direct social worker assistance with service access and crisis intervention upon request in Voluntary Family Support Services cases.

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

Oregon Foster Parent Association
office@ofpa.com

Parent groups

A Family for Every Child
info@afamilyforeverychild.org
Location: Eugene

Adoption Support Group , Oregon Department of Human Services
beth.d.girard@dhsoha.state.or.us
Location: Clackamas

Adoptive Families' Support Group
971-673-2087
Location: Portland

Boise Elliot School
Location: Portland

Boys and Girls Aid
info@boysandgirlsaid.org
Location: Portland

Camas/Vancouver Adoption Support Group
natski81504@yahoo.com

Catholic Charities
FamilySupport@ccoregon.org
Location: Portland

Clatsop County Foster/Adopt Support Group, Oregon Department of Human Service
jeanene.k.gittings@dhsoha.state.us.org
Location: Astoria

DHS Child Welfare
Location: The Dalles

DHS Jackson County Adoption Support Group
Location: Medford

Eugene Area Adoption Support Group
heather@afamilyforeverychild.org
Location: Eugene

Foster and Adoptive Families Support Group , Columbia River Foursquare Church
molly@crfoursquare.com
Location: St Helens

Grandparents as Parents and Kinship Caregiver Support Group of Klamath Falls, New Horizon
lloydking1937@gmail.com
Location: Klamath Falls

Grandparents as Parents, Old Mill Center for Children and Families
liesl_rolston@oldmillcenter.org
Location: Corvalis

Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Center for Community Counseling
info@cceugene.org
Location: Eugene

Holt International Children's Services
info@holtinternational.org
Location: Eugene

Kinship House
kinship@kinshiphouse.org
Location: Portland

Linn/Benton Adoption Support Group, Oregon Department of Human Services
cvanwinle1@1st-Premier.com
Location: Corvallis

Marion County Adoption Support Group, Oregon Department of Human Services
emma.s.brundidge@dhsoha.state.or.us
Location: Salem

Northwest Adoption Support
hello@mereannreid.com
971-533-0228
Location: Portland

Open Adoption and Family Services
information@openadopt.org
Location: Portland

Options Counseling and Family Services
mirna.pani@options.org

Oregon Community Programs
info@oregoncp.org
Location: Eugene

Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center
mmcgrorty@nwresource.org

Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center
agould@nwresource.org
Location: Portland

Ties That Bind
Group type: Grandparents raising grandchildren

Thrive Ministries
thriveministries.co@gmail.com
Location: Gresham

Ties that Bind
Location: Clackamas

Tree of Life Adoption Center
Location: Portland