Texas Department of Family and Protective Services works with interested families from other states, however they cannot approve or develop home studies on families outside Texas. They encourage you to get approved to adopt within your state first. You can contact them if you have any questions.
Whenever possible, the links below point directly to a page that explains the adoption process in your state.
- Alabama: Alabama Dept. of Human Resources
- Alaska: Alaska Office of Children's Services
- Arizona: Arizona Division of Children, Youth, and Families
- Arkansas: Arkansas Adoption Resource Exchange
- California: California Kids Connection
- Cherokee Nation: Cherokee Kids
- Colorado: CO 4 Kids
- Connecticut: Department of Children and Families
- Delaware: Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Their Families
- District of Columbia: Child and Family Services Agency
- Florida: Florida Department of Children and Families
- Georgia: Division of Children and Family Services
- Hawaii: State of Hawaii - Dept. of Human Services
- Idaho: Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare
- Illinois: Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
- Indiana: Indiana Dept. of Child Services
- Iowa: Iowa Department of Human Services
- Kansas: Adopt Kansas Kids
- Kentucky: Kentucky FACES
- Louisiana: Louisiana Dept. of Children and Family Services
- Maine: Maine Child and Family Services
- Maryland: Maryland Department of Human Services
- Massachusetts: Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange
- Michigan: Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange
- Minnesota: Minnesota Adoption Resource Network
- Mississippi: Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services
- Missouri: Missouri Dept. of Social Services
- Montana: Montana Dept. of Public Health and Human Services
- Nebraska: Nebraska Dept. of Health and Human Services
- Nevada: Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
- New Hampshire: New Hampshire Dept. of Health and Human Services
- New Jersey: New Jersey Dept. of Children and Families
- New Mexico: Heart Gallery of New Mexico, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families
- New York: New York State Adoption Service
- North Carolina: NC Kids Adoption and Foster Care Network
- North Dakota: North Dakota Department of Human Services
- Ohio: Adopt Ohio
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma Human Services
- Oregon: Oregon Department of Human Services
- Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network
- Rhode Island: Adoption Rhode Island
- South Carolina: South Carolina Dept. of Social Services
- South Dakota: Dept. of Social Services
- Tennessee: Dept. of Children's Services
- Texas: Texas Adoption Resource Exchange
- Utah: Utah's Adoption Connection
- Vermont: Vermont Project Family
- Virginia: Virginia's Dept. of Social Services
- Washington: Washington State Dept. Of Social and Health Services
- West Virginia: Adopt a West Virginia Child
- Wisconsin: Dept. of Children and Families
- Wyoming: Dept. of Family Services