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Black Adoption Placement and Research Center

Human Services

Black Adoption Placement and Research Center

Adoption and foster care services for children with special needs.

Description:

Provides adoption or foster care of children with special needs. Offers culturally sensitive assessment, training, placement and post-placement services. The Bridge to Permanency program facilitates placement of special needs children into permanent adoptive homes or works to reunify families. The focus is on older children, age 2-12, with behavior problems due to abuse, neglect and/or disruptions of placement. Adoptive focus is on placing children, birth-age 18, with loving, caring families.

Location

Public Transit:

AC Transit stops within 3 blocks. BART - 19th Street Station within 3 blocks.
10440 International Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94603 37.739799 -122.166557 Human Services

Service Options

Accessibility Options:

  • Wheelchair

Services

Fees:

Vary according to service. Cash, checks and money orders accepted.

Audience:

Children age 18 or under

Eligibility:

Potential adoptive/foster parent must be motivated to parent children with special needs

How to Apply:

Must first attend informational meeting offered the third Wednesday of each month, 6-8 pm.

Service Wait Estimate:

No wait.

Service Areas:

  • Alameda County
  • Contra Costa County
  • Marin County
  • Napa County
  • Sacramento County
  • San Francisco County
  • San Joaquin County
  • San Mateo County
  • Santa Clara County
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Solano County
  • Sonoma County
  • Stanislaus County
  • Yolo County