A family from Kentucky is hoping to adopt a 2-year-old or younger girl through foster care. They have worked with their state’s public agency and have had a less-than-positive experience with "an extremely cranky social worker."
I know that private agencies exist that work in conjunction with state-run agencies to provide "permanency planning." Permanency planning is the placement of children with foster families, who agree to work closely with birth parents for reunification, but will commit to adopting the child when reunificationis not possible.
Would those of you who have participated in or know of private programs for permanency planning tell us more about how it works?
Also, if you know of particular agencies that specialize in permanency planning (particularly ones in Kentucky or neighboring states), please tell us about them.
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