Program

An Adoption Home Study is the first step in the adoption process and is required when a family wants to adopt. Woodfords provides home study services to families. The agency aims to act as a partner to interested families and offer support to help them realize their dream of adoption by providing the service of a completed home study. Our staff will walk you through each step of the adoption home study process and will provide you with the support and education needed to complete the study.

Service Area

Woodfords provides Adoption Home Studies to families interested in starting the adoption process in Southern and Central Maine.

Eligibility & Referrals

Adoption Home Studies can be requested by any family in Central or Southern Maine who is looking to begin the process of adoption. Adoptive families come from all walks of life, are married or single, must be age 21 years or older, have reliable income, and are in good health. Adoption Home Studies typically take 2-3 months to complete.

Additional Information & Forms

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Program

Woodfords provides treatment-level foster care to children ages 3 to 21 with developmental, emotional and/or medical disabilities who cannot reside with their biological family and are in the custody of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). With the support of trained foster parents and Woodfords’ treatment team, children are offered support and guidance with challenges related to behavior, social and emotional needs, learning, psychological diagnoses, and more. The team works together in the best interest of the child, while promoting the goal of family reunification and life skills growth.

Service Area

Woodfords’ Therapeutic Foster Care Program contracts with foster parents who supports foster children in Southern and Central Maine.

Become a Foster Parent

You can make a difference in the life of a child in your own community by becoming a foster parent! In addition to a daily stipend, Woodfords foster parents receive case management, in home support services, behavioral consultation, training, on-call help 24/7 and emotional support. Foster families can connect with each other during quarterly meetings, support groups, trainings, and other Woodfords-sponsored activities.

To be eligible to become a contracted Foster Parent with Woodfords, applicants must:

• Enjoy working with children
• Be 21+ years of age
• Be in good physical and mental health
• Possess effective parenting skills
• Possess a willingness to work with birth parents, service providers, and service agencies
• Successfully complete introductory trainings
• Possess at least one year of experience as a foster parent or at least six months of work experience with children who have moderate to severe disabilities

Additional Information & Forms

Program Flyer
Therapeutic Foster Parent Application

Program

The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program, the signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, focuses on helping the longest waiting children and youth in America’s foster care system find permanent, loving homes. The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program utilizes the Foundation’s evidence-based Child-Focused Recruitment Model administered by adoption professionals working in public and private adoption agencies throughout the United States. Woodfords is proud to be Maine’s only provider of the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program.

Service Area

The Wendy’s Wonderful Kids Program serves referred children and youth in foster care in Southern and Central Maine.

Eligibility & Referrals

Children and youth are referred for this program through their DHHS Care Coordinator and/or other members of their team.