Adopt A Special Kid is licensed as an adoption and foster care agency in 21 Northern California Counties.  We provide all necessary social work services and training at no cost to families interested in fostering or adopting children in foster care.  (Adopt A Special Kid Adoption License No. 015201920; Foster Care License No. 015201918)

For families who are interested in adopting children not in the child welfare system, AASK’s Hope-To-Home program can help you complete all the legal requirements to finalize your adoption.  Whether you are planning to adopt an infant from a birth mother, or to adopt from a private agency outside of California, AASK is able to provide homestudies and other services at a reasonable cost.  Please contact us to learn more about our rates.

AASK also strives to offer comprehensive post-adoptive support.  Our social work staff can help you to document your child’s needs and advocate for services.  We host AASK family events and offer free tickets to sports games, concerts and other family entertainment.  Each June, AASK teams up with Stanislaus County to host Camp ALWAYS (A Life With Adoption Yields Success), a five-day retreat for adoptive families featuring speakers, trainings and outdoor activities for parents and children.  Every August, AASK grants awards from the Dorothy and Robert DeBolt Scholarship Fund to high-achieving former foster youth who were adopted in California.

Most importantly, we connect our families with one another, to share stories, strategies, challenges and triumphs, and to help build community and tradition for all adoptive families.