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Updated November 2007 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from Nova Scotia foster care. Provincial Contact Janet Nearing Dept. of Community Services Family & Children’s Services Division Box 696 Halifax, NS B3J 2T7 902-424-3205 nearinjl@gov.ns.ca NACAC Volunteer Rose Marie Smith Adoptive Parents… More

Updated November 2007 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from Northwest Territories foster care. Territorial Contact Laura Comishen Department of Health & Human Services Gov’t of the Northwest Territories Box 1320 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2L9  867-873-7943 Laura_Comishen@gov.nt.ca NACAC Subsidy Volunteer Currently, there… More

Updated July 2008 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from Newfoundland and Labrador foster care. Provincial Contact Ethel Dempsey Department of Health and Community Serivces Children and Youth Services PO Box 8700 St. John’s, NL A1B 4J6 709-729-5134 edempsey@gov.nl.ca NACAC Volunteer Currently… More

Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from New Brunswick foster care. Updated December 2007 Provincial Contact Elaine Babineau Child & Youth Services Branch Department of Social Development 551 King St, 2nd floor Fredericton NB E3B 5H1 506-444-4516  elaine.babineau@gnb.ca NACAC Volunteer Currently, there… More

Below you will find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in Manitoba. Updated November 2007 Provincial Contact Janice Knight Child Protection 2nd Floor, Suite 201 114 Garry Street Winnipeg, MB R3C 4V5 204-945-6964 Janice.Knight@gov.mb.ca NACAC Volunteer Margaret Warner Portage la Prairie, MB 204-857-4898… More

Updated November 2007 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from British Columbia foster care. Provincial Contact Anne Clayton Ministry of Children and Family Development Office of the Provincial Director of Child Welfare PO Box 9705 Stn Prov Gov Victoria, BC  V8W 9S1… More

Updated November 2007 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from Alberta foster care. Provincial Contact Person Anne Scully Alberta Children’s Services 11th Floor, Sterling Place 9940 – 106th Street Edmonton, AB T5K 2N2 780-422-5641  Anne.Scully@gov.ab.ca NACAC Volunteer Currently, there is no Alberta… More

Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from Ontario foster care. In 2012, Ontario created a province-wide Target Subsidy program, which is outlined below. Children adopted after June 15, 2012 are eligible for the Target Subsidy program, but may also receive additional benefits… More

Updated draft – October 2014 (state review pending) Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in North Dakota. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before… More

Updated February 2018 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in North Carolina. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Susan… More

Updated April 2013 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in New York. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Joanne… More

Updated August 2014 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in New Mexico. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Jason… More

Updated January 2013 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in New Jersey. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Betty… More

Updated October 2012 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in New Hampshire. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Catherine… More

Updated June 2016 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in Nevada. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Ashley Hice… More

Updated July 2015 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in Nebraska. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Manuel Escamilla… More

Información Actualizada: Febrero 2005 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in California. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. Persona Encargada del… More

Updated May 2016 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in Montana. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Jania Hatfield… More

Updated July 2014 Below you can find information about the adoption assistance benefits that may be available to families who adopt children from foster care in Missouri. Adoption subsidy policies and practices are, for the most part, dependent on the state where the child was in foster care before the adoption. State Contact Amy Martin… More