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Arizona's Adoption Stories

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Adoption Stories

Discover stories from Arizona’s adoptive families. Here you’ll find stories of trial and triumph straight from adoptive parents themselves. These families have adoptive teenagers, siblings and children and each story is unique. We hope you’ll explore these stories and reach out with any questions you have.

151[1]

There are 151 kids on the
Children’s Heart Gallery waiting for
their forever family.

2-5 years[2]

The average time children
spend in foster care before
being adopted.

11,842[3]

Children have been adopted
in Arizona
over the last three years.

View the Children's Heart Gallery

Families Created By Choice

Adoption is an opportunity to make a lifelong difference for an Arizona child.
No child should ever feel unwanted – read the amazing stories below about children who have found their forever families and how their lives have changed.

  • Bianca Velasco
    Connected by Kinship
  • Elizabeth Peart
    Five Extraordinary Little Humans
  • Patty + Ken Boutelle
    More Than a Case File
  • Corey and Haylee Hoffman
    A Great Family to Be a Part Of
  • Tracy Werner
    A Forever for 15
  • The Connections Count
    The Connections Count
  • the Single Biggest Impact
    The Single Biggest Impact
  • Never Giving Up
    Never Giving Up
  • Unique Little Pieces
    Unique Little Pieces
  • Dahlman Photo
    The Dahlman School Bus
  • Unadoptable
    Unadoptable
  • Call Me Armando
    Call Me Armando
  • A Pit Stop
    A Pit Stop
  • Tons of Teens
    Tons of Teens
  • A Dream Come True
    A Dream Come True
  • Opening Her Home, Opening Her Heart: Amy Carney’s Story - 3
    Opening Her Home, Opening Her Heart: Amy Carney’s Story
  • CarlosAlanAdoptionStory-2
    Finding a Forever Home through the Children’s Heart Gallery
  • Group family Pitcher in the Desert
    Shine Bright Like a Dimon: How Adoption Made a Difference
  • ThreePrecioiusMiracles-kids-550
    Three Precious Miracles
  • Worth The Wait
    Our Little Boy Was Worth the Wait

Ready to Start Your Adoption Journey

If you’re ready to take the next step in becoming an adoptive parent, you can begin by going through our orientation process. You will get an overview of what the process of adoption is like in Arizona and have many questions answered. Through this process you will also discover the needs of the children in care and determine what the next right step is for yourself and your family.

You can also feel free to contact us by email if you have questions or give us a call. You can talk to an AZDCS representative at 1-877-KIDS-NEEDU. We’re available during business hours, or you can leave a message and we will call you back.

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Source:

[ 1 ] The Children's Heart Gallery website.
[ 2 ] Coughlin, Amy and Caryn Abramowitz. Cross-Cultural Adoption. Washington, D.C.: Lifeline Press, 2004.
[ 3 ] According to a September 2019 report from the Arizona Department of Child Safety.

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