KIDS CENTRAL INC

Adoption - recruit prospective adoptive parents and assist with the adoption process for children in the child welfare system whose biological parents have had their parental rights terminated by the courts. The case management activities for children awaiting adoptions and the maintenance adoption subsidies paid to eligible, adoptive families are included in the adoption program.

Other out of home care - provide the basic necessities, such as shelter, food, and supervision, as well as other services in a group setting to children in the child welfare system that have been removed from their homes. The caregivers in this program operate facilities that are licensed to provide care to a larger number of children than traditional foster homes. Other programs include residential group care and emergency shelter, recruitment and licensing, and independent living.