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I just started the long road to the adoption process. I already attended orientation and will begin MAPP classes this Saturday. I know Florida has many children available for adoption and thus I have chosen to give these children an opportunity first. Hopefully, I can provide a forever home to a little someone.
Can anyone tell me about their experiences with either Children's Home Society and/or Child Net? I would love to hear from you.
Thanks...Monica
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Hey Monica. I'm new here too. We just made the decision to adopt and our orientation is 8/15 with the MAPP classes starting on 8/30. How has your experience been so far? Are you going through DCF or through a private agency? If not DCF, what decided you against them. If using DCF, how is it going?
Good Luck
Angela
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Hey Victoria! :) I was just wondering how your classes are going? We had our orientation this last Monday. We think we're going to enjoy them. We met a woman there who has been in the Protected Foster Program, not sure I'm naming it right, for 26 years! One of the children she has now is the baby of a girl she had in her care several years ago. She really seemed like an awesome lady.
Angela
Hey Angila,
Sorry I haven't gotten back here. We lost our electricity in Charley and didn't get it back till yesterday. We went up to GA to wait it out and came home today. Our classes are fine but now will have to make up more because of the storm. Things are going well I just can't wait till things move a bit faster. Good luck with your classes. It really isn't like school so I think you;ll enjoy them. Let me know,
Victoria
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Hey Victoria! :) Well, we only have one class left. Its a make up for the day we lost due to Frances. We will be getting fingerprinted and having our background checks done then too. Ya know? I gotta say I'm kinda disappointed in the classes. It starts out that its a 12 week course. Well, Duval County is cramming 12 weeks of stuff into 7 weeks. I really feel like there is a lot of information that we're not getting. But because I don't know what's missing I don't know what to ask. IYKWIM /shrug Oh well. We're scheduled for our first home visit on the 1st of November. /fingers crossed I forgot to mention before that we are also looking for a 2 to 6 year old. We would like to find a little boy. Our son age 6 is very excited about becoming a big brother. lol
Angela
Hi Angela,
Great to hear from you congratulation on being so close to completion. Are you from the Key West area? We use to live there. My son was born there.
We are finished with our classes and all of our home study!!!! Our packet was sent out to be approved by the state on Wed. and our sw said we should have it back within a week.AND we have a potential placement! She's 6 years old and we're crazy in love with her. She has weekend visits with us. We're just waiting to hear the official date she can move in. Her TPR hasn't happened yet but it is moving towards it. So wish us luck. Well, I must go and cook some dinner but I hope to hear from you soon.
Victoria
Hey Victoria. I was just wondering what was happening with the process to adopt your little girl? I hope things have proceeded smoothly for you. We just had our second home visit from the social worker. She now has to write up the report and send it off. She says it probably won't get sent until after Christmas so that means we are now playing the waiting game. This is the hardest part.
Good luck to you and yours.
Angela,
Hey sorry I forgot to post here. I'm glad your home study has come so far! I'll bet you;re looking forward to that being over!
Well, we do have great news. This was very good timeing for this post. Or little girl moved in with us on Friday! So we've got her home for the holiday's.
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Hello! I read the thread and wanted to let you know that there are others waiting too (misery loves company)! We're adopting from the state and have all our paperwork completed...just waiting for final approval. We have a little boy we're interestd in meeting. We heard about him at an adoption fair.
April 3 Adoption Orientation
July 31 Completed MAAPS Classes
Aug. 21 Homestudy visits completed
Nov. 5 Paperwork completed
?????? Approved
That is such wonderful news! I'm so happy for you. What a wonderful holiday gift for all of you. /does happy dance for Victoria and her growing family
We got a call back today. A few I's to dot and T's to cross. We also have to buy a bed and a dresser. DH is going to build a loft bed since real estate is at a premium in that bedroom. :p
Happy Holidaze to you and yours, Victoria.
Hey Jenn! :) Don't it though? LOL
We're going through the state, too. We just have to get something notarized and our fire extinguisher inspected then all our paperwork will be done as well and we begin the waiting game. /sigh Not my strong point. :p
What part of FL are you from? I'm in Jax. You said you heard about this little boy at an adoption fair? Where do you find out about those. They stopped doing them up here but are talking about starting them up again.
Does/did anybody else feel kinda guilty while going through the photolistings? It sounds crass but I feel like I'm shopping for a kid. I feel bad when I see so many but they "aren't what I'm looking for".
/sigh
Angela
Angela
I live in the Orlando area, but the fair was in Cocoa. The children weren't there, but theur social workers were. I feel like they were giving us a good sense of the children (their strengths and their weaknesses). I was invited to another fair in Orlando that the children were there...we chose not to attend because I really want the boy I heard about at the first fair and didn't want to get emotionally attached to anyone else.
I found out about the fairs from my social worker. I also found out yesterday that we should be approved by Friday.
I know what you mean by the photo listing...I felt like I was shopping for an animal, not looking for a human being to join my family. It breaks my heart to look into their eyes and read about how they need a family to call their own...:(
-Jennifer
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My husband and I have been trying to find out where to take the MAPP classes in the brevard area. We finally called heartgallery and they told us we would have to be put on a waiting list that all the classes are full. The next class wouldn't be until Jan. Is this normal? I wouldn't mind driving an hr or so to get into something sooner. I know adoption takes time but i'm just trying to get information and either nobody picks up or they say they'll call back and never do. Can anyone help me? How do I get started and is get into the MAPP classes really this hard? Does anyone have experiance with adopting in brevard fl? Jennifer
I used One Church, One Child. Unfortunately, their Orlando office closed. I do know of a couple taking a MAPP class through Deveroux (spelling?). I can't believe the classes are full. When we were taking our class we had the opposite situation. The agency had a hard time finding another couple to take the class with us. I'm glad to hear they're finding more families!
-Jennifer