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We're signed up for the dcfs classes next week, but still unsure of which way to go. We're wanting to adopt 2 kids 3 and under, any race, with no major medical issues. How long of wait times, communication, etc. What are your experiences? Thanks!
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for us...the pros of an ffa (such as olivecrest) were that the reimbursement rate was higher during the foster period, and in the beginning the level of support was better. negatives- there was much more paperwork for us to do and keep than if we had gone through the county, and there was alot of turn over in the ffa so eventually the level of care we got was not so great and we ended up just communicating with our county worker anyways. after our experience with the ffa (we adopted 3 this way) we later adopted a baby straight through our county. it was an easier experience by far. also in our experience....the ffa gets the kids left over that the county is unable to place in county homes. this means older children, opposite gendered siblings, special needs, behavior problems, multiple placements, and drug babies. now for us....our first three kids came from an ffa, and they were hard to place children...but they are perfect for me. :)i still say to parents in so cal that if you want healthy kids, your best bet is straight through the county. i have no idea about la dcfs or the la division of olivecrest...so you may want to ask around for specifics. but i'm pro county. :)
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I'm also pro-county.
not so much with Olive Crest.
I talked to both and made the decision to go with county in part because of the attitude of the 2 people I spoke with at Olive Crest. While that may only be two bad apples, it was the two I spoke with and I decided to go with the county for all of the reasons that mommytoeli spoke of as well as the attitude issue.
I'm so glad I did too!