Adoptive Families provide permanent homes for children in need of a forever family.  Covenant Kids has a license and contract that are maintained by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services and afford us the opportunity to serve children are in the custody of Child Protective Services (CPS).  We also have a Private Domestic Adoption Program, Embrace Adoption, that provides pregnancy counseling to women and couples considering an adoption plan for their child.  If a birth family chooses to make an adoption plan, they are given the opportunity to select a family verified through Embrace Adoption.

There are many requirements in place to carefully evaluate and select mature, stable, safe families to provide care for these children.  To help you better understand the level of scrutiny required by an adoption agency, think about the process you might use in selecting a caregiver if you were to face you own mortality–you’d want to know everything about the person, right?  In foster care and adoption, agencies are required to extensively evaluate and interview applicants in order to provide a thorough and detailed description of the environment where the children will be living and to ensure that the children will be safe.  Don’t worry, though, we’ll be with you each step of the way, able to help coach you through the requirements and help you understand what you’ll need to do to become verified.

Steps to Become an Adoptive Parent with Covenant Kids

For Foster-to-Adopt and Matched Adoption

1. CONTACT Covenant Kids via this website or give us a call at 817-516-9100.  The Family Recruitment Specialist will be happy to answer your questions and help you as you consider this important decision.
2. You’ll be sent an Application and some general information about Covenant Kids.
3. Attend Covenant Kids Pre-Service Training.  This includes 6 sessions of training totalling 28 1/2 hours of instruction.  We offer training classes on a frequent basis throughout the DFW Metroplex.
4. Submit for your background check and participate in fingerprinting.
5. Complete the Covenant Kids Documentation Packet.  Our Family Development Team is happy to assist you as you complete forms and gather documentation.
6. Participate in a Homestudy interview at your home.  One of our assessment professionals will come to your home and interview all household members (even children) individually and as a family unit.  Couples will interviewed together, as well.
7. When all of the steps have been successfully completed, we will verify your family and begin seeking children that need the kind of home and family environment that you are able to provide.

For Private Domestic Adoption

1. CONTACT Covenant Kids via this website or give us a call at 817-516-9100.  The Family Recruitment Specialist will be happy to answer your questions and help you as you consider this important decision.
2. You’ll be sent a Pre-Application and some general information about Covenant Kids.
3. The Private Domestic Adoption Coordinator will meet with your family and will walk you through the next steps of the verification process, which include paperwork, training, and background checks.
4. Participate in a Homestudy interview at your home.  One of our assessment professionals will come to your home and interview all household members (even children) individually and as a family unit.  Couples will interviewed together, as well.
5. When all of the steps have been successfully completed, we will verify your family and begin presenting your family to birth parents who are seeking and adoption plan for their child.

Note: Families wishing to be verified for adoption of children in the custody of TDFPS and the Embrace Program will be expected to complete the requirements of each program, although most documentation and the homestudy may be utilized for verification within both programs.

Prospective Foster and Adoptive Families can find important Covenant Kids Forms online! CLICK HERE to find all of the forms that you will need.