Waiting Children

Could you become my family? I’m one of many children waiting for a loving adoptive or foster family. Just click the photo or the Waiting Children link below to learn more about me and the many other children who wait. Thank you!

	Diakon Adoption & Foster Care has helped thousands of children and youths of all ages gain permanency with loving adoptive and foster families.
	Offering a full range of adoption, foster-to-adopt, and foster care services, Diakon works to bring permanency to the lives of waiting children.
	The first step in the adoption process begins with you. View a list of steps that can help you begin.
	From performing adoption searches to making referrals to assist adoptive families, we offer support-even after the adoption is finalized.
	Learn how affordable our adoption services are.
	View a list of educational and informational events related to adoption and foster care.
	Locate the Diakon Adoption & Foster Care office nearest you.

	View the waiting children list, sponsored by the Dave Thomas Foundation.
	Read how others have been touched by Diakon Adoption & Foster Care.
	Read Family Connections, which includes general adoption and foster care news as well as heart-warming stories about uniting children with adoptive and foster families.
	Express your interest in becoming a resource family for waiting children. Complete our information request form today.
	To expedite the process of finding the perfect match for a waiting child, professional adoption and government agencies can view a list of families waiting to adopt or serve as foster families (password-protected).
	View a list of helpful adoption- and foster care-related Web sites.
	Find out how you can help further Diakon Adoption & Foster Care's work in finding families for waiting children.

Diakon Adoption & Foster Care
Mechanicsburg, Topton, and York, Pennsylvania — Baltimore, Maryland
Administrative Office: One South Home Avenue, Topton, PA 19562
Phone: (610) 682-1504 | Fax: (610) 682-1582
E-mail: eshe@diakon.org | Home: www.diakon.org/Adoption