The Wait is Over!

Since 1983 ~ 7,228 children have joined their families

120 have families ~ since January 1, 2013

  • 59% are children of color
  • 64% are 9 years old or older
  • 19% are 14 years old or older

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missouri programs


Adoption Process
Children's Gallery
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Heart Gallery
Wednesday's Child



Information

Many children are in the custody of the Missouri foster care system and are eligible and waiting for a permanent home.

The children who wait are the survivors of abuse and neglect. They are school-aged children, brothers and sisters, children of color and those with disabilities. These children live in a series of foster and group homes. There they wait. They hope for the stability and love of an adoptive family.

Featured Child
of the Month

Meet Willie!
Meet Willie!
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Finding Families


The Adoption Exchange provides a number of effective and innovative programs to connect waiting children with adoptive families.

View our Children's Gallery
Weekly Waiting Child
Meet Metiki!
Each week you will receive an email featuring children recently listed or relisted in our Children's Gallery.
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Missouri Heart Gallery

Missouri Heart Gallery
View the Missouri Heart Gallery.		 A picture is worth a thousand words!

Missouri is among forty-two states across the nation to have an active Heart Gallery.  This nationally renowned, annual exhibit, produced in partnership with the Missouri Department of Social Services Children's Division, features photographs of the children in Missouri who have been waiting the longest for an adoptive family. 

The faces of the children featured in the Heart Gallery tell incredibly compelling and highly emotional stories.

Wednesday's Child
Meet Alexis!

Meet Alexis!

Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. KSPR ABC 33 features a child or sibling group in need of an adoptive family.

Click here for more about Wednesday's Child.

Click here to view Wednesday' s Child Video.

Click on photo to view profile.

Global Connections

A cooperative effort between The Adoption Exchange and Voice for International Development and Adoption expedites the adoption process for military families and US citizens living abroad by providing them with easy access to information, resources and placement services provided by qualified professionals.

Contact Global Connections for more information and questions.

PARTNER (Parents as Resources Through Networking & Encouraging Retention)

The PARTNER Program is a voluntary program to provide training and support to adoptive families in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area who are interested in adopting children over the age of 11. To learn more about the PARTNER Program, contact Jennifer Beavers.


For more information or to help answer questions you can always contact the
contact the Missouri Office directly at 314-291-3313 or 1-800-554-2222.


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