Foster to Adopt

Foster Parenting

Are you interested in becoming a Foster Parent? Johnston County has a need for loving, caring, and nurturing homes. Contact us today at 919-989-5300. For more information about Foster Care in North Carolina, follow the link below:

• http://ncswlearn.org/foster

Adoption

Adoption is the method provided by law to establish the legal relationship of parent and children between persons who are not related by birth. It is also a coordinated set of services for the child, the child's biological parents, adoptive applicants, and adoptive parents.

The primary purpose of adoption is to help children, whose parents are unwilling or unable to assume parental responsibilities, to become part of a new family.

Goals

The goals of adoption services are to:

• Ensure timely permanence for children through legal adoption
• Ensure that each child, regardless of race, age, ethnicity, or handicapping condition, has an opportunity for placement in a permanent family
• Support and strengthen the adoptive family
• Provide services to all members of the adoption triad

Page last updated:  July 2, 2026