Family & Adoption Services

Catholic Charities international adoption program is committed to helping New Jersey families adopt a child or children from another country. Many of these children are living in orphanages or foster homes, usually in impoverished nations. Their futures are grim except for the hope of finding a permanent family who will love and care for them.

Most international adoptions are between non-relatives and are classified as such by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). However, it is also possible for families to adopt a family member under the age of 16, who is living in another country.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT CATHOLIC CHARITIES

• Founded in 1903 as a child caring Agency providing foster care and domestic adoption. Also providing international adoption services since 1998.
• Licensed by the State of New Jersey to provide international adoption home studies and post placement services.
• Partner agency with Children’s Home Society and Family Services of Minnesota.
• Provide home studies and able to also work collaboratively with other licensed U.S. International Adoption Placing Agencies.
• Staffed by professionals with over 40 years of collective adoption experience, who will help you every step of the way.
• Committed to making your adoption experience as positive and stress free as possible through education, counseling and caring.
• Available for support, encouragement, and assistance now and in the future.

If you are reading this website, you have already started getting information and educating yourself about international adoption. Most people have lots of questions so we invite you to browse through our website where we have answered some of the most frequently asked ones. To learn more, click on the option below.

• Why Choose Catholic Charities for your International Adoption Home Study?
• Who Can Adopt?
• International Adoption Expenses
• Ways to Finance an International Adoption
• Choosing an International Adoption Placing Agency
• Home Study Process
• Support Group Resources
• Adoption Books and Articles
• Frequently Asked Questions

Catholic Charities
touches more than
80,000 lives annually.