Permanency Support Services
Thank you for becoming a forever family for an Iowa child! Even after adoption, it’s normal to still face some unique challenges. That’s why we provide Adoption or Sub Guardianship Support services, which are free to families with a HHS-subsidized adoption or guardianship. Adoption changes lives—so can support!
We’d love to assign an adoption and permanency support caseworker to you who can be your listening ear, attend school or service provider meetings with you, provide curriculum with behavioral tips, support a birth family relationship, find community resources, respond to a crisis and support you in many other ways.
Highlights of services
- You can contact your adoption and permanency support caseworker at any time
- A custom support plan is created to meet your family’s unique needs—even if you don’t yet know what your needs may be!
- Support through phone, email or even home visits
What’s adoption and sub guardianship support look like? Here’s some examples:
- Offering guidance when an adopted child wanted to reconnect with their birth family
- Attending a school meeting with an adoptive family and their child
- Helping a family find resources for a child’s behavioral challenges
Interested in adopting again?
Check out our family profile section where you can create your own online profile for HHS Adoption Workers to meet your family and see if a child who needs a forever home would be a match for your strengths.
Stability Grant Application
Funding is available only for families who have a subsidized adoption or subsidized guardianship through the Iowa Department of Health & Human Services. To be considered for funding, please complete an application and send it to the address listed. Please allow at least 2-3 weeks for applications to be reviewed. Decisions will be made on an individual basis.
