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Foster Care and Adoption

How to Adopt or Become a Foster Parent
Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parents Association
Accessing Adoption Records
Certified Adoption Investigators
Child Placing Agencies
Group Foster Care Facilities
Licensing for Child Placing Agencies, Children's Residential Facilities and Group Foster Care Facilities
 
Former foster care students age 18 to 26: Go to Transitioning into Adulthood for more information, or visit Iowa College Aid at https://iowacollegeaid.gov/ETV to complete the Education and Training Voucher (ETV) application and https://iowacollegeaid.gov/AllIowaOpportunityScholarship to complete the All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship application.  

 

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