Permanency is Priority
At Seven Homes, our work begins with a simple yet powerful belief: every child belongs with their birth family whenever possible. Navigating foster care and adoption is a complex journey, and the foster care system is designed to prioritize family reunification first. However, there are times when reunification is not an option.
When reunification is not possible, our unwavering commitment is to find children adoptive families where they can experience the same sense of belonging, love, and permanence.
Foster-To-Adopt Services
At Seven Homes, we provide adoption services exclusively for our licensed foster families. Our adoption work is focused solely on children in the foster care system. When a child’s plan changes to adoption, we ensure that Seven Homes families have a clear, supported path to becoming that child’s forever family.
Our comprehensive services include home studies, updates, and legal contracts, all provided at no cost to our licensed foster families. By removing financial barriers and focusing on what truly matters, we empower families to offer the belonging, stability, and permanency that every child deserves.
Private Adoption Services
In addition to our core adoption program, Seven Homes also offers very limited private adoption services. However, these alternative services require that the family be a licensed foster family with a history of successful placements with Seven Homes prior to any adoption placement.
These situations often involve past or potential future involvement with social services, and we step in as an alternative, trusted resource to support children and families during these challenging times.
As a licensed child-placing agency, we are able to work with parents who choose to voluntarily place their children in our care before the Department of Social Services becomes involved. In every scenario, our guiding belief remains the same: every child deserves a place where they belong—a safe, nurturing, and permanent family to call their own.
Our Commitment
At Seven Homes, our first priority is always reunification with a child’s biological family—restoring and preserving families whenever safely possible. However, when reunification is no longer an option, our focus shifts to creating forever families through adoption for children in the North Carolina foster care system. We are committed to helping each child find a safe, loving, and permanent home, and we’re honored to walk alongside families who are ready to offer the belonging every child deserves.
