North Carolina State Adoptions

North Carolina adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in North Carolina:

Foster Care Specialist
Department of Human Resources
325 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NORTH CAROLINA 27603
919-733-4622

Adoption Specialist
Dept. of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services
Amelia Lance
2409 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2409
Phone: (919) 733-2085
Fax: (919) 733-5230
World Wide Web: http://www.dhhs.state.nc.us/dss/adopt
E-mail:

Licensing Specialist
Department of Health and Human Services
Division of Social Services, Children’s Services Section
Osborne Shamberger
2409 Mail Service Center
325 North Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27699-2401
Phone: (919) 733-9464
E-mail:

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in North Carolina.