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Refer to Office of Adoptions Policy Manual Transmittal No. 03-01 distributed to the county DFCS on 3-27-03.
4 th Quarter Federal Response: How many families received this packet and how will the State continue to ensure that informational
packets are provided?
5 th Quarter Report: The Office of Adoptions has a contract with the Georgia Center for Adoption Resources and Support. This
contract requires the Regional Advisors to distribute brochures on the Center's services to every County DFCS office. This
information includes a post adoption services listing and an adoption assistance handbook. In addition, the advisors ask to attend the
9 th session of MAPP so they may discuss the resources available to families. Each prospective foster and adoptive parent is given a
Resource and Adoption Assistance Directory at MAPP, when the Form 150 is signed or when the Placement Agreement is signed. The
county, by policy, is to have the family sign a Form 399 identifying they have received this material and forward the form to the
Office of Adoptions. To date we have received 324 forms.
Enforcement of this policy continues to be a training issue that will be emphasized by the Regional Adoption Coordinators with the
County DFCS offices.
BARRIERS TO ACHIEVEMENT:
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Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
March, 2004 Quarter 5 - Work Plan E Page 35