Over the years adoption has changed. Today children of all ages are being adopted, some with very special needs. Adoption can be a beautiful and rewarding experience for a family. There are fewer babies now available for adoption and there are often long waiting lists for people wanting to adopt an infant. Children beyond infancy often have had painful experiences that they carry with them and will require a great deal of understanding, maturity and flexibility by their adoptive parents.
Some children have developmental or physical disabilities.
Some are of mixed or minority-race parentage. Couples or individuals, those who have children, and those who do not. If applying to this agency, applicants must be a resident of the Hamilton-Wentworth Region. Applicants must be the legal minimum age of 18. Applicants can be any racial, cultural, or ethnic background.