DePelchin Children’s Center - The Woodlands (Montgomery County)

DePelchin Children’s Center is the leading center in Texas for children’s well-being, with a focus on mental health, foster care and adoption services. For more than 120 years, DePelchin has been turning lives around with comprehensive care for children, including psychiatric services, counseling, programs for at-risk youths, parent education, residential treatment, foster care and adoption. DePelchin is a not-for-profit organization and gratefully receives its support from individuals, foundations and corporations; government grants and fees; and United Way agencies.

The process of becoming approved as an adoptive parent typically lasts between three and six months and includes the following steps: 1. Participating in an informational orientation. 2. Submitting a complete application and other documentation. 3. Completing the required training program. 4. Participating in a home study. 5. Receiving approval to be an adoptive home.