Dear Providers:

The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS), State Adoption Unit is charged with promoting, developing, and supporting quality adoption and guardianship services for Georgia’s children and families. Over the years, the unit has impacted the number of children adopted through: (a) Increased adoptive placements of children who were in the custody of DHS, and (b) Increased collaboration with non-profit and for-profit organizations to serve children and families with adoption services.

The Department of Human Services State Adoption Unit is requesting proposals to facilitate supportive services with a focus on adoptive and guardianship teens and to include a component for provision of services to the teen’s parent/guardian. 

This Statement of Need is being issued to establish a contract with a qualified supplier who will provide Teen Adoptive and Guardianship Support (TAGS) for the Georgia Department of Human Services State Adoption Unit and can be further described by reviewing the SON application: https://dfcs.georgia.gov/services/adoption/teen-adoptive-and-guardianship-support-tags-statement-need

A successful applicant of the Statement of Need must detail their ability to facilitate Adoptive Teen and Family Support Services.

In order to have its proposal considered pursuant to this Statement of Need, the Supplier be a non-profit provider with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in the provision of supportive services to teens and parents. The non-profit provider must submit a summary of their experience in serving this population.

The informational webinar will be held May 24, 2023, at 1:00 pm. Attendance is mandatory for all organizations wishing to apply for this funding opportunity.  To attend: Click Here

For more information about the State Adoption Unit visit: https://dfcs.georgia.gov/services/adoption

Thank you!