What is placement agency?

What would be some differences between a state-funded child placement agency and a private adoption agency?

• Answer:

  Fees and cost. You will pay more in a private agency than a state-funded agency. State-funding provides alot of the extra fees so that your cost is minimal (if any). Age of the child. A child in a state-funded agency is more likely to be within the ages of 3-12. Where as private agencies are more likely to have a better chance of getting an infant-3 years. Abuse. State-funded agencies typically have children that have been abused in some sense. State-funded agencies like Child Protective Services(CPS in many states) is designed to help children that are abused. Private agencies have a lot more funding (your money) to find mothers and pregnant women simply unable to provide for their children. Also, State-funded agencies such as CPS are not designed to take kids away from families, but rather to help families with problems to resolve issues and provide for the children. If in cases where this isn't possible, then and only then do they seek adoption for the child(ren).