Oregon State Adoptions

Oregon adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in Oregon:

Foster Care Specialist
Dept. of Human Resource
Children’s Services Division
500 Summer Street
Salem, OREGON 97310
503-945-6633

Adoption Specialist
State Office for Services to Children and Families
Office of Permanency for Children and of Training
Kathy Ledesma
500 Summer Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 945-5677
Fax: (503) 945-6969
World Wide Web: http://www.scf.hr.state.or.us/adoption/index.htm
E-mail: kathy.ledesma@state.or.us

Licensing Specialist
Department of Human Services
State Office for Services to Children and Families
Stephanie Jernstedt
500 Summer Street NE
E-73
Salem, OR 97310-1017
Phone: (503) 947-5140
E-mail: Stephanie.Jernstedt@state.or.us

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in Oregon.