Online Application & Download Documents

Requirements for Foster/Adoptive Applicants:

• At least 21 years old.
• Married or Single. Not separated. If married, both husband and wife must complete the process to become verified and submit copy of Marriage License.
• Minimum Income: $10,000/Single applicants – $15,000/Married Couple (add $3000 per
  child living in the home.)
• Expenses must not exceed income.
• Current TEXAS Drivers License and Auto Insurance with correct address.
• Proof of homeowner’s/renter’s insurance with liability.
• Proof of High School Diploma/GED or college transcript.
• Must take TB test.
• Criminal background check will be conducted for every household member 14 and above.
• Must get CPR/First Aid Certified: Click the link to get started. Cannot be an online class.
• Housing – of sufficient size and bedrooms to accommodate extra children; swimming pool must be secured by gated fence (speak to Family Link Foster Home Developer for specifics.)

“24 hours of class… CPR certification… Home health and fire check… Personal references from friends… all of the above… Easier than one day in the life of a child without a home.” – Gary

Apply to be a foster/adoptive parent right now! 

After you have completed each required form, print out a copy for your personal records, and select “email” at the top of the application to submit to Family Link.

Click Here to Fill out the Application. 

Criminal Consent – This form needs to be filled out by each household member 14 years of age and older.

Occasional Child Care Giver -  This form is to be filled out completely. The people on this list will need to fill out a Criminal Background Check (see above).

Pet Policy – We will also need you to fax or email copies of vaccinations records (if applicable.)

Weapons Inventory – Please List any weapons kept in the home.

Outdoor Recreation - Please list any outdoor equipment such as pools, hot tubs or trampolines.

Rules, Rewards, and Consequences - Make a list of rules, rewards and consequences you will have in your home.

Daily Schedule – Give us an idea of what a typical schedule might look like.

Disaster Form – Please list where you would go if you had to evacuate the city.

Sample Menu - Fill out this form with a sample of the balanced meals that you plan to provide to foster children. 

Special Needs Checklist – This form allows you to specify what needs of a child/children you feel you are prepared to meet.

Email 2 pictures of prospective foster/adopt parent(s) to mariah@familylinkkids.com with names of parent(s) and contact information. For married couples, please send pictures with husband and wife both in the same picture.

Below are some additional forms that you can download and begin working on!

Letter Explaining FBI Fingerprinting – This form explains how to set up your fingerprinting appointment.

FAST Pass for Fingerprinting – This form is to take with you to your fingerprinting appointment.

Fire and Health Inspection Checklist – These are forms that will prepare you to get ready for the inspections your county will do for you. WE DO NOT NEED THESE FORMS TO BE FILLED OUT. They are just for you to reference. CLICK HERE FOR CITY OF AUSTIN HEALTH INSPECTION APPLICATION.

CLICK HERE FOR SAN ANTONIO HEALTH INSPECTION INFORMATION, AND HERE FOR SAN ANTONIO FIRE INSPECTION INFORMATION

Floor Plan – This form is to help us license you for the appropriate amount of children, therefore, it is very important that you provide the dimensions of each room, including the living room, dining room and overall square footage.

Fire Escape Plan – This form is to help you prepare for a fire emergency situation. It is important that you specify the exit from each room of the home. Draw your floor plan on the page or on the back of this form.

Affidavit – This form needs to be notarized and we need one from each parent.

Confidentiality Statement – Both parents can sign the same form.

Domestic Violence Form – This form needs to tell us how many calls of domestic violence have been reported on your home. If none, right none or NA and sign and return.

Outdoor Sketch – A form for sketching the layout of your yard. Include house, garage, fences, pool, outbuildings, sheds, etc…

Online Medical Consent Training – This is a form that explains how to do the Online Medical Consent Training. Make sure you print out two certificates for each adult in the home (if applicable).

Transfer Form- This form is to be filled out ONLY if you are transferring from another agency, in the process of applying to another agency and have already had a home study, or have adopted previously and have a copy of your home study.

See our training class schedule.
Learn about adopting through FamilyLink.
Answers to common questions about foster parenting and adopting.

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