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Provides information regarding the licensing and certification process for adoption and foster parenting including kinship fostering. Works with local agencies to recruit people who are interested in becoming foster/adoptive parents. Assists with applying for Cash Assistance and other financial assistance for kinship caregivers. Provides information about and referrals to community resources. Orientation meeting schedules are available on the website.

Provides free counseling to help women and couples who are facing an unplanned pregnancy or have recently given birth and are contemplating parenting options for their child. Assists women and couples in considering all their options, including parenting, adoption, abortion, kinship care, and foster care.

License families and individuals for regular foster care, kinship, respite, adoptions certifications and therapeutic care. Services include ongoing training, monthly home visits, events, and support groups.

Recruits, trains, and certifies people interested in fostering or adopting children placed in the legal custody of the state. Offers home study and post-placement services for attorney-facilitated adoptions and international placing agencies. Also provides post-adoption support groups.

Receives and investigates child welfare cases, provides family preservation education, and facilitates foster care program for children who are a part of the Tohono O'odham Nation.