Child Welfare

Adoption and Foster Care

St. Vincent Campus

Monday – Friday, 8AM – 4:30PM

Monday – Thursday, evening hours by appointment

At CCIEC, protecting our community’s most vulnerable children is top priority. Through our adoption and foster care programs, we work to place children who have experienced abuse and/or neglect into loving and supportive homes. Our staff actively recruit caring families who are able to meet the needs of the children we serve.

Supporting Families Through Adoption

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Foster Care Adoption

CCIEC primarily works to place children who are permanent wards of the State of Michigan or Family Court. We offer adoption case management services (child and family assessments, applying for support and medical subsidy, quarterly court reports and hearings, etc.) for potential adoptive families as well as post adoption services.

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Infant Adoption

On rare occasion, CCIEC also helps to place infant children into adoptive homes who have been released into the custody of our agency by their birth parents. In such a case, CCIEC will facilitate the adoption process for the infant child or will work cooperatively with attorneys facilitating this process.

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Adult Adoptee Services

CCIEC is able to assist adult adoptees, former siblings, adoptive parents, and birth parents interested in requesting adoption records. For more information, please contact Nikki Powell at (517) 323-4734 ext. 1608.

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Children Served in 2025

Meet the Children

Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) is an information and referral service for prospective adoptive parents interested in adopting children from the foster care system. The MARE website provides a photo listing of waiting Michigan children and of Michigan families interested in adopting children with special needs. The child listings are updated throughout the week and families may inquire on waiting children through the website.

Learn More

Would you like to learn more about adoption? Please contact Nikki Powell at (517) 323-4734 ext. 1608. You can also join us at an upcoming Foster and Adoptive Parent Orientation. Orientations are held on the first and third Thursday of each month on the St. Vincent Campus: 2800 W. Willow St. Lansing, MI. 48917. Registrations are required to attend an upcoming orientation. Daytime and evening orientations are available.

Did You Know?

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Children awaiting adoption range in age from birth to 17 years old

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You can be single or married

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You can own or rent your home

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There is an urgent need for adoptive parents for children with emotional or physical challenges, as well as teens and sibling groups

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All you need to be a great adoptive parent is a stable family life with the capacity to offer acceptance, love, affection, and guidance

“My husband and I are so glad we chose CCIEC. The care and encouragement we have received through every step of the foster/ adoption process is unparalleled. Their workers go above and beyond to make sure we feel supported every step of the way. Their love for the children involved is overwhelming.”

- CCIEC Adoptive Parents

“Our experience with CCIEC has always been positive. The staff is supportive of foster families from the beginning of licensing all the way through having foster placements, transition times, and adoption. We appreciate the personal touch that they include – we never feel like a number or ‘just another family’. We feel known, appreciated, and supported.”

- CCIEC Adoptive Parents

Foster Care Program

At CCIEC, we believe that every child deserves to have a safe place to call home. The Foster Care Program is designed to provide temporary foster care services for children ages 0 through 17 who can no longer remain with their families due to problems in the home. Once removed, many children feel like nobody wants them. But the truth is, they deserve to be loved and feel safe. Foster parents have the opportunity to give love, wisdom and comfort to a child in need. At CCIEC, we see every foster family as a part of our team. Together we work to meet the needs of the children we serve.

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Children and Their Biological Parents Served in 2025

How to Become a Foster Parent

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Contact Us

Contact our Licensing Program Supervisor, Chicquita Cargor, at (517) 323-4734 ext. 1612 or at [email protected]. Chicquita will help you sign up for an upcoming information orientation, hosted on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month on the St. Vincent Campus. Registrations are required to attend an upcoming orientation. Daytime and evening orientations are available.

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Complete an Application

On average, the licensing process takes between 4 to 6 months. We will connect you with your very own licensing specialist. They will help you complete an application, family assessment, and will be there to guide you through the process every step of the way.

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Attend a Training Class

Attend our free training classes designed to prepare you for the rewarding role of a foster parent.

Did You Know?

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You do not have to be Catholic to be a foster parent with CCIEC

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You can choose the age range, gender, etc., of the child that is placed in your home

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You can be single or married

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You can own or rent your home

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Foster children range in age from birth to 17 years old

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There is an urgent need for foster parents for teens and sibling groups

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You can still work and be a foster parent

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All foster children receive Medicaid and daycare assistance payments

“Throughout our journey as foster parents, we have been blessed with love, support, and encouragement from everyone at CCIEC. Our decision to foster with CCIEC has been repeatedly affirmed by their consistency in words and actions that they are driven by, making life better for children. That is something we are proud to be a part of.”

- CCIEC Foster Care Parents

“CCIEC never ceases to amaze us with how much they care. Every step of the way they’re calling and checking on us, asking if we need anything; it’s empowering as parents knowing we have that support.”

- CCIEC Foster Care Parents