The Adoption Exchange

The Adoption Exchange is a 35+ year-old non-profit organization, based in Aurora, CO.  Our mission is to ensure that no youth waits in foster care, ever, for the lifetime love and support of one caring adult

Our work is in partnership with state and local governments, bringing philanthropic dollars and innovation to the search for families for the longest waiting children in foster care.  Our total budget is about $6.0 million and growing, with approximately one-third of that revenue coming from federal, state, and local government sources.  The remainder is raised philanthropically.  We have approximately 70 staff located primarily in Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.

Our work is data-driven and meaningful.  There are approximatively 120,000 children across the country actively in need of a permanent home.  These children are in the system due to abuse and neglect – and through no fault of their own.  Data shows that targeted recruitment and support can increase the odds of finding a permanent, loving, supportive family, and that having that family dramatically increases the odds of success for a child. 

We change the world – one child and one family at a time.  To date, we have helped to connect over 9,000 children with families and we are currently actively recruiting for approximately 450 children.