"Foster Care & Adoption Foster parents provide nurturing and supportive homes in which the children’s emotional, physical and social needs can be met, while issues and concerns in the immediate family can be addressed.  When parents cannot, or will not, make their home safe for the child’s return, other permanent options are sought. TN Foster Parents are dually approved to adopt, which means they have the first option of adopting a child they have fostered, or another child who has become eligible for adoption.  If you are interested in fostering a child or learning more about becoming a Foster Parent for Tennessee children, please call 877-DCS-KIDS "

Website Foster Care & Adoption (tn.gov)