Why aren't there many african-american couples looking to adopt?

I was told it's harder to place an african-american baby that's up for adoption. Why aren't there many African-american families willing to adopt?Why aren't there many african-american couples looking to adopt?
It is more of a taboo in our community. My wife and i are trying to adopt but we are in the minority. For years African Americans (AA) have taken care of their own, kids or family kids fictive kin. They can't comprehend purposely taken on someone elses kids. Most AA kids that go up in private adoption don't go to AA homes because there aren't that many available. Also in most states the majority of kids in foster care waiting for adoption are AA. People often times look for kids that look like them so they adopt the white kids first leaving the AA kids to age out and never finding a permanent homeWhy aren't there many african-american couples looking to adopt?
I wouldn't say that is true across the board. In my state, we had more black parents seeking to adopt in our training classes. The problem is that there are more black children in foster care....thus, placing them becomes more difficult. That is b/c there aren't enough families willing to take black children into their other than black households. There are plenty of black families who want to adopt...but there are far more black children removed from their first homes. The real issue is why so many black children are being neglected or abused--or otherwise needing to be removed from their homes. I can't answer that question, but it does need to be addressed.


%26lt;%26lt;white adoptive mommy to a beautiful black boy.
In most cases it鈥檚 harder to place any minority baby/young toddler simple because the majority of PAP are white and the majority want a white baby or very young toddler. I was on a black based board and they had a topic of adoption only about 3 memebers said they would be interested in adopting but would only be willing to take black children.
Hi Jaye,





First and foremost, I am sorry for the ignorant answers. I hate that! Second, I wish I knew the answer to your question. I don't know why there aren't many African-American couples looking to adopt. I do know the number of African-American and Interracial couples looking to adopt has slightly increased since years past. (at least in our area)





All the best:)
One fact that is overlooked is that African Americans DO foster and ';adopt';. Although sometimes they do not do it in the traditional sense. Many times when a child needs a home they are placed in kinship care agreements with family.





Our social worker who is African American told use there is not enough traditional African American foster homes for the disproporitianetly large population of older African American children in foster care. And unfortunately part of the cause is teen pregnancy and high rate of unwed mothers and children left in care too long.





She said she used to belive that AA children should be placed with AA parents but over time she has changed her mind. Of course family is first choice but when family members are not available the child will be placed


with any approved couple. This happens AFTER the matching process which take take a long time.





My daughter is biracial and race was never an issue. Now do not kid yourself we are of the mindset ';Love is colorblind'; we knew exactly what we were doing and took the time to read what we could and educate ourselves. The learning process is never over! The hubby and I are caucasian but come from very diverse famlies. We have surrounded ourselves with family and friends that our child could identify with. I think this is IMPERATIVE. You cannot bring and AA child or bircial child into your ';all white family';


with no support system. Until it is a perfect world these children should be placed with qualified parents who are able to meet their needs.





BTW My husband's best friend, who is African American, and his wife have decided to take our lead and are in the final stages of adopting their next child.
Cause they already have to many of their own
i agree they might have their own