Learn about adoption in meeting at library

November is National Adoption Month. The Children's Bureau is having an information meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tues., Nov. 27 at the Grant Brimhall/Thousand Oaks Library, 1401 E. Janss Road.

Children's Bureau has a high success rate of newly formed families staying together because of a "matching team" approach. The agency considers several factors in matching a family with a child, including the child's age, gender, health, history and special needs, as well as how the child might fit in with a family's interests, activities and beliefs.

"Each child is assigned a team of four Children's Bureau professional staff to review their case and match that child's temperament with a family's temperament. For example, a child who has special needs, such as infant born with drugs in their body, might be placed with a family that can handle the range of emotional and physical demands of that child," said Lou Graham, director of Children's Bureau's foster care and adoption program.

Another feature is a needs and services planning meeting that is conducted for each child. This involves assessments of the child and family after the child has been placed in the home. A psychologist does a developmental review to see how well the child is doing.

Children's Bureau finalizes approximately 150 adoptions each year and is accredited by the Child Welfare League of America.

For more information, call (800) 730-3933, ext. 0, or visit www.all4kids.org.