How to Sign Up for Matching Assistance

Sign up here

Read the disclaimer and electronically sign,
click “Agree.”  Start creating your profile.

Once you are done with the Family Profile, you will come to a screen titled “Family Home Page.”

On this page there are four sections for you to choose from.  Begin with the 1st and work your way through the steps.

On the Family Home Page, you will add all the information you want to include in your family story (family biography).

Do not include personal information like addresses, social security numbers or phone numbers.

• Upload the Family Thumbnail Photo. This is the picture a caseworker will see first and is extremely important! Make sure your photos are clear and crisp. A portrait style photo works well here.
  
  Photo Hints:
  Make sure they are clear and appropriate.
  Avoid using blurry, or black and white photos.
  
  
• Upload Family Video (optional)
• Create your family biography or view what you have already written
  
  The family should provide a statement that is prominently featured about the child/ren whom they believe they can welcome into their hearts and home and whom they believe they can parent well. Include any additional training and experience your family has pertaining to the children you feel you can parent well.
  
  Many adoption professionals state that personality is the most important area on which to focus in determining a good fit between children and families. Common interests often are a bridge to developing a relationship between a parent and a child.
  

Once you are finished with your family biography, pictures and video if you have one, request activation. Once this is completed, you will have instant access to the additional child listings.

Nora Sharp--Matching Assistance Coordinator
Address: 880 Beltline Road Springfield OR 97477
Phone: 877-343-2856
Fax: 541-343-2866