Birth Parents Prospective Families Foster Care Services Older Child Adoption About Us    |    Listing of Events    |    Newsletter    |    Testimonials    |    Post Adoption Services    |    Contact Us    |    Benefactors Who should adopt an older child? Children Who Wait Where do I begin? Children Who Wait On any given day, there are over 800 children available for adoption in the Houston area. The majority of these children are... In the custody of the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services Members of sibling groups Over two years old Members of minority groups Have been subjected to physical, emotional and/or sexual abuse In need of parents who can provide permanent loving and stable homes To contact a counselor call 1-800-543-2229 Copyright © 2003 Homes of St. Mark