The Brief FOX 26 has a longstanding partnership with Depelchin Children's Center to find homes for children in the foster care system. Depelchin Children's Center says adoption can take three to six months, depending on how quickly a family completes the necessary steps. By the numbers:Across the Greater Houston area, there are more than 5,000 children in foster care. "He's been in foster care for about three years, and he is looking for his forever family," said Ashley Garner, Depelchin Children's Center. He wants to play Legos and trucks.