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Adoption Services

Programs that participate in arranging permanent homes under new legal parentage for individuals whose birth parents are unable or unwilling to provide for their care. Included are programs that provide counseling and assistance for people who decide to relinquish their children for adoption or arrange for an independent adoption; which recruit, select, counsel and match suitable adoptive parents with children who have been relinquished; which assist in the adoption of stepchildren, adults or foreign-born children; which provide foster care for children who have been relinquished for adoption but not yet placed; and/or which assist people who are adopted to locate their birth parents and birth parents to locate the children they relinquished.

Found 10 resources (displaying 10)

Adoption Counseling and Support

Thru: Friends in Adoption

Eligibility:
None.
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Friends in Adoption

125 High Rock Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY

Hours:
24 hours.

Thru: Families Thrive, Inc.

Eligibility:
Ages 21 or older who are interested in adopting or providing foster care for children.
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Families Thrive, Inc.

176 Anderson Avenue
Rochester, NY

Thru: Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

Eligibility:
Call for information.
Languages:
Spanish
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Jay Street Location

1099 Jay Street
Building J
Rochester, NY

Thru: Hillside

Eligibility:
Anyone interested in information about foster care and adoption.
Languages:
American Sign Language, Spanish

Thru: Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

Eligibility:
Pregnant women​/teens experiencing unplanned pregnancy.
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Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

87 N Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY

Hours:
M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM.

Thru: Hillside

Eligibility:
Adoptive families and families who have legal guardianship of a child.
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Hillside Children's Center

1183 Monroe Avenue
Rochester, NY

Adoption Evaluation/Placement

Thru: Ontario County Department of Social Services/DSS

Eligibility:
Certification by the Department of Social Services according to New York State regulations. Complete pre-certification training program. Cooperate with a background investigation. Annual homestudy update and recertification.
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Ontario County Department of Social Services Canandaigua

3010 County Complex Drive
Canandaigua, NY

Hours:
M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM.

Thru: Families Thrive, Inc.

Eligibility:
Ages 21 or older who are interested in adopting or providing foster care for children.
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Families Thrive, Inc.

176 Anderson Avenue
Rochester, NY

Thru: Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

Eligibility:
Call for information.
Languages:
Spanish
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Jay Street Location

1099 Jay Street
Building J
Rochester, NY

Thru: New York State Office of Children and Family Services

Eligibility:
None.
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services

52 Washington Street
Capital View Office Park
Rensselaer, NY

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Rochester Regional Office

259 Monroe Avenue
3rd floor, Suite 301
Rochester, NY

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Syracuse Regional Office

100 S Salina Street
Suite 350
Syracuse, NY

Adoption Information/Referrals

Thru: Ontario County Department of Social Services/DSS

Eligibility:
Certification by the Department of Social Services according to New York State regulations. Complete pre-certification training program. Cooperate with a background investigation. Annual homestudy update and recertification.
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Ontario County Department of Social Services Canandaigua

3010 County Complex Drive
Canandaigua, NY

Hours:
M-F 8:00AM-5:00PM.

Thru: Friends in Adoption

Eligibility:
None.
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Friends in Adoption

125 High Rock Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY

Hours:
24 hours.

Thru: Families Thrive, Inc.

Eligibility:
Ages 21 or older who are interested in adopting or providing foster care for children.
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Families Thrive, Inc.

176 Anderson Avenue
Rochester, NY

Thru: Hillside

Eligibility:
Anyone interested in information about foster care and adoption.
Languages:
American Sign Language, Spanish

Thru: Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

Eligibility:
Pregnant women​/teens experiencing unplanned pregnancy.
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Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

87 N Clinton Avenue
Rochester, NY

Hours:
M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM.

Adoption Related Fingerprinting

Thru: Seneca Falls Police Department

Eligibility:
Call for information.
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Seneca Falls Police Department

130 Ovid Street
Suite 101
Seneca Falls, NY

Specialized Adoption Programs