ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE AGENCY CERTIFICATION | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS)

52 Washington Street, Room 261 West, Rensselaer, NY 12144

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Eligibility

Congregate care facilities that have Child Welfare Community Services, Bureau of Voluntary Agency Licensing operating certificates.

(518) 474-3377

Voice

(518) 486-7078

Voice

Websitehttps://www.ocfs.state.ny.us

Languages

English

Application process

Call for information and services

Fees

None

Service area

Suffolk County, New York Westchester County, New York Dutchess County, New York Hamilton County, New York Albany County, New York Sullivan County, New York Ulster County, New York Putnam County, New York Clinton County, New York Rensselaer County, New York Rockland County, New York Schenectady County, New York Schoharie County, New York Nassau County, New York Orange County, New York Greene County, New York Columbia County, New York Saratoga County, New York Warren County, New York Washington County, New York Essex County, New York Montgomery County, New York Fulton County, New York Franklin County, New York

Adoption and Foster Care Agency Certification" is not an OCFS division and the description provided is multiple parts of OCFS (Day Care is a separate division than Child Welfare which ONLY licenses Congregate Care licensed facilities. Foster Care agencies and LDSS issue foster care certificates. Please see ADM 18-OCFS-ADM-07-R2.) Child Welfare Community Services, Bureau of Voluntary Agency Licensing ONLY issues regional office requested operating certificates for Agency Boarding Homes, Group Homes, Group Residence and Institutions, which are monitored by the associated regional office.

Last assured

11/13/2025

What's Here

Licensing/Certification/Accreditation

Providing organization

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS)

Responsible for programs and services involving foster care, adoption, child protective services, operating the Statewide Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment, preventive services for children and families, services for pregnant adolescents, and protective programs for vulnerable adults. OCFS is also responsible for the functions of the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped and coordinates response to the needs of Native Americans on reservations and in communities.