Promoting the well-being and safety of children, families and communities.

* Provides pregnancy counseling services and adoption services for domestic, international and older special needs children

Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

Provides a residential placement program for hard-to-place youth who cannot stay at home but do not do well in group settings. Placements partner at-risk youth with highly trained foster parents and a team of clinical professionals. Offers 24/7 support for foster parents, assistance with organizing childcare and after-school services, and foster parent support groups.

Coordinates with adults, ages 21 years and older, including family members, who are willing to provide foster care to dependent children who've been removed from their homes and need alternative family arrangement.

Also, assists children or adults with developmental disabilities, sensory impairments, physical disabilities, emotional problems or multiple disabilities who are unable to live with their birth families or in an independent setting.

Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

Provides both long- and short-term services for youth unable to be cared for by their birth families or legal guardians. Recruits and trains prospective foster parents.

Welcomes responsible, caring adults who are ready to share their time, their hearts, and their lives with our waiting children.

Provides both long- and short-term services for youth unable to be cared for by their birth families or legal guardians. Recruits and trains prospective foster parents.

The Permanency Planning Unit certifies individuals, couples, and families who are interested in providing a temporary foster home, adoptive home, or both to children in need. Participants in the program are afforded the opportunity to learn about the many aspects of foster and/or adoptive care and to have a certified adoption home study completed at no cost.

Provides detailed information about adoptions and New York State's foster care system and the needs of children in temporary out-of-home placement. Helps interested individuals go through the fostering or adoption process and provides information and supports for families with foster or adopted children in the home.

Assists children who are unable to live with their birth parents or relatives, or might otherwise be in residential placements. Provides training and support for individuals for individuals interested in caring for a foster child.

Recruits, certifies and trains prospective foster parents in order to provide homes for children who are temporarily removed from their birth families. Works with birth parents, children and foster parents with the goal of reunification. Works with group homes and residential treatment centers for children who need a higher level of structure. Provides ongoing supportive services to foster families. The Adoption Unit works with children who cannot be reunited with birth parents to seek adoption by their present foster parents or placement in a suitable alternative adoptive home. Provides information about post-adoption services.

Provides an opportunity for individuals, couples and families to become foster parents, including the training and support throughout the process.

Facilitate adoptions for children in foster care if child is freed for adoption by the courts.

Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

Assesses the needs and capabilities of children who have been relinquished for adoption, compiles the children's social and medical histories, makes arrangements for care and supervision of the children prior to placement, evaluates prospective adoptive applicants including a review of adoptive home studies, if available, and selects and approves prospective adoptive homes. Also identifies and enlists individuals and couples who are willing to provide permanent homes and new legal parentage for children who have been relinquished for adoption, particularly for children who have special needs. Responsible for training, certifying, and monitoring placements in family homes and for providing support for the family and the adopted individual(s) who live with them. Links individuals who are in need of alternative living arrangements with appropriate private family homes that are licensed to provide foster care. Identifies and enlists people who are willing to provide foster care for dependent children who have been removed from their homes because of abuse, neglect, or abandonment and need an alternative family living arrangement, or for children and adults with developmental disabilities, sensory impairments, physical disabilities, emotional problems, or multiple disabilities who are unable to live with their birth families or in an independent setting.

Recruits, trains, and supports foster parents including those providing therapeutic foster care in kinship homes, traditional two parent homes, single parent homes, same-sex couple homes, and racially diverse homes. Services include the following: - Offers emergency support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. - Offers monitored visitation with birth family. - Offers Licensed Social Worker and Mental Health professionals as well as case managers. - Offers support groups and training to Foster Parents as well as respite (babysitting) if needed and assistance in all areas of care. - Provides psychiatric services when needed. - Practices and trains in trauma informed and trauma sensitive environments and approaches.

Responsible for comprehensive services to foster children, adoptees, biological parents, foster, and adoptive parents.

Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.