Adoption STAR Inc
Michele Fried
47 Plaza Dr.
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-639-3900 www.adoptionstar.com
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, and legal information. All services are provided free of charge to clients.
Allegany County
Steven Rennie
County Office Bldg.
Belmont, NY 14813
585-268-9318
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services and legal information. All services are provided free of charge to clients.
Baker Victory Services
Judy O'Mara
780 Ridge Rd.
Lackawanna, NY 14218
716-828-9510 www.bakervictoryservices.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoption counseling services, day care for adopted children, summer camp for adopted children, child care during classes, meetings and counseling sessions, and legal information.
Buffalo Urban League, Inc.
Tafadzwa Chieza
15 E. Genesee Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
716-584-7625 www.buffalourbanleague.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent support group, crisis intervention, adoptive family respite care, classes or activities for adopted children on special topics, child care during classes, meetings or counseling sessions, legal information (referrals only), adoptive families as mentors, information and referral telephone line, parent warm line, post adoption parent trainings on special topics, post adoption counseling sessions
Catholic Charities of Buffalo, NY
Caterina Plotnicki
525 Washington Street
Buffalo, NY 14203
716-856-4494 x 3048 www.CCWNY.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, adoptive family respite care, childcare during classes meetings and counseling sessions, and legal information. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Cattaraugus County DSS
Ann Bellanca
1701 Lincoln Avenue
Olean, NY 14760
716-373-8070
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, post adoption parent trainings, and legal information. All services are provided free of charge to clients.
Chautauqua County DSS
Roberta Anderson
7 North Erie Street
Mayville, NY 14757
716-661-8234
Post Adoption Services Offered: Post adoption parent trainings and childcare during classes, meetings and counseling sessions. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Child and Family Services (of Erie)
Karen Marong
844 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14209
716-882-0555 ext. 209 www.Childfamilybny.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, adoptive family respite care, day care for adopted children, summer camp for adopted children and child care during classes, meetings, and counseling sessions. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Erie County DSS
Barbara Cawson-Cole
95 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202
716-858-8457
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, post adoption parent trainings and childcare during classes, meetings and counseling sessions. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Gateway-Longview
Ms. Michelle Federowicz
605 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14201
(716) 883-4531 ext. 1842 www.gateway-longview.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, serving families that adopted through their foster care program, link families with services within the community
Genesee County DSS
Ms. Cathy Brown
5130 East Main Street, Suite 3
Batavia, NY 14020
585-344-2580 ext. 6446 www.co.genesee.ny.us/dpt/socialservices/
Post Adoption Services Offered: Parent warm line, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings on special topics, and an information and referral line are all provided free of charge.
Global Village/New Directions
Ms. Sylvia Inman
1455 Kensington Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14215
(716) 834-9413 ext. 212
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent support group, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings on special topics, and post adoption counseling services are provided free of charge. Adoptive family respite care is also available.
Graham's Gift
Ms. Barbara McArtney
4983 East River Road
Grand Island, NY 14072
(716)-775-6715 www.grahamsgift.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Information and referral line, post adoption counseling services, and legal information. All services are provided free of charge.
Hillside – Buffalo
Mr. Jeff Ribbeck
131 Orchard Park Road
West Seneca, NY 14224
716 848-6405
Post AdoptionServices: Adoptive parent support group, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings on special topics, post adoption counseling services, classes or activities for adopted children on special topics, child care during classes, meetings or counseling sessions, information and referral telephone line, parent warm line,
Lutheran Service Society of NY
Susan Lichtenthal
6680 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221
716-631-9212 www.lssofny.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, childcare during classes, meetings and counseling sessions and legal information. Support groups and legal information are provided free of charge to clients.
Niagara County DSS
Jean Johnson
PO Box 8865, 301 10th Street
Niagara Falls, NY 14302
716-278-8698
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, and post adoption counseling services. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Orleans County DSS
Andrew Gaylord
14061 Route 31 West
Albion, NY 14411
585-589-7004
Post Adoption Services Offered: Crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, and legal information. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Wyoming County DSS
Kim Barber
466 North Main Street
Warsaw, NY 14569
585-786-8900 ext. 8954
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, crisis intervention, and legal intervention. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
