ARISE, Inc
Tom McKeown
653 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
315-474-4291 www.ariseinc.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Crisis intervention, and post-adoptive counseling services.
Asian Children's Services Vietnam Hum. Corp
Rose Marie Battisti
153 Church Street
Little Falls, NY 13365
315-823-2693 www.asianchildservices.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent warm line, adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support group, and post adoptive counseling services. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Broome County DSS
Nancy Guy
26-24 Main Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
607-778-2533
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent support group, adoptive parent trainings, day care and summer camp for adopted children, and legal information. All services are provided free of charge to clients.
Catholic Charities of Broome County
Kathleen Ford, LCSW
232 Main St
Binghamton, NY 13905
607-729-9166 www.catholiccharitiesbc.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Crisis intervention, post adoption counseling services provided to both parents free of charge.
Catholic Charities of Cortland
33-35 Central Avenue
Cortland, NY 13045
Ms. Cathy Southwick
(607) 756-5992 ext 13 www.lbarbin@ccocc.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: adoptive parent support group, adoptive parent support group, adoptive family respite care, day care or after school care for therapeutic children, child care during classes, meetings or counseling sessions, pre-adoptive services.
Catholic Charities of Ogdensburg
Winny Sachno
6866 St. Highway 37
Ogdensburg, NY 13669
315-393-2255 www.cathcharities.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, and post adoptive counseling services. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Catholic Charities of Oneida & Madison
Mary Ann Timian
1408 Genesee Street
Utica, NY 13502
315-724-2158 ext. 254
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support group, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, and post adoptive counseling services. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Catholic Charities of Syracuse
Mr. Joseph Fanelli, PhD (director)
Family Services
1654 West Onondaga Street
Syracuse, NY 13204
(315) 424-1840
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent support group (free of charge) and post adoption counseling services.
Cayuga County DSS
Casey Meyer
160 Genesee Street
Auburn, NY 13021
315-253-1397
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent support groups. Support groups are provided free of charge to clients.
Chenango County DSS
Kathy Lavoie
PO Box 590
Norwich, NY 13815
607-337-1564
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.
Cortland County DSS
Sanoma Pelton
60 Central Avenue
Cortland, NY 13045
607-753-5085
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors are offered. All other services are referred out.
Family & Children's Society of Broome County
Sharin Foster-Aaron
257 Main Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
607-729-6206 www.familycs.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services and classes and activities for adopted children. The adoptive parent support group is offered to clients free of charge.
Family and Children's Services of Ithaca
521 W. Seneca Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
Ms. Teresa Wagner, CSW
(607) 273-7494
Post Adoption Service Offered: home visits, reports for the planning agency, and referrals (if needed) for counseling services for the family. Cost is $95/hour.
Family Connections
Anita Stevens
PO Box 5555
Cortland, NY 13045
607-756-6574 www.adoptfamilyconnections.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, post adoption parent trainings, and post-adoptive counseling services. Support groups and training sessions are offered free of charge to clients.
Jefferson County DSS
Kay Peck
250 Arsenal Street
Watertown, NY 13601
315-785-3337
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent warm line, Adoptive family mentors, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, and legal information. Services are provided free of charge to clients
Lewis County DSS
Penny Getman
PO Box 193, Outer Stowe Street
Lowville, NY 13367
315-376-5400 ext. 409
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive family mentors, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, and legal information. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Liberty Resources, Inc
Donna Carini
1065 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203
215-424-0577 www.liberty-resources.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, and post-adoptive counseling services. These services are not offered to the public.
Madison County DSS
Jennifer Mastrangelo
PO Box 637
Wampsville, NY 13163
315-366-2443
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, adoptive family respite care, summer camp for adopted children, and child care during classes, meetings and counseling sessions. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
New Hope Family Services
Judy Geyer
3519 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13206
315-437-8300 www.newhopefamilyservices.com
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, and post-adoptive counseling services.
New Life Adoption Agency, Inc.
Linda Neely
711 East Genesee Street
Syracuse, NY 13210
315-422-7300 www.newlifeadoption.org
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, classes and activities for adopted children, and legal information. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Oneida County DSS
Gracelynn DiNitto
800 Park Avenue
Utica, NY 13501
315-798-5434
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support group, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, and post adoptive counseling services. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Onondaga County DSS
Linda Evans
421 Montgomery Street, 6th Floor
Syracuse, NY 13202
315-435-8328
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, post adoption parent trainings, and legal information. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Oswego County DSS
Carol Vincent
100 Spring Street
P.O. Box 1320
Mexico, NY 13114
315-963-5534
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, and adoptive family respite care. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Salvation Army
Hannah Scoville, MSW
Hearts & Homes
677 S. Salina St.
Syracuse, NY 13202
(315) 479-3616 http://www.sasyr.org
Post-Adoption Services Offered: Counseling (individual, couple, family, child, adult); Adoptive Parent Support Group, Adopted Kids' Group, Educational Programs, Resource Library, Information and referrals. Services offered to pre-adoptive and adoptive families. All services are provided free of charge to clients.
St. Lawrence County DSS
Heidi Soucis
6 Judson Street
Canton, NY 13617
315-379-2190
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoptive counseling services, adoptive family respite care, and childcare during classes, meetings, and counseling sessions. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Tioga County DSS
Sonja Foote
PO Box 240
Owego, NY 13827
607-687-8300 x8331
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, post adoption parent trainings, post adoption counseling services, and legal information. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
Tompkins County DSS
Shella Chace
320 West State Street
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-274-5259
Post Adoption Services Offered: Adoptive parent mentors, adoptive parent support groups, crisis intervention, post adoption parent trainings, post adoption counseling services, respite care for adoptive families, classes and activities for adopted children, and child care during classes, meetings and counseling sessions. Services are provided free of charge to clients.
