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OCFS provides comprehensive information about New York State’s foster care system, the needs of children in temporary, out-of-home placement, and the qualifications and requirements prospective foster parents must meet.
All foster parents in the New York must be licensed ( non relative foster care) or approved (kinship foster care) in order to provide care for children. The licensing process is slightly different for each county-- and may even vary in different agencies. There are certain steps that almost everyone follows.
JCCA is one of the largest and most respected foster care agencies in New York City, and was selected as one of five agencies to work with the City on the ChildSuccessNYC pilot program. Our services help place children with caring families and we help the families that have had their children removed from their homes as well as the families who ...
Graham’s services include after-school programs, mental and behavioral health services, education, career coaching, internship programs, and a range of parenting supports; when necessary, Graham provides foster care and adoption services.
Become a Foster or Adoptive Parent to a Child in Foster Care. Foster parents provide tender care for children who have experienced abuse and neglect. A foster parent works with a team which includes the child, the child's family, the foster care agency, treatment team, and the Family Court.
Become a Foster or Adoptive Parent: Foster/Adopt Frequently Asked Questions. Family Stories
Little Flower is committed to placing children in need into loving and secure homes where they will receive the love and support to reach their best potential. Our ultimate goal is family reunification. When that cannot happen, we recruit high-quality caregivers as Foster Parents.
We utilize evidence-based interventions in our foster care programs that are proven to support happy, healthy, and functioning families. Children may enter foster care for a variety of reasons, including abuse, neglect, or abandonment.
The Foster Care Agency. While your child is in ACS care, a foster care agency will oversee your case and refer you to services that can help with the issues that led to the placement of your child in foster care.
There are 25,397 children in foster care in New York State. Of these, 621 children are legally freed and waiting for an adoptive family and 3,051 children have a goal of adoption. To learn more about waiting children visit the NYSCCC waiting children.