Other Resources

A Child Waits Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers families of international or domestic adoption financial aid through grants that help with the cost of adoption. Their mission is to promote the domestic and international adoption of children currently living without the love and security of a permanent family, and to support those adoptions by lowering financial barriers.

An advocacy organization of concerned citizens and nearly 140 volunteer adoptive and foster parent groups in every region of New York State, providing information and support for children and families who are interested or involved in foster care and adoption. Includes information on board rate and subsidies, information on becoming a foster or adoptive parent, tax benefits and supports, and parent group resources.

A project of The Children's Bureau, part of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services. The goal of AdoptUsKids is to devise and implement a national adoptive family recruitment and retention strategy, operate the AdoptUsKids.org website, encourage and enhance adoptive family support organizations and conduct a variety of adoption research projects. Includes nationwide available child photolistings, and parent and professional resources.

A link to the recently created NY State Department of Health page on how adoptees can request original birth certificates.

A family-run organization that represents families of children with social, emotional, behavioral and cross-system challenges (including foster care). Services include advocacy, training, support, referrals, and public awareness.

Gina DeCrescenzo, P.C. is a top special education law firm in New York dedicated to fighting for children with special needs. The firm is well known for their litigation skills and fierce advocacy on behalf of families against school districts. They are one of the few New York Education firms that have taken cases to the Second Circuit and are regularly filing against districts in federal court. They also represent families at CSE meetings, suspension hearings, and impartial due process hearings. They offer sliding scale fees. Ms. DeCrescenzo is a Family Focus Board Member.

Contains information about adoption, adoption agencies, tax benefits, services and more. Also contains the New York State Adoption Album Photolisting with pictures and information of children in New York who are available for adoption.