Adoption Support Groups in New York For Adopting Families
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We understand there are many reasons that you may be looking for support groups. To better assist you and make sure your questions and concerns are addressed, in addition to listing the adoption support groups for New York listed at the bottom of the page, we have provided additional resource information that we feel you may be looking for. To find more information on these subjects, simply click the blue links.
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Starting the Adoption Process
Among the most common things you, as an adopting family, may be looking for is information on "how to adopt a child" whether to use an adoption facilitator, whether to engage in a private adoption or adoption agency, the limitations and requirements for adoption, what to consider in selecting an adoption agency, where to find licensed adoption agencies in New York, and the laws relating to what you can and cannot do when adopting a child in New York.
Child Adoption Laws in New York
Understanding the child adoption laws in New York can greatly increase your chances of successfully adopting a child. Important legal concerns include the giving of support or gifts to a birth mother or birth father, fees paid to an adoption agency, attorney, or other intermediary, the legality of using an adoption facilitator, the legal rights of the birth parents and the adopting family, and the critical issues of a disruptionand the ending the biological parental rights (called a Consent, Relinquishment or Surrender). For example, using our most recent update, in New York:
*It shall be unlawful for any person, organization, hospital, or agency to advertise verbally, through print, electronic media, or otherwise that they will adopt children or assist in the adoption of children.
*It shall be unlawful for any person or agency to offer to receive payment for placing, assisting, or arranging a minor placement.
*It is permitted to pay maternity-connected medical or hospital and necessary living expenses of the mother preceding and during pregnancy-related incapacity, as an act of charity.
*A consent or relinquishment may be taken at any time, except that once signed or confirmed, may be withdrawn within 5 days after birth or within 5 days after signing of the consent or relinquishment, whichever comes last.
Who and Where to Adopt
You may be looking for the differences in the waiting period, effort, cost, and success rates involved in adopting children within your state or in other states (domestic adoption) or even from other countries (international adoption) in order to determine which type of adoption will work for you. Some specific choices you may want to consider, as the waiting lists tend to be shorter, are special needs adoption, bi-racial and trans-racial adoption, and older children (generally from one to 15 years of age) from the New York child welfare and foster care systems. The more open you are in the type and age of child you are looking to adopt the better your chances of success. You should also decide before contacting an adoption agency whether you want an open adoption or closed adoption.
Helping Hands
In addition to the adoption support groups shown below, there are many sources of help available to you in New York. For example, we are always happy to take your calls and offer you help and information (contact us). There are local and private as well as state and federal government resources that can provide financial and medicalinformation and help. New York also has the New York adoption exchange or photo listing program and an New York adoption contactoffice.
Parenting Your Adopted Child
You may also be looking for information on special problems in raising an adopted child and being the best possible parent you can be. This may include explaining adoption to your child, family, friends and others. It could also include dealing with special emotional and developmental issues, or adoption and school problems, or issues involving adoption therapy and finding a therapist who specializes in working with adopted children and their families. Then again you may be looking for information on infant nutrition or birth records or one of a myriad of other questions.
National Level Adoption Support Groups
Additional information on Adoption Support Groups by State can be found online at American Adoption Congress where you can find up-to-date information on support groups in your area, as well as information on starting an adoption support group. Other nationwide resources include:
Adoptive Families Circle is an online community for adoptive families to share their experiences on adoption and connect with other families for support.
DailyStrength provides online support groups for adoptive families to share and connect with others on their adoption journeys.
Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA) is for families who have adopted, or are in the process of adoption, from Russia and former Soviet Union countries.
Gay Parent Magazine provides a network of support groups to parents within the LBGTQ+ community.
Guatemala Adoptive Families Network initiates and supports the adoption of Guatemalan children.
National Adoption Center attempts to facilitate the adoption of children in the U. S., particularly children with special needs and those from minority cultures.
North American Council on Adoptable Children offers a database for adoptive families to locate adoption support groups in their state.
Resolve is dedicated to providing education, advocacy, and support to those who face infertility.
The Child Welfare Information Gateway provides information on all aspects of both domestic and international adoption.
211 is a useful resource in finding local support groups and resources related to adoption.
Adoption Support Groups for Adopting Families
Adoption Support Groups in New York
Adoptive Parents Committee, New York City Chapter
Phone: (212) 304-8479
Center Kids: The Family Project of the Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center of New York
208 West 13th Street
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 620-7310
Reunions: The Next Step
305 E 40 St., #12V
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 867-1918
A.N.G.E.L.S.
14 Baylor Circle
Rochester, NY 14624
Phone: (716) 234-1864
Candid Adoption Talk (C.A.T.)
175-A Fawn Hill Road
Tuxedo, NY 10987
Phone: (914) 351-3306
Adoption Kinship
P.O. Box 1082
Vestal, NY 13851
Phone: (607) 772-6793
Birthparents, Adoptees, Adoptive Parents United in Support (BUS)
P.O. Box 299
Victor, NY 14425
Phone: (716) 924-0410
Missing Pieces
P.O. Box 8041
Massena NY 13662
Phone: (315) 764-5970
Post Adoption Center Of Western NY
104 Cazenovia
Buffalo, NY
Phone: (716) 824-3967
Kin Quest, Inc.
89 Massachusetts Ave
Massapequa NY 11758
Phone: (516) 541-7383
New York Council on Adoptable Children
589 8th Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 475-0222
New York State Citizens’ Coalition for Children, Inc. (NYSCCC)
410 East Upland Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Phone: (607) 272-0034
Otsego County Foster Parent Support Group
197 Main Street
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Phone: (607) 547-4355
Seneca County Foster and Adoptive Parent Group
P.O. Box 690
Waterloo, NY 13165-0690
Phone: (315) 539-1850
Toll Free: (800) 688-7188
Single Mothers by Choice (SMC)
P.O. Box 1642
Gracie Square Station
New York, NY 10028
Phone: (212) 988-0993
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