• Adoption STAR
131 John Muir Drive, Amherst, NY 14228 • 866-691-3300 • 716-639-3900
info@adoptionstar.com • www.adoptionstar.com
Adoption STAR places children of all races, backgrounds, disabilities and circumstances, including those who are at risk of entering out-of-home placements. The nonprofit offers training, advocacy and resources for those it serves, along with comprehensive individual, couples, group and telephone counseling. There are also support groups for birth mothers, birth grandparents, adult adoptees and others who are touched by adoption.
• Catholic Charities Family and Community Services
79 N. Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14604 • 585-546-7220
The Catholic Family Center assists with adoptions of infants, older children and those with special needs. It also makes comprehensive information available about all aspects of adoption and conducts confidential interviews and home studies. In addition, the agency offers post-placement services, complete documentation for legalization as required by the court, and a host of other services. Depending on the type of adoption, home study and CFC placement fees are based on a sliding fee scale or a flat rate.
• Families Thrive Inc. (formerly Children Awaiting Parents, Inc.)
176 Anderson Ave., Suite F202, Rochester, NY 14607 • 585-232-5110
Offers therapeutic foster sare services that meet the needs of children and teens who require additional behavioral and emotional support. Youths are paired with specially trained foster parents who give them structured, nurturing environments in which to heal and grow. Youths can also receive such therapeutic interventions as individual, group or family therapy and skills training.
• Hillside Family of Agencies
1 Mustard St. , Rochester, NY 14609 • 585-256-7500
Hillside provides information on all aspects of adoption and foster care, and offers referrals for services, trainings and informational classes. The nonprofit also offers post-adoption, parent, guardianship and post-guardianship support groups, and support groups for kinship caregivers and youths.
• Monroe County Department of Human Services Adoption Team
585-753-6084
www.monroecounty.gov/hs-
The Adoption Team’s goal is to help local children in need of adoption find loving, permanent homes in which they can grow, thrive and form permanent relationships. Caseworkers help prospective parents learn about the children who are need of adoption and access any services they might need to create warm, loving relationships with the children they adopt.