ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE AGENCY CERTIFICATION | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS)
52 Washington Street, Room 261 West, Rensselaer, NY 12144
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Description
Adoption and Foster Care Agency Certification" is not an OCFS division and the description provided is multiple parts of OCFS (Day Care is a separate division than Child Welfare which ONLY licenses Congregate Care licensed facilities. Foster Care agencies and LDSS issue foster care certificates. Please see ADM 18-OCFS-ADM-07-R2.)
Child Welfare Community Services, Bureau of Voluntary Agency Licensing ONLY issues regional office requested operating certificates for Agency Boarding Homes, Group Homes, Group Residence and Institutions, which are monitored by the associated regional office.
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NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS)
Responsible for programs and services involving foster care, adoption, child protective services, operating the Statewide Central Register for Child Abuse and Maltreatment, preventive services for children and families, services for pregnant adolescents, and protective programs for vulnerable adults. OCFS is also responsible for the functions of the State Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped and coordinates response to the needs of Native Americans on reservations and in communities.