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Provides free pregnancy test, free coordinated access to limited ultrasound with positive test, education on fetal development and referrals to child birth classes, pregnancy options education, medical care, legal assistance and local community services.

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Postabortion Counseling
Pregnancy Counseling
Adoption Information / Referrals
Pregnancy Testing
Provides training to individuals interested in applying for certification as foster and adoptive parents to prepare to either adopt or foster children that are in the custody of the Commissioner. Places and monitors children that have been placed outside the birth family in licensed foster care homes. Responsible for strengthening and preserving families and ensuring the protection and permanency for children. Placement of children into foster homes occurs in situations of neglect and/or abuse or if the child has been adjucated as a Juvenile Delinquent (JD). Placement only occurs when no other alternatives are possible. The Children and Family Services (FS) collaborates with all DSS divisions, community and state agencies to ensure that children are safe and that families are independent.

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Foster Parent / Family Recruitment
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoption Information / Referrals
Adoption Evaluation / Placement
Foster Home Placement
Birthright offers support, help, and education to girls and women who think they may be or are pregnant. Birthright offers free anonymous self administered pregnancy tests, referral to doctors for prenatal care, maternity clothes, infant layettes, information on adoption, and support through pregnancy and birth of the baby.

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Pregnancy Counseling
Baby Clothing
Pregnancy / Childbirth Support Groups
Physician Referrals
Adoption Information / Referrals
Pregnancy Related Volunteer Opportunities
Pregnancy Testing
Maternity Clothing
Diapers
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Permanency Planning for Foster Youth
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Adoption Information/Referrals
Welcomes responsible, caring adults who are ready to share their time, their hearts, and their lives with our waiting children.

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Adoption Counseling and Support
Child Care Provider Referrals
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Adoption Information/Referrals
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Adoption Information/Referrals
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Offers a free information and training seminar for anyone interested in adoption. Provides assistance to single individuals, non-traditional and traditional families who want to adopt and help them through the process, including online resources and interstate adoptions.

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Adoption Information / Referrals
Adoption Evaluation / Placement
Adoption Counseling and Support
Provides a comprehensive family planning program, including contraceptives and options counseling. Also helps individuals about questions regarding cancer and how it can affect the reproductive system, such as pregnancy, uterine/cervical or other cancer, etc.

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Adoption Information / Referrals
Birth Control
Specialized Information and Referral
Offers workshops, in-service trainings and brochures on adoption and adoption issues. Topics include the following: adoption overview, grief and mourning in adoption, the professionals role, the birth parents bill of rights and new relationships in adoption.

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Adoption Information / Referrals
Workshops / Symposiums
Adoption Support Volunteer Opportunities
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Adoption Information/Referrals
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.
Provides pregnant tests, limited first-trimester ultrasounds, peer counseling, and practical assistance to women with an unplanned pregnant or other pregnancy/parenting needs.

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Pregnancy Counseling
Childbirth Education
General Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Pregnancy Testing
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Adoption Information/Referrals
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Provides temporary care to children who are unable to remain with their family. Caseworkers provide the services and support necessary to reunite the family. If a child cannot safely to return to their family, the agency works to develop a permanent plan for the child.

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Preadoptive Foster Care
Permanency Planning for Foster Youth
Information and Referral
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Foster Home Licensing
Specialized Adoption Programs
Intensive Family Reunification Services
Foster Homes for Children With Disabilities
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Adoption Information/Referrals
Therapeutic Foster Homes
Provides information and referral on adoption, foster care, and post-adoption services. Connects prospective parents to local social service agencies.

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Adoption Information/Referrals
Provides detailed information about adoptions and New York State's foster care system and the needs of children in temporary out-of-home placement. Helps interested individuals go through the fostering or adoption process and provides information and supports for families with foster or adopted children in the home.

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Foster Homes for Children With Disabilities
Specialized Adoption Programs
Adoption Expense Assistance
Information and Referral
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Permanency Planning for Foster Youth
Foster Homes for Dependent Children
Therapeutic Foster Homes
Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Preadoptive Foster Care
Adoption Information/Referrals
Postadoption Counseling and Support
Preadoption Counseling and Support
Foster Home Licensing
Recruits, trains, and certifies foster and adoptive families, and arranges placement of children into appropriate homes. Children may be unable to stay with their family for a variety of reasons, and placement may be temporary or in some cases permanent.

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Adoption Evaluation/Placement
Adoption Information/Referrals
Information and Referral
Permanency Planning for Foster Youth
Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
* Provides services for pregnant women and pregnant teens. Assists with connection to community services. WIC, baby clothes and items, prenatal care. * Offers supportive counseling regarding crisis pregnancy issues including unplanned pregnancy and adoption.

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Individual Advocacy
Adoption Counseling and Support
Adoption Information/Referrals
Specialized Information and Referral
Pregnancy Counseling
* Provides a range of services including adoption support and adoption information and referrals.

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Adoption Information/Referrals
Adoption Counseling and Support
Public Awareness/Education