Foster Care Agencies

Essex County Department of Social Services

Services Provided: 30 hour MAPP classes held 2 x yearly.  Information / orientation meetings 3-4 x a year, call for information.  Individual orientation meetings available if upcoming meeting not scheduled  at time of inquiry. Require course to be completed prior to certification


 Northern Rivers Family of Services

Services Provided: Northern Rivers Family of Services provides foster, kinship and pre-adoptive homes for children in care. Orientations and foster parent precertification trainings offered virtually and in person at one of the 7 program sites. These site locations are throughout the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, North County and Southern Tier Regions. Each child and family is assigned a skilled Permanency Care Manager to provide case management service in the foster home with the foster parent and youth. Website provides further information and an online foster parent inquiry form.

  • Contact Person:  Kari Carroll, MS
  • Address:  375 Bay Road, Suite 203, Queensbury, NY 12804
  • Phone:  518-948-0522
  • Email:   Kari.Carroll@nrfs.org
  • Website: https://www.northernrivers.org/