Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth – Buffalo

Services Provided: Berkshire Farm Center is a state wide agency providing foster homes for children in care.  Prospective foster parents receive comprehensive training and support through out the certification process.  Once certified our homes are supported by an assigned social worker, 24 hour emergency services, financial support to meet the chil(ren)’s needs.  Children range in age and special need requirements.  Victoria is foster care contact for western and central region counties.  See website for more information.

Hillside Children’s Center Wyoming

Services Provided: Multi-service agency based in Rochester, NY providing long-term and short term therapeutic foster care services in 20 NYS counties. Pre-certification training and home study takes 3-6 months. Emphasis placed on working with birth families. Foster families receive weekly visits from FP support team, 24 hour on-call support and respite services. Also provides infant, international, and special needs adoptions services.


Wyoming County Department of Social Services

Services Provided: 20 hour pre-certification training course held twice a year (spring and fall). Meets 2 x weekly for 4 weeks. Callers are invited to individual orientation meeting and placed on waiting list for next training class. Homestudy done after application packet and training class completed. County will assist local families to complete training in neighboring counties/agencies if no upcoming local class scheduled.