The Children’s Home of Wyoming Conference

Services Provided: The Homefinding and Adoption Unit at the Children’s Home of Wyoming Conference provides certification, training and maintenance of approximately 130 foster/adoptive homes throughout Broome County and surrounding areas. The Adoption Unit facilitates the adoptive process for children who have become freed for adoption through Broome County Family Court and who are enrolled in the Children’s Home Close to Home foster care program. The agency processes inquiries, provides a monthly informational meeting for interested community members and offers the 10 week GPSII/MAPP certification course, along with Deciding Together, a one on one certification offering.
Contact Person: Aliscia Gaucher
Address:  182 Chenango St, Binghamton, NY 13901-1696  Phone: 607-772-6904
Email: agaucher@chowc.org  Website: http://www.chowc.org/

 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.