Chemung County Department of Social Services

Services Provided: Orientations for prospective  parents held every month.  30 Hour MAPP course at least 3 x a year.  Also run frequent Mini MAPP courses for relative and emergency placements. Need homes for children of all ages. Will work cooperatively with other counties on a case by case basis.

Hillside Children’s Center Central Region

Services Provided: Multi-service agency based in Rochester, NY providing long-term and short term therapeutic foster care services in 20 NYS counties.  Syracuse office serves Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Oswego and Tompkins counties. office 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.