Hillside Children’s Center Monroe County Region

Services Provided: Multi-service agency based in Rochester, NY providing long-term and short term therapeutic foster care services in 20 NYS counties. Rochester office serves Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, and Yates 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.


Yates County Department of Social Services

Services Provided: 30 Hour MAPP course offered once a year. Orientation held prior to course. After parents are certified county holds monthly meetings with different trainers to provides foster parents with training needs on a variety of topics and support issues. 24 hour on-call caseworkers for support. Monthly stipends provided to cover cost of children in care as well as medical coverage for foster children. Clearances, medicals, and references required from prospective foster/adoptive parents. Foster families needed for siblings groups, teenagers and children with special needs children.