AGAPE – Central New York
Serving Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Madison and Tompkins Counties.
950 Danby Road; Suite 318, Ithaca | 607-272-0034
Funded by the Regional Permanency Resource Centers initiative of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services’ (OCFS), the Coalition opened the AGAPE Southern Tier-Finger Lakes office in 2017. In 2019 the program name changed to AGAPE Central New York and now serves Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Madison and Tompkins counties.
AGAPE Central New York serves families who have adopted a child or those that have become guardians of a relative’s child. By providing supportive services and connecting families to resources such as parent trainings, support groups for both parents and youths, peer mentoring, navigation for cross-system needs, therapeutic services referrals, counseling, or other supports to help families address issues as they arise, the AGAPE program helps post-adoptive and post-guardianship families through the unique challenges they face following an adoption or guardianship.
AGAPE’s services are provided free of charge. It is open for families who have adopted through foster care or private adoption whether domestically or internationally. Services are also available for those caring for a child through G docket guardianship or informal custody arrangements. Whether it’s a simple question, a need for more training or a more challenging problem, we are here to guide you.
If you are an family who has adopted a child or are caring for a child through a G-Docket, Article 17, informal, fictive, or KinGap Guardianship or custody, AND live in one of New York city’s five boroughs (Brooklyn, Staten Island, Manhattan, Bronx, Queens) or Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Dutchess, Nassau, Madison, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Tompkins, Ulster or Westchester Counties, please begin the AGAPE enrollment process now. Click to button to begin!
Meet the AGAPE Central New York Team
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Upcoming AGAPE Central New York Events
Not sure if AGAPE is right for your family? Come on out and meet the team at one of the many connective events and educational trainings we host in our AGAPE counties. All our events are free and most of the support groups and trainings have either childcare or a youth activity.
To view and register for all the upcoming AGAPE trainings and events, just click here.
The AGAPE Central New York office is open Monday through Friday 9am to 5pm.
The HelpLine is always available 24 hours a day, seven days a week!
Meet the Team Near You!
You can find AGAPE Central New York staff at various satellite offices and locations around the AGAPE central New York Service area:
- Tompkins County DSS office in Ithaca on Wednesdays from 10 Am to 2 PM.
- Cayuga County DSS office in Auburn on Tuesdays from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM.
- Cortland County DSS office in Cortland on Tuesdays from 8 AM to 12 PM.
- Chemung Neighborhood Transformation Center in Elmira on Tuesdays from 9 AM to 5 PM.
- Madison County DSS office in Wampsville on Wednesdays from 8 AM to 12 PM.
- Chemung County DSS office in Elmira on Fridays from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM.