AGAPE Orientation
Starting June 14th, 2023; join us online the second Wednesday of the month at noon for AGAPE Orientation! Learn about how the Coalition can provide ongoing post-placement support for you or the families you work with.
Neurofeedback Training | Adoption/Foster Care Therapist Network
Reserve your space now for this 2-day Neurofeedback training opportunity on September 29th and 30th with trainers Michael Cohen and Arleta James. In person, in Manhattan!
2023 Conference: Call for Workshop Proposals!
The Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York is seeking presenters for the organization’s 34th annual conference. Submissions are due by MONDAY, MARCH 20th, 2023. Please share!
Schools as Healing Environments for Students from Adversity
The Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York has created this tip sheet to assist educators in understand the affect of trauma on [...]
Clear Your Name an updated SCR GUIDE | AFFCNY 2022
This is a step-by-step guide *on how to find out if there are records of child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment against you in the New York State Central Register (SCR)
2022 National Adoption Awareness Month Book Sale Fundraiser
Just in time for holiday shopping! When you purchase books on the Greenlight site and enter code AFFCNY15 in the Coupon section at Checkout, the Coalition will get a 15% donation on your entire purchase!
AFFCNY’s First Online Auction
Come on by anytime now until the end of November and check out the amazing items so graciously donated to the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York's auction! So many great items to bid on! Like pie! Who doesn't love pie? Click to help support the Coalition!
Ask the HelpLine
“What about grief? I feel like the emotional toll I will experience when the child in my home is reunited with her birth parents will devastate me.”
Recommended Reading Lists | AFFCNY BOOK CLUB
Essential books recommended by the Coalition for foster, kinship and adoptive families, plus anyone else who can benefit from a greater understanding of the child welfare system, reproductive politics and policy, trauma and healing, etc.
Lawsuit
On December 22, 2021, the Coalition and New York state reached a settlement; families should see increases of up to 46% in the financial support provided to foster parents by New York State.