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.
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.
Call the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York’s toll free HelpLine at 888-354-1342: the only FREE statewide 24/7 service of its kind for designed specifically to assist foster parents, kinship carers, adoptive families, related professionals and those wishing to foster or become parents.
There are over 94,000 foster and adoptive children in New York State. While we reach many of their families with our helpline and other valuable services, our goal is to ensure we are able to assist even more children and families every year. Your generous contribution helps us to reach that goal. DOUBLE YOUR DONATION this Giving Tuesday!
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), whether that information is available to future employers or licensing agencies that deal with the care of children, and how to get those records sealed.
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The Coalition is again able to offer scholarships to those interested in attending our annual Foster Care and Adoption Conference. If you are a a New York State parent, just fill out the scholarship application on AFFCNY.ORG/APPLY/and submit.
