Community Maternity Services
Services Provided: Multi-Service private non profit agency serving 14 counties in Albany Roman Catholic Diocese. Three adoption programs: Healthy Infant, International, and Special Needs/Waiting Kids. Also has residential and foster care programs, Call intake services for information on adotion fees and process and becoming a foster parent. see
- Contact Person: Intake Services
- Address: 27 N Main Ave, Albany, NY 12203
- Phone: 518-482-8836
- Website: http://www.cccms.org/
Northern Rivers Family of Services
Services Provided: Northern Rivers Family of Services provides foster, kinship and pre-adoptive homes for children in care. Orientations and foster parent precertification trainings offered virtually and in person at one of the 7 program sites. These site locations are throughout the Capital Region, Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley, North County and Southern Tier Regions. Each child and family is assigned a skilled Permanency Care Manager to provide case management service in the foster home with the foster parent and youth. Website provides further information and an online foster parent inquiry form.
- Contact Person:Â Jenny McMillen, MS
- Address:Â 1 Genium Plaza, Schenectady, NY 12304
- Phone: 518-257-2919
- Email: Jenny.McMillen@nrfs.org Â
- Website:Â https://www.northernrivers.org/
Schenectady County Department of Social Services
Services Provided: 30 Hr MAPP training 3x a year. Orientation held prior to class, next class. Resource packet sent out to interested families with clearances etc. to be completed prior to training. Monthly educational programs for foster and adoptive families. County works closely with Adoptive Family Coalition.
- Contact Person:Â Elizabeth Roberts-Laura
- Address:Â 388 Broadway, Schenectady, NY 12305
- Phone:Â 518-388-4399
- Website:Â http://www.
schenectadycounty.com/dss