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Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone

Find NYS Post Adoption Support Center in Your County

 

AGAPE Post Adoption Support Program;

a signature program of the Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York 

AGAPE is the Coalition’s free support, information and educational program open to all adoptive families and relative caregivers who have custody or guardianship of children.

Our program is staffed by adoptive parents and social workers who have specialized training and experience working with families formed through adoption and guardianship. The program offers our clients the opportunity to consult with a social worker around any concern that is placing stress on the family. Together they can decide if AGAPE can provide more assistance to the family.

AGAPE’s services are provided free of charge. Whether it’s a simple question, a need for more training or a more challenging problem, we are here to guide you. Our guiding principle is that adoptive and guardianship families should have the support they need when they need it.

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We offer a menu of post-adoption and post-guardianship services including:

  • Tailored Assessment and Brief Counseling
  • Referral to Services
  • Case Management and In-Home Support
  • Advocacy to Help Secure Services
  • Parent Support Groups and Parent Mentors
  • Information and Education as needed

Our team will work with your whole family to determine how we can best help!

 

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,  Tompkins, Ulster or Westchester Counties,  please begin the AGAPE enrollment process now. Click to button to begin!

 

Take the First Step to Support – Become an AGAPE Family!

Or Contact Your AGAPE Family Support Specialist Today!

Funded by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, The Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York has been able to expand our post-adoption support program, Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE) to open Statewide for families formed through the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption’s Wendy’s Wonderful Kids® Program. 

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Looking for Post Adoption Support in another county?

Through funding provided by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services, every county in New York has free post adoption support services. Find the Regional Permanency Resource Center that provides services in your county here.
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Join the AGAPE Team at these Upcoming Events and Trainings

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 Coalition’s Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE) in New York City and Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Dutchess, Nassau, Madison, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Tompkins, Ulster and Westchester Counties is funded by the Regional Permanency Resource Centers initiative of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services.
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