Serving  the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan

3114 Mermaid Avenue, 4th Floor, Brooklyn | 648.688.4321

Funded by the Regional Permanency Resource Centers initiative of the New York State Office of Children and Family Services’ (OCFS), the Coalition is planing on opening the newest AGAPE office in the Spring of 2024.

AGAPE New York City  serves families who live with the city’s five boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Islands or Manhattan, who have adopted a child or those who have custody or that have become guardians of a relative’s child though KinGap, legal guardianship, fictive kin or informal care.  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 relatives caring for a child through G docket guardianship. Whether it’s a simple question, a need for more training or a more challenging problem, we are here to guide you.

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 HelpLine is always available 24 hours a day, seven days a week!

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