Adoption Services

For details on a particular service, click on the link below:

Pre-Adoption and Adoption Services:

Annual Conference
Information and referral
Adoption counseling
Adoption application
Home studies
Post-placement supervision/report
Adoption finalization or refinalization
Placement services
Seminars
Adoption mentoring
Waiting child adoption
Child-specific recruitment
Welcome Home baby care classes
Educational programs
Customized services
Search for birth family

How to access services

For more information or to access any of these services, contact Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Family of Agencies at (585) 256-7967 or by e-mail.

Annual Conference
Open to pre-adoptive parents and all members of the adoption TRIAD (birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted persons), the conference provides education on all aspects of foster care and adoption, as well as networking opportunities. The Conference is held every November.

Information and referral
Includes:

Monthly informational meetings on foster parenting and adoption processes;
Referral to adoption agencies;
Support and linkages to community services throughout the adoption process
Referral to other community resources specific to adoption and/or foster care (therapists, support groups, etc.), and
Communication with public/private agencies

Adoption counseling
Individual counseling for:

People interested in learning about adoption
People in the process of adopting
Adoptive parents
Adopted individuals
Birth parents

Adoption application
Creation and processing of application forms for international and/or domestic infant adoption. Includes an initial office interview.

Home study (adoption preparation services)
For international and domestic infant adoptions. Home studies include:

Adoption preparation class
Individual interviews
Written home study
Support Services and consultation
One post-placement visit required by Hillside Children’s Center

Post-placement supervision and report
Post-placement supervision for international or domestic infant adoption as required by Hillside Children’s Center and/or the placing agency. (Hillside requires at least one home visit per adoptive placement.) Includes the home visit and preparation/submission of a report to the placement agency.

Adoption finalization or refinalization
May be mandated by court order or requested by the adoptive family. Finalization includes one post-placement home visit and a report.

Placement services (domestic infant adoption)
Includes the referral process and coordination of adoptive placement for an infant placed in Hillside Children’s Center’s custody by the birthmother.

Seminars
Educational forums for professionals on all aspects of adoption and/or foster care.

Adoption mentoring (AdoptMent)
A mentoring program in which adults who were adopted mentor youth currently in foster care.

Waiting child adoption
Assists families interested in adopting a waiting child to identify a child. Also assists those who have already identified a child they wish to adopt in the child welfare system. Includes certification process and Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP) training.

Child-specific recruitment
A service offered by contract to public agencies to find families for children who are freed for adoption and in need of permanent, adoptive families. Services include the development of an Individualized Adoption Plan (IAP) for each youth and an array of recruitment techniques, including the Hillside Adoption Photo Album, listing with national photo listing resources, as well as conducting Life Cycle Recruitment, a comprehensive search for existing connections in each child’s life by combing through case files, assessing whether situations have changed, and investigating the possibility of re-establishing prior relationships to make a permanent connection.

Welcome Home baby care classes
Classes for first-time adoptive parents of infants and toddlers with a focus on baby care and attachment issues.

Educational programs
Workshops on adoption-related topics are offered throughout the year.

Customized services
ARN will customize services in special situations not included above (i.e., kinship adoption, personalized training, etc.)

Search for birth families
Search services through Adoption Resource Network at Hillside or by referral through the NYS Adoption Information Registry.




		For details on a particular service, click on the link below: Pre-Adoption and Adoption Services: Annual Conference Information and referral Adoption counseling Adoption application Home studies Post-placement supervision/report Adoption finalization or refinalization Placement services Seminars Adoption mentoring Waiting child adoption Child-specific recruitment Welcome Home baby care classes Educational programs Customized services Search for birth family How to access services For more information or to access any of these services, contact Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Family of Agencies at (585) 256-7967 or by e-mail. Annual Conference Open to pre-adoptive parents and all members of the adoption TRIAD (birth parents, adoptive parents, and adopted persons), the conference provides education on all aspects of foster care and adoption, as well as networking opportunities. The Conference is held every November. Information and referral Includes: Monthly informational meetings on foster parenting and adoption processes; Referral to adoption agencies; Support and linkages to community services throughout the adoption process Referral to other community resources specific to adoption and/or foster care (therapists, support groups, etc.), and Communication with public/private agencies Adoption counseling Individual counseling for: People interested in learning about adoption People in the process of adopting Adoptive parents Adopted individuals Birth parents Adoption application Creation and processing of application forms for international and/or domestic infant adoption. Includes an initial office interview. Home study (adoption preparation services) For international and domestic infant adoptions. Home studies include: Adoption preparation class Individual interviews Written home study Support Services and consultation One post-placement visit required by Hillside Children’s Center Post-placement supervision and report Post-placement supervision for international or domestic infant adoption as required by Hillside Children’s Center and/or the placing agency. (Hillside requires at least one home visit per adoptive placement.) Includes the home visit and preparation/submission of a report to the placement agency. Adoption finalization or refinalization May be mandated by court order or requested by the adoptive family. Finalization includes one post-placement home visit and a report. Placement services (domestic infant adoption) Includes the referral process and coordination of adoptive placement for an infant placed in Hillside Children’s Center’s custody by the birthmother. Seminars Educational forums for professionals on all aspects of adoption and/or foster care. Adoption mentoring (AdoptMent) A mentoring program in which adults who were adopted mentor youth currently in foster care. Waiting child adoption Assists families interested in adopting a waiting child to identify a child. Also assists those who have already identified a child they wish to adopt in the child welfare system. Includes certification process and Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting (MAPP) training. Child-specific recruitment A service offered by contract to public agencies to find families for children who are freed for adoption and in need of permanent, adoptive families. Services include the development of an Individualized Adoption Plan (IAP) for each youth and an array of recruitment techniques, including the Hillside Adoption Photo Album, listing with national photo listing resources, as well as conducting Life Cycle Recruitment, a comprehensive search for existing connections in each child’s life by combing through case files, assessing whether situations have changed, and investigating the possibility of re-establishing prior relationships to make a permanent connection. Welcome Home baby care classes Classes for first-time adoptive parents of infants and toddlers with a focus on baby care and attachment issues. Educational programs Workshops on adoption-related topics are offered throughout the year. Customized services ARN will customize services in special situations not included above (i.e., kinship adoption, personalized training, etc.) Search for birth families Search services through Adoption Resource Network at Hillside or by referral through the NYS Adoption Information Registry.