Is International Adoption An Option for Your Family?

Family Connections, Inc. is an authorized New York State adoption agency that has achieved Hague Accreditation from the Inter-country Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity (IAAME). The Agency offers a full range of adoption services for dual parent and single parent households adopting internationally. Family Connections, Inc. supports families throughout New York State and can act as a Primary Provider for clients all over the United States!

Family Connections, Inc, works collaboratively with international adoption placement agencies (aka Primary Providers) across the United States to bring orphans from foreign countries home into loving families. Family Connections, Inc. has supported families adopting children from around the world for over twenty years. This Agency has supported families who have adopted from China, Korea, Vietnam, India, Russia, Ukraine, Ghana, Ethiopia, Morocco, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Lebanon, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Jamaica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Republic of Georgia, Poland, Azerbaijan, Uganda, Cambodia, Columbia, Mexico, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

For parents wishing to pursue an international adoption,

Family Connections can provide..

Home Study Services.
Counseling & guidance regarding available international adoption programs
Referral to international adoption placement agencies (aka Primary Providers)
Primary Provider services for Pakistani families adopting from Pakistan
Primary Provider services for a Ukraine adoption
Primary Provider Services for Hungary Adoptions
Primary Provider Services for Bulgarian Adoptions
Primary Provider Service for Belize Adoptions
Primary Provider services for a relative adoption from Jamaica
Technical assistance regarding international adoption paperwork requirements
Assistance with processes required by Citizenship and Immigration services (USCIS)
Assistance with dossier preparation and authentication
Referral to adoption support networks
Introduction to other families who have adopted internationally
One-on-one training & referral to on-line training providers
Post-adoption placement supervision consistent with country specific requirements
Assistance with adoption finalization
Free Financial Coach consultation to help you navigate how to afford the adoption process. Our Adoption Finance Coach will help you create a comprehensive and customized financial plan for your adoption.

Family Connections, Inc. also provides...

Family Connections, Inc. has licensed social workers throughout the State of New York to meet family needs statewide. These workers are strong resources for adoptive families, with each desiring to get to know families to better serve them in their journey of adoption. Some of the Social Workers are also parents through international adoption and/or have traveled to foreign countries to support clients. Several members of the Agency’s staff and Board of Directors have adopted children internationally (including children with special needs) making Family Connections commitment to international adoption strong.

Over the Agency’s long history of services, we have developed strong relationships with excellent medical, social, therapeutic, and psychological resources for families who have adopted internationally. Our staff advocates for children and families with the schools, medical providers, and intervention service organizations.

For further information, check out our Agency’s Magazine (Family Connections) which publishes educational articles for prospective adoptive parents and our Agency’s blog features international adoption topics.

Family Connections, Inc. supports international families throughout their life-time.

We would be thrilled to support your international adoption plans, please call us at (607) 756-6574. All calls are confidential.

Is International Adoption An Option for Your Family?

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