CFC’s Adoption program provides home studies and post-placement services for international and older/special needs adoptions. Catholic Family Center is also a placement agency for domestic infant adoptions.
What can prospective parents expect of Catholic Family Center?
We provide:
- Comprehensive information about all aspects of adoption.
- Initial confidential interviews to help you decide what type of adoption is best for you.
- A mandatory home study, which also helps prepare you for adoption.
- Assurance that all available medical, psychiatric and psychological evaluations of the child and birth parents are shared with adoptive parents.
- Post-placement service.
- Complete documentation for legalization as required by the court.
Additionally, we:
- Act as a liaison for adoptive parents with international agencies, and assist them in meeting the requirements for U.S. immigration.
- Advocate for adoptive parents with agencies that have custody of an older/special needs child.
- Consult with attorneys for adoptive parents in private adoption cases.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Person has to be a minimum of 18 years of age in order to adopt.
FEES: Sliding fee scales for home study and placements.
PROGRAM LOCATIONS: 87 N. Clinton Avenue, Rochester, NY 14604
INTAKE PROCESS: Families are invited to attend a monthly information meeting. In this meeting families learn the various processes depending on the type of adoption they are pursuing. Following the information meeting, if a family continues to be interested in adoption through Catholic Family Center, they are asked to complete an application, which is the first step of the process.
For more information, call Children, Youth and Family Services at (585) 262-7126.
OTHER INFORMATION/LINKS: Catholic Family Center has developed positive relationships with international adoption agencies and is well versed in the required paperwork necessary to adopt internationally.
Non-identifying birth search information is provided to those individuals adopted through Catholic Family Center. Information is given as to the process of obtaining identifying information in New York State.
