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Region V

Adoption Group of Orange County, Inc.

WEB: http://mypages.iparenting.com/agocny
P.O. Box 156, Chester, NY 10918
Phone: 845-427-3955     

• Area Served: Hudson Valley
• Services:  Information and referral, support network, social events, monthly meetings, buddy system, recruitment, newsletter, lending library, monthly playgroups, pre-adoption workshops, 7Up Kids group
• Contact:

  Corrine Knack
  845-496-2864

Adoptive Families of Westchester

• Area Served:  Westchester County
• Services:  Focus on older child adoption, support network, annual camping weekend in Lakeville, CT
• Contacts:

  Ann Marie McParland
  11 Bristol Place
  Yonkers, NY 10710
  (914) 779-1509
  
  Joyce Metakes
  18 Glen Dr.
  Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
  (914) 297-5799

Adoptive Parents Committee, Inc. / Hudson Region Chapter

PO Box 625, Hartsdale, NY 10530     Phone: (914) 997-7859
WEB: http://www.adoptiveparents.org/    Email:  apchudson@hotmail.com

• Area Served:  North of New York City, Connecticut
• Services:  Pre adoption workshops (agency, independent, foreign), post adoption workshops, monthly meetings (September-May) with pre and post adoption topics, "While You Wait" private adoption support gruops, social activities, singles group
• Contacts:

  Lisa Hanratty
  914-962-2459
  
  Debbie Schwartz
  203-544-8294

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Dutchess County Foster Parents

• Area Served: Dutchess County
• Services: Information and Referral, Support Network
• Contact:

  Betty Scott
  35 Greentree Drive South
  Hyde Park, NY 12538
  845-229-0716
  scottie@nexxmail.com

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Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA) - New York Chapter

PO Box 834, Ewan NY 12466
WEB: http://www.frua.org/New_York/

• Area Served: New York and Western Connecticut
• Services: Support network, information on Russian culture, social events, resource on Russian and Ukranian adoption
• Contact:

  
  Jackie Lawson, President
  jlawson1@hvc.rr.com

Liz Evans
4 Bedford Road
Katonah, NY 10536
(914)232-9742
Liz_Evans@pobox.com

Families with Children from China of Greater New York, Inc.

WEB: http://www.FCCNY.org

• Area Served: New York State, New Jersey, Southern Connecticut
• Services: Information on Chinese culture, social events
• Contacts:

  Lower Hudson Valley
  Jean Weston
  9 Nauwitt Lane
  Salisbury Mills, NY 12577
  (914) 496-0805
  GJWeston@sprintmail.com

  Rockland County
  Eileen Flannigan
  81 Massachusetts Ave
  Congers, NY
  (914) 268-7296
  eileen473@worldnet.att.net

  Westchester County
  Nancy Weiss
  112 Somerstown Road
  P.O. Box 226
  Millwood, NY 10546
  (914) 944-7029

Mid- Hudson Adoption Group

• Area Served: Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia, Greene Counties
• Services: Information and Referral
• Contact:

  Jody Sterling
  76 Espous
  Ulster Park, NY 12487
  (914) 331-3817
  jtsterl@hotmail.com

Orange County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association

• Area Served: Orange and Ulster Counties
• Services:  Information and referral, support network, monthly meetings, newsletter, social events
• Contact:

  Peg Conklin
  962 Scotchman-Collabar Road
  Middletown, NY 10911
  845-361-4777
  tpconklin@frontiernet.net
  
  Victoria Monaco
  PO Box 491
  Unionville, NY 10988
  845-726-0988
  snmster@citlink.net

Pius XII Foster & Adoptive Parents Association

• Area Served:  Sullivan, Dutchess, Orange and Ulster Counties
• Services:  Information and referral, informal support network
• Contact:

  Dolores Simmons
  66 Judith Drive
  Stormville, NY 12582
  (914) 221-0753

Putnam County Foster and Adoptive Parent Group

• Area Served: Putnam County
• Services: Information and referral, informal support network
• Contact:

  Fran Sabatini
  8 Iris Court
  Carmel, NY 10512
  (845) 225-1836
  frankatini@aol.com

Rockland County Foster & Adoptive Parents Association

• Area Served:  Rockland County
• Services:  Information and Referral, Support network
• Contacts:

  Suzanne Peters
  1 Jacqueline Road
  Chestnut Ridge, NY 10952
  (845) 356-0922
  

Rockland County Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Group

• Area Served:  Rockland County
• Services:  Agency led monthly support group, speakers, open discussion.
• Contacts:

  Jill Perlman, Agency Contact
  Rockland County DSS
  Sanatorium Rd. Bldg. C
  (845) 364-3535

Stars of David International, Inc. - Rockland County Chapter

• Area Served:  Rockland County
• Services:  Information and informal support network
• Contact:

  JFS of Rockland County
  Gail Abramson, MSW, ACSW, Exec. Dir.
  Deborah Kroll (contact)
  900 Route 45, Suite 2
  New City NY 10956-1140
  914-354-2121; FAX 914-354-2928
  staff@jfsrockland.org
  www.starsofdavid.org/chapter_NY.html

Sullivan County Foster and Adoptive Parents Association, Inc.

• Area Served:  Sullivan County
• Services:  Information & referral, support network, social events, monthly meetings, newsletter, recruitment, bi-monthly foster parent training
• Contacts:

  Ed and Rose Hernandez
  1181 Horseshoe Lake Road
  Swan Lake, NY 12783
  (914) 583-5037
  HMAMAROSE@aol.com

Tri-County Families of Korean Children

• Area Served:  Orange, Sullivan, and Putnam Counties
• Services:  Newsletter, support group, cultural activities
• Contact:

  Roberta Manchester
  111 Benneywater Road
  Port Jervis, NY 12771
  (914) 355-3711

Westchester Foster and Adoptive Parents Association Inc.

P.O. Box 1165, Yonkers, NY 10703

• Area Served:  Westchester County
• Services:  Information and referral, support to foster and adoptive parents, buddy system, meetings, recruitment, social events
• Contacts:
  
  Brenda Crump, President
  432 Dunham Ave.
  Mt. Vernon, NY 10553
  (914) 667-0899
  bcrump_371@hotmail.com

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