AppleTree Business Park
2875 Union Road, Suite 356 Cheektowaga, NY 14227
www2.erie.gov/socialservices/index.php?q=foster-care-amp-adoption
Main Phone
716-858-7274
Fax
716-858-1501
Clerk
716-858-6818
Primary Services
Adoption Services, Adoptive Family Recruitment, Foster Home Placement, Foster Homes for Dependent Children, Foster Parent/Family Recruitment
Description
Child welfare program. Provides adoption services, preventive services, and foster care resulting from voluntary or court placement.
Resource Family Homefinding Unit maintains a constant availability of safe foster and adoptive home placement resources. This is achieved through ongoing recruitment, identification, training, and development of potential foster/adoptive resource families, with a primary objective of prudent evaluation and suitable placement of needy children into foster/adoptive homes.
The Homefinding Team responds to inquiries from interested families providing pertinent information about the application process, necessary training, homestudy development, and the role of being a foster/adoptive parent.
Resource Family Homefinding Unit maintains a constant availability of safe foster and adoptive home placement resources. This is achieved through ongoing recruitment, identification, training, and development of potential foster/adoptive resource families, with a primary objective of prudent evaluation and suitable placement of needy children into foster/adoptive homes.
The Homefinding Team responds to inquiries from interested families providing pertinent information about the application process, necessary training, homestudy development, and the role of being a foster/adoptive parent.
Hours
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm.
Eligibility
Erie County residents.
Intake Process
Write, call, or walk in.
Program Fees
Free.
Date of Official Change
Sep 07, 2023
Contacts
John Przybyl (Primary)
Administrative Director
john.przybyl@erie.gov
716-858-6303