Adoption & Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE) – Central New York

Adoption & Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE) – Central New York

950 Danby Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
Program Contact: Renee Hettich
Phone: (607) 272-0034 ext 1015
Email: info@affcny.org

Helpline: (888) 80HELPLINE
Website: https://affcny.org/programs/adoption-and-guardianship-assistance-program-for-everyone/agape-central-new-york/

AGAPE Central New York serves families in Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Schuyler, and Tompkins counties who have adopted a child or those that have become guardians of a relative’s child. By providing supportive services and connecting families to resources such as parent trainings, support groups for both parents and youths, peer mentoring, navigation for cross-system needs, therapeutic services referrals, counseling, or other supports to help families address issues as they arise, the AGAPE program helps post-adoptive and post-guardianship families through the unique challenges they face following an adoption or guardianship. AGAPE’s services are provided free of charge. It is open to families who have adopted through foster care or private adoption whether domestically or internationally. Services are also available for those caring for a child through G docket guardianship.

Services Include:

• Tailored Assessment and Brief Counseling
• Referral to Services
• Case Management and In-Home Support
• Advocacy to Help Secure Services
• Parent Support Groups and Parent Mentors
• Information and Education

*Upcoming events: https://affcny.org/RSVP

Serves Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Schuyler and Tompkins Counties