Adoptive & Foster Family Coalition of New York-Adoption & Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE) – Hudson Valley

Adoptive & Foster Family Coalition of New York-Adoption & Guardianship Assistance Program for Everyone (AGAPE) – Hudson Valley

108 Main Street
New Paltz, NY 12561
Program Contact: Trudy Kent
Phone: (845) 679-9900
Email: trudy@affcny.org

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

AGAPE Hudson Valley serves families in Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster 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 relatives 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
•  Information and Education
•  Virtual Parent Support Groups and Parent Mentors

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Serves Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties