New York

NEW YORK STATE ADOPTION SERVICE
Capital View Office Park
52 Washington Street, North Building, Room 323
Rensselaer, NY 12144
1-800-345-5437 (Nationwide)
Or email us at: adopme@dfa.state.ny.us

New York http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/adopt/
Photolisting http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/adopt/internet/InternetPhotoinq.asp
http://www.dfa.state.ny.us/
Photolisting http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/html/become_parent/meet_our_kids.shtml

Foster home regulations- http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/publications/foster_parent_handbook.pdf

Medical Assistance- http://www.health.state.ny.us/health_care/medicaid/

ICPC
Interstate Compact Unit
NY State Office of Children & Family Services
Riverview Center 6th Floor
40 N Pearl St
Albany, NY 12243
518-474-9406

WIC- Timothy Mooney, Director
New York State Department of Health
150 Broadway, Flr 6, West
Albany, NY 12204-2719
toll-free in-state: 1-800-522-5006
email: tmm05@health.state.ny.us
website: http://www.health.state.ny.us/prevention/nutrition/wic/

You must wait a minimum of 6 months before petitioning for adoption.

New York is:

Age		Monthly	Maintenance Per Diem	Clothing Replacement Per Diem
0-5	Metro Upstate	460 419	15.12 13.78	0.83 0.83
6-11	Metro Upstate	541 504	17.79 16.57	1.16 1.16
12 & over	Metro Upstate	626 583	20.58 19.17	1.81 1.81
16 & over	Metro Upstate			2.21 2.21

[Metro Region: New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland Counties]

Note: This reflects the maximum maintenance payments and the annual clothing replacement allocation for FY 2003. See the NYSCCC website (www.nysccc.org) for more information.

Specialized rates: $1,007 (Metro and Upstate)
Exceptional rates: $1,525 (Metro and Upstate)

Credits: Kelly L. Killian