Pennsylvania post-adoption support
Below are post-adoption and guardianship support services available to families who live in Pennsylvania. Services may not be available in all areas and/or may be dependent upon the circumstances of the placement. Please check with your post-adoption services provider about the availability of specific post-adoption or guardianship support services for your family. You can also visit Child Welfare Information Gateway for information on Adoption and Guardianship Assistance, as well as additional information on post-adoption support.
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Post-adoption/guardianship support services
The Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) offers support groups to any family who has either adopted or has a formal kinship and permanent legal custodianship of children from Pennsylvania's child welfare system. To access support groups and other post permanency services, families should call the toll-free SWAN Helpline at 800-585-7926.
Information on support groups and other resources located throughout the state can be obtained by contacting Together As Parents Inc. at taplink@comcast.net, or by calling 215-256-0669.
In addition, TRAC Services for Families has an extensive adoption and foster care library that includes books, tapes, and articles that are available to the public. For information on TRAC’s library location and hours, how to borrow in-person and by mail, and what they have, call 412-471-8722.
Parent support groups
Below are support groups for adoptive, kinship, and foster families. Support groups may be offered as part of a state’s post-adoption/guardianship support program, through a statewide or regional foster or adoptive parent association, through specific agencies, or may be run independently. If we have additional information about the group’s purpose or the community served, it’s provided under the group’s contact information.
To add a group or make a suggestion, email the AdoptUSKids family support team.
Statewide association
Pennsylvania State Resource Family Association
Parent groups
A Second Chance, Inc.
Location: Pittsburgh
Adelphoi Village Foster, Adoption and Permanency Services
laura.doran@adelphoivillage.org
Location: Latrobe
Adoption by Choice
Location: Erie
Adoption Connection, PA
info@adoptionconnectionpa.org
Location: Beaver
Adoption Homestudies Consulting
client@adopt-abroad.com
Location: Harrisburg
Adoption Resource Center, Inc.
taralaw@aol.com
Location: Philadelphia
Adoptions From The Heart
adoption@afth.org
Locations: Wynnewood, Allentown, Harrisburg
Affinity Family Support Services
Location: Erie
After Adoption & Parent Srvs for Families
elainefrankadopt@gmail.com
Location: Philadelphia
Apple Corps c/o Children's Aid Home
Location: Somerset
Bethanna, Inc.
kkanyi@bethanna.org
Location: Southampton
Bethany Christian Services
bcsphiladelphia@bethany.org
Location: Jenkintown
Bethany Christian Services
bcslancaster@bethany.org
Location: State College
Bethany Christian Services of Western Pennsylvania, Inc.
Location: Wexford
Catholic Charities Adoption Services and Specialized Foster Care
Location: Harrisburg
Catholic Charities Counseling and Adoption Services, Inc.
dstone@cccas.org
Location: Erie
Catholic Charities Diocese of Allentown
Location: Reading
Catholic Charities of Greensburg
Location: Greensburg
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Pittsburg
mbeame@ccpgh.org
Location: Pittsburgh
Catholic Social Services
Location: Philadelphia
Catholic Social Services Diocese of Scranton
Location: Hazleton
Chester County PAS Groups
squinones@chesco.org
610-344-5670
Location: West Chester
Children's Aid Society in Clearfield County
info@childaid.org
Location: Clearfield
Children's Home of Pittsburgh
Location: Pittsburgh
Children's Home of York, Inc.
choy@choyork.org
Location: York
Children’s Aid Society
djudy@casmercer.org
Location: Mercer
COBYS Family Services
careforkids@cobys.org
Location: Leola
Families Caring for Children, Inc.
famcarch@aol.com
570-735-9082
Location: Nanticoke
Families Like Ours
t_libert@yahoo.com
Group type: LGBTQ+
Location: Wyndmoor
Families Through Adoption
frtzdave@aol.com
Group type: International adoption
Location: Harrisburg
Family Care Services, Inc.
Location: Chambersburg
Family Pathways
pathways@familypathways.net
Location: Butler
Gemma Services
Location: Philadelphia and surrounding areas
KidsPeace National Centers
FCFS.Doylestown@kidspeace.org (Doylestown)
Locations: Doylestown and Duncansville
Merakey
contact@merakey.org
Location: Lafayette Hill
Mission Adoption
kelrus@aol.com
Location: Coraopolis
National Adoption Center
ac@adopt.org
Location: Philadelphia
New Foundations, Inc.
info@nfi4kids.org
Location: Philadelphia
Our Children
wblount184@aol.com
Location: Maple Glen
Parenting Services for Families and After Adoption
elainefrankadopt@gmail.com
Location: Bala Cynwyd
Philadelphia Family Pride
Location: Springhouse
Philadelphia Resource Parents Association, Inc.
taplink@comcast.net
Location: Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Adoption Support Group
PittAdopt@gmail.com
Location: Etna
Post Adoption Services - Chester County Department of Children, Youth & Families
cyfweb@chesco.org
Location: West Chester
Pressley Ridge
info@PressleyRidge.org
Location: Lancaster
Project STAR at The Children's Institute
kma@the-institute.org and lpr@the-institute.org
Location: Monaca
Project STAR/The Children's Institute
cpa@the-institute.org
Location: Pittsburgh
SA Parents of Delaware Valley
jdthprk@aol.com
Location: Philadelphia
Tabor Children's Services Inc.
Location: Philadelphia
The Bair Foundation
info@bair.org
Location: New Wilmington
The Children's Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center
Location: Pittsburg
The Salvation Army Children's Services
Location: Allentown
Together as Adoptive Parents (TAP), Inc.
taplink@comcast.net
Location: Harleysville
Welcome House Adoption Program (of Pearl S. Buck International)
jmintzer@pearlsbuck.org
Location: Perkasie
Wesley Spectrum Adoption Program
agross@wesleyspectrum.org
Location: Pittsburg
World Links International Adoption Agency
Location: Scranton