Adoption Agencies in Pottsville, Pennsylvania

While there are no adoption agencies within Pottsville's city limits, there are several agencies within an hour's drive of Pottsville that offer services to residents throughout Pennsylvania. These agencies provide a variety of adoption-related services including training and support, home studies and post-placement visits and adoption assistance for families pursuing embryo, domestic, foster care and international adoptions.

  1. KidsPeace

    • KidsPeace is a private charity that provides adoption services in many states, including Pennsylvania. With an office in Schuylkill Haven, just 10 minutes south of Pottsville, this agency is easily accessible for Pottsville residents. Services offered include adoption finalization of foster children whose parents' parental rights have been terminated, training for adoptive parents and post-placement visits. KidsPeace has also partnered with Children's Home Society and Family Services in Minnesota to help facilitate international adoptions, and will perform home studies for Pennsylvania residents looking to adopt internationally.

    Diakon Adoption and Foster Care

    • Diakon Adoption and Foster Care located in Topton -- a little under an hour from Pottsville -- matches waiting children with adoptive families. While the agency facilitates domestic adoptions and adoptions from the foster care system, they especially focus on special needs adoption. Because Diakon belongs to Pennsylvania's Statewide Adoption Network, many special needs adoption fees are waived and families may receive state financial support upon adopting a special needs child. Diakon also provides search and reunion services to adoptees who are 18 years or older.

    A Baby Step

    • A Baby Step is located in Reading -- about 50 minutes from Pottsville. The agency offers a variety of adoption services and facilitates adoptions for stepparents, relatives, same sex couples, LGBT families and single parents. A Baby Step provides full-service adoptions, meaning that they will take you through the entire process from home study to the finalization of the adoption. The agency also offers full services for families who wish to pursue an embryo adoption or surrogacy.

    Family Care for Children and Youth

    • Family Care for Children and Youth is located in Leesport, about 45 minutes from Pottsville, and offers individualized services for children and families during all phases of adoption. The agency performs authorized family profile services during which they will train pre-adoptive families. Additionally, they emotionally prepare the child for the transition of adoption through counseling and finalize the adoption by providing three post-placement visits and filing the necessary paperwork.

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