Online Adoption Resources for Westchester

In the age of Google and tech-savvy toddlers, answers to questions about adoption are often just a click away. For adoptees looking to start the process of tracking down birth parents, these national websites offer a jumping-off point:

Adoption Registry Connect
Adoptive Families
American Adoptions
Center for Adoption Support and Education
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Find My Family
How to Investigate
OmniTrace

But while the information may be more accessible, the emotions surrounding adoption can still prove complicated. Here are local support groups and services for adoptees and their parents:

Abbott House
100 N. Broadway, Irvington; 914-591-7300
Places children in permanent, adoptive homes. Understanding difficulties and challenges are something that every family must overcome; Abbott offers programs during and after adoption. Counseling, educational advocacy, and support groups are offered to parents and children.

Catholic Guardian Society and Home Bureau
1011 First Ave., Manhattan; 212-371-1011
A domestic and international adoption program that offers its services throughout the metropolitan area. The organization serves families and children in all communities and at all stages in the adoption process. Counseling is also offered to expectant mothers seeking parenting options.

Children’s Village
1 Echo Hills, Dobbs Ferry; 914-693-0600
Offers services to adoptive families and support for children of all ages, including parenting support groups and trainings, medical services, and case management. The organization also processes child placement for children.