Adoption

Infants: Catholic Social Services provides an infant adoption program. This is primarily for childless, married couples who may qualify in providing a stable, nurturing home for an infant.

Foster-Adopt: If a child remains in Foster Care for an extended period of time, and the circumstance warranting placement has not changed, the placing agency may change the goal to adoption. This change of goal is always done to serve the best interest of the child. In that case, Foster Parents who have been caring for the child are asked to consider being an adoptive resource. The percentage of children adopted through Foster Care continues to increase. 

International Adoption: Our agency provides a variety of pre- and post-adoption services and home  studies to families throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania, regardless of the international agency one chooses to complete the adoption.

Home Study services: Completing the home study process is a necessary first step as a family begins the adoption journey. CSS adoption staff is happy to provide home study services to Northeastern Pennsylvania families adopting domestically or internationally, using our agency or other placement agencies throughout the United States.

State Wide Adoption Network (SWAN): The agency is also a service provider for the Pennsylvania State Wide  Adoption and Permanency Network. There are numerous children with special needs throughout the state that need permanent homes. Families are needed to provide permanency for these children who have been languishing within the system. These children may be older or have some special needs, but still need the nurturance of a permanent family.
   If a child remains in foster care for an extended period of time, and the circumstances that warranted placement have not changed, the placing agency may then change the goal to adoption. In that case, the foster family where the child has been residing is asked to consider being an adoptive resource. The percentage of children adopted through foster care continues to increase. The agency provides ongoing supportive services to adoptive, kinship and legal custodian families through support groups and individual services. As part of our adoption services, the Agency conducts home study services for those individuals who are adopting privately or internationally. Post Placement supervision and services are also available. 

Services available through the following office(s):

Toll Free: 1-800-465-0578

Hazleton
Milford
Scranton
Stroudsburg
Tunkhannock
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport

Foster Care

Foster parents are very special individuals whose genuine desire is to help children who are in need. Foster homes are needed for children of all ages, sometimes for two or more children from the same family. Some of the children entering into placement may have certain physical or emotional problems that will need love and patience. The primary goal of foster parenting is to reunite the child with his or her biological family when it is in the child’s best interest. This is accomplished through a team effort with involvement from parents, foster parents, staff  members and supportive social services.

Services available through the following office(s):

Toll Free: 1-800-465-0578

Hazleton
Milford
Scranton
Stroudsburg
Tunkhannock
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport

Post Permanency Services

Whether your adoption is recent or took place years ago; whether your adoption was through the Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN), International or Private; whether you are a kinship family or a legal custodian (including grandparents); parents may require a continuum of support services to ensure success as permanent families.  There are several services offered to those who have are providing permanency for children: Case Advocacy, Case Management, Support Group, and Respite.

Services available through the following office(s):

Toll Free: 1-800-465-0578

Hazleton
Milford
Scranton
Stroudsburg
Tunkhannock
Wilkes-Barre
Williamsport