This list provides a starting point for additional assistance with, and information regarding, adoption and fostering services in the local area.
ADOPTIONS FROM THE HEART
Mission is to provide safe, loving homes for children and offer comprehensive, high-quality services to adoptive families, birth parents, and children.
888-608-8373
800-355-5500
Central Pennsylvania office
717-399-7766
5630 Linglestown Rd. #3012, Harrisburg
www.afth.org
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Assists birthparents, adoptive families and children with adoptions that meet the needs of all three groups.
717-657-4804
939 East Park Drive, Suite 103, Harrisburg
www.cchbg.org
COMMON SENSE ADOPTION SERVICES
A licensed, non-profit adoption and foster care agency.
717-412-0772
800-445-2444
1215 Manor Dr., Suite 206, Mechanicsburg
www.commonsenseadoption.org
DIAKON ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE
1022 North Union St., Middletown
877-342-5667
www.diakon.org
FAMILY CARE SERVICES
Purpose is to provide supportive, community based, family placements for children and adults who are not able to live with their own families
717-263-2285
4385 Edenville Road, Chambersburg
www.familycareservices.org
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF GREATER HARRISBURG INC.
717-233-1681
3333 N. Front St., Harrisburg
www.jfsofhbg.org
PENNSYLVANIA STATE RESOURCE FAMILY ASSOCIATION
Advocates for all those who care about children and their families.
800-951-5151
PO Box 60216, Harrisburg 17106
www.psrfa.org
SWAN (Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network)
A broad-based cooperative effort and a centralized information and facilitation service funded and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
800-585-SWAN
www.adoptpakids.org
UNITED METHODIST HOME FOR CHILDREN INC.
An affiliate of the Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network
717-766-7652
5120 Simpson Ferry Rd., Mechanicsburg
www.umhcservices.com