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Foster Care Help in New York

Local foster care offices for 64 counties, how to become a foster parent, and free legal help. Everything is free — no account, no sign-up.

Foster Care Help

Thinking about fostering, or caring for a relative's child? Start here, then call your county office below.

How to become a foster parent

Free Legal Help

7 free civil legal aid programs serve New York.

Local Offices by County

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Albany County

    Albany County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Allegany County

    Allegany County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Bronx County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Bronx County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • REGIONAL OFFICE · Bronx County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Broome County

    Broome County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Cattaraugus County

    Cattaraugus County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Cayuga County

    Cayuga County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Chautauqua County

    Chautauqua County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Chemung County

    Chemung County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Chenango County

    Chenango County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Clinton County

    Clinton County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Columbia County

    Columbia County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Cortland County

    Cortland County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Delaware County

    Delaware County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Dutchess County

    Dutchess County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Erie County

    Erie County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Essex County

    Essex County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Franklin County

    Franklin County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Fulton County

    Fulton County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Genesee County

    Genesee County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Greene County

    Greene County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Hamilton County

    Hamilton County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Herkimer County

    Herkimer County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Jefferson County

    Jefferson County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Kings County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Kings County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • REGIONAL OFFICE · Kings County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Lewis County

    Lewis County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Livingston County

    Livingston County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Madison County

    Madison County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Monroe County

    Monroe County Department of Human Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Monroe County

    Monroe County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Montgomery County

    Montgomery County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Nassau County

    Nassau County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York City

    New York City Administration for Children's Services (ACS)

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · New York County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • REGIONAL OFFICE · New York County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Niagara County

    Niagara County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Oneida County

    Oneida County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Onondaga County

    Onondaga County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Ontario County

    Ontario County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Orange County

    Orange County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Orleans County

    Orleans County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Oswego County

    Oswego County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Otsego County

    Otsego County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Putnam County

    Putnam County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Queens County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Queens County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • REGIONAL OFFICE · Queens County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Rensselaer County

    Rensselaer County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Richmond County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Richmond County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • REGIONAL OFFICE · Richmond County

    NYC Administration for Children's Services

    This office may be far away — call and ask which office nearest you handles foster care.

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Rockland County

    Rockland County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Saratoga County

    Saratoga County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Schenectady County

    Schenectady County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Schoharie County

    Schoharie County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Schuyler County

    Schuyler County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Seneca County

    Seneca County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · St. Lawrence County

    St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Steuben County

    Steuben County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Suffolk County

    Suffolk County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Suffolk County (Town of Brookhaven)

    Town of Brookhaven Public Housing Authority

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Sullivan County

    Sullivan County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Tioga County

    Tioga County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Tompkins County

    Tompkins County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Ulster County

    Ulster County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Warren County

    Warren County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Washington County

    Washington County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Wayne County

    Wayne County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Westchester County

    Westchester County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Wyoming County

    Wyoming County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

  • LOCAL OFFICE · Yates County

    Yates County Department of Social Services

    No public email listed — call the office or use its official page.

From the Legal Services Corporation's official grantee list.

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    Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc.

    13 counties: Broome County, Cayuga County, Chenango County, Cortland County, Delaware County, Herkimer County, Jefferson County, Lewis County…

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    Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York, Inc.

    16 counties: Albany County, Clinton County, Columbia County, Essex County, Franklin County, Fulton County, Greene County, Hamilton County…

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    Legal Assistance of Western New York, Inc.

    14 counties: Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, Chemung County, Livingston County, Monroe County, Ontario County, Schuyler County…

  • Free legal aid

    Legal Services NYC

    5 counties: Bronx County, Kings County, New York County, Queens County, Richmond County

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    Legal Services of Long Island

    2 counties: Nassau County, Suffolk County

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    Legal Services of the Hudson Valley

    7 counties: Dutchess County, Orange County, Putnam County, Rockland County, Sullivan County, Ulster County, Westchester County

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    Neighborhood Legal Services, Inc.

    5 counties: Erie County, Genesee County, Niagara County, Orleans County, Wyoming County