Pennsylvania State Adoptions

Pennsylvania adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in Pennsylvania:

Foster Care Specialist
Child Welfare Services
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PENNSYLVANIA 17105
717-787-7756

Adoption Specialist
Dept. of Public Welfare
Office of Children, Youth and Families
Cathy Utz
PO Box 2675
7th and Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: (717) 705-2412
Fax: (717) 705-0364
World Wide Web: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/ocyf/ocyfas.asp
E-mail: cutz@state.pa.us

Licensing Specialist
Department of Public Welfare
Office of Children, Youth and Families
Wayne Stevenson
Health and Welfare Building, Room 131
PO Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675
Phone: (717) 787-6292
Fax: (717) 787-4756
World Wide Web: http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/adoptpakids/paeagencylist2.asp
E-mail: wstevenson@state.pa.us

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in Pennsylvania.