Adoption Information and Support
What type of information are you looking for?
- Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) 1-800-585-7926
- Permanency Office, DHS Office of Children, Youth and Families (CYF) 412-473-2300
- Adopt US Kids
- TRAC – provides support prior to adoption
- Foster Care Provider Agencies – connects foster parents with children and teens who need them
- Safe Haven 1-866-921-SAFE (7233)
You are allowed to leave your newborn (up to 28 days old) at any Pennsylvania hospital, in the care of hospital staff. As long as the baby has not been harmed or a victim of a crime, no questions will be asked. - DHS CYF Intake Office 412-473-2000, 10700 Frankstown Road, Suite 301, Penn Hills, 15235
The Office of Children, Youth and Families is there to help if you need it. You can go to them, or they will come to you.
- Permanency Office, DHS Office of Children, Youth and Families (CYF) 412-473-2300
- TRAC
- SWAN – links families with affiliate agencies near where they reside.
- If the adoption took place in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania contact Pennsylvania Adoption Information Registry (PAIR) at 1-800-227-0225
- If the adoption took place outside Allegheny County but in Pennsylvania contact Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) 1-800-585-7926
- If the adoption took place outside Pennsylvania contact International Soundex Reunion Registry
- If the adoption took place through Allegheny County Children, Youth and Families (CYF), contact the Permanency Office, DHS CYF at 412-473-2300.