UPDATED 2/22/09

Donations Accepted!!  If you wish to make a tax-deductible donation to our organization, please make your check payable to WCFAFS (Warren County Foster & Adoptive Family Services), and mail to Tammi Fennelly, Co-Chair, 324 Liberty Road, Stewartsville, NJ 08886.       

SHSP HOMES NEEDED!!!!  SHSP homes are desperately needed in Warren County. If you feel that you can provide a loving, nurturing home for a medically-fragile child, please get in touch with Melanie Smith (908-730-7782, x2024) for more information. The main things that you need to know to become a SHSP Home is that 1) the primary caregiver cannot work more than 10 hours outside of the home, 2) you have to attend a 3-day training session in order to become certified, 3) and most importantly, you are responsible for transportation of the child to medical visits, etc., as DYFS non-CPR certified staff are not able to do transport. The children need you ----

It's Tax Time ..... Remember the Federal Adoption Tax Credit!!!  For tax year 2007, the tax credit is $11,390 per child and you have this year and up to the next 5 additional years to claim the adoption tax credit.  "Children that are hard to place for adoption such as older children, minority children, sibling groups, and children with medical conditions, or physical, mental and emotional handicpas often are determined to have special needs."  (If you have a subsidized adoption, you will qualify for the Federal Adoption Tax Credit!)  Visit the following website to find out more information, and make sure to mention this to your tax preparer.  Federal Adoption Tax Credit for Special Needs Adoption Finalized in 2008

Welcome to the Warren County Foster and Adoptive Family Services Website. 

We hope that you will find information contained on this website helpful and informative.  Please check each of the pages to the left as each contains specific information. Here is a quick guide as to what you will find on each page:

  • Hot Off the Press - this page provides you with various articles and informative items from DCF, DYFS and FAFS.
  • About Us - this is our Mission Statement and lets you know a little bit about our organization.  This page also lists your WCFAFS Board for 2008/2009.
  • Guess Who's Adopted!- announcements of adoptions finalized.
  • Newsletters - find our current and past Newsletters here
  • Services / Classifieds- this page provides you with information on various services (african american hair care barbers and stylists, etc.) 
  • Organization Links - this page will direct you to various organizations that will provide you with useful information (i.e., other FAFS county websites, DYFS website, NJ Foster Care website, NJArch, etc.)
  • Resources - this page has helpful information and documents regarding adoption subsidy eligibility, the foster care agreement, WIC Offices, and other sites.
  • Important Numbers - visit this page if you need specific phone numbers - some of the numbers listed here include DYFS Emergency Hotline, FAFS, DYFS Local and Area Offices, IAIU Screening Unit, etc.
  • Support Network - if you need to talk to another resource family within Warren County, please visit this page and feel free to reach out for any person listed.  We are here for you!
  • 2008/2009 Calendar - lists our monthly support group meetings, FAFS seminars and teleconferences, and upcoming Warren County Events.
  • Contact Us - please feel free to contact us via phone, mail or e-mail.  Our phone number and other information is listed here.

OUR MEETINGS HAVE BEGUN!!!!!  WCFAFS Meetings are held on the 3rd Monday of each month, 7pm, at Harmony Presbyterian Church, 2727 Belvidere Road, Harmony, NJ.  Hope you can join us!  NEXT MEETING IS ON MARCH 16, 2009, which is an in-service county-based training.

Please feel free to e-mail us with suggestions, comments, or other items of information that you feel would be useful in this website for other Resource Parents.          Click Here to Send An E-Mail to Tammi

Thank you.

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