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Staff
Agency Administrators
Maris H. Blechner, M Ed LCSW
Executive Director
(718) 224-1919
maris@familyfocusadoption.org

Maris is the Director of our Child Welfare Training Program, and counsels pregnant women and does the surrenders for our Direct Placement infant program.
Maris Blechner
Kathe Stojowski
Deputy Director
(718) 224-1919
kathe@familyfocusadoption.org

Kathe is a founder of Family Focus, and is the director of our Family Services Program for international and private domestic adoptions.
Kathe Stojowski
Jack Brennan
Associate Director
(845) 401-5225
jack@familyfocusadoption.org

Jack is the director of the agency's Waiting Child Programs for the adoption of children from the foster care system.
Jack Brennan
Joanne Ferrante
Associate Director
(516) 902-7137
jo@famliyfocusadoption.org

Joanne is the Child Transition Worker Supervisor for our Waiting Child Programs, and the family coordinator for our Direct Placement Program. Call or email Jo if you have any questions about adopting an newborn.
Joanne Ferrante
Rich Buley-Neumar
Administrative Liaison and Family Transition Worker
(718) 224-1919
rich@familyfocusadoption.org

Rich is available to answer your questions about adoption in general, or about our application paperwork. Call or email Rich to make reservations for APPOD, A and B training sessions.
RIch Buley-Neumar
Lisa Binder, LCSW
Family Transition Supervisor
(212) 473-0603
lisa@familyfocusadoption.org

Lisa does family transition work, supervises other family workers, and is the school liaison for pre-adoptive families during transition. She is also the agency's grant writer.
Lisa Binder
Sandra Ramos-Connor
Family Services Program Assistant
(718) 224-1919
ffassandy@aol.com

Sandy works with families who require studies for domestic and international adoptions, and teaches training courses on adoption. Call or email Sandy to make reservations for Family Services Training. Sandy is bilingual (Spanish)
Sandra Connor
Pamela DeMan, LCSW
Casework Supervisor
(845) 252-7198
pam@familyfocusadoption.org

Pam is the supervisor of our adoption specialists who write studies for our Waiting Child programs. Pam is bilingual (Spanish)
Pam DeMan
Cristina Louis
Family Services Program Assistant
(718) 224-1919
cristina@familyfocusadoption.org

Cristina coordinates our Family Services Program from our Little Neck office, assisting famillies with their applications and paperwork. Cristina is bilingual (Spanish)
Cristina Louis
Mary Peel
NIAH Advocate and CONNECTIONS Liaison
(845) 725-7997
mary@familyfocusadoption.org

Mary is our liaison for interstate placements, providing contact and support between families and jurisdictions trying to place children. She also maintains our CONNECTIONS reports.
Mary Peel

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, QUEENS
ALBANY AREA TRAINING
NEWBURGH-HUDSON VALLEY TRAINING
SULLIVAN COUNTY INFORMATION MEETINGS

Our Newburgh/Hudson Valley trainings are held at the home of staff member Jack Brennan, 9 Knight's Circle, Newburgh.

Take the NYS Thruway to Exit 17 (Rte. 17K West), or Rte. 84 to Exit 6 (Route 17 West). Take Rte.17K to the Stewart Airport Diner, just west of Rte 84. Turn onto Lakeside Road, which is the road between the diner and Rte. 84. Follow the road for approximately one mile. Go right onto Buckingham Drive and then right again onto Knight's Circle. #9 is the 2nd house on the left. If you need further information, please Jack at (845) 564-6032. [top]

NEWBURGH/HUDSON VALLEY TRAINING LOCATION
ALBANY AREA TRAINING LOCATION
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND TRAINING LOCATION, LITTLE NECK, QUEENS

SULLIVAN COUNTY ADOPTION INFORMATION MEETINGS

Information meeting locations vary. Please call Pamela DeMan at (845) 252-7198 for more details and directions. [top]

FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES
Albany, NY
Phone Toll Free: (866) 855-1919
Location and directions below

FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES
54-40 Little Neck Parkway, Suite 4
Little Neck, NY 11362

Phone: (718) 224-1919
Toll Free: (866) 855-1919
Fax: (718) 225-8360

Capital District Office:
Administrative Offices,
Little Neck, Queens:

Our Albany area trainings are held at the home of staff member Camille Hehn, 549 8th Avenue, Troy.

Take 787 North to the intersection of 787 and Rte. 470 East (also Ontario Street.) Turn Right. Continue over the 112th St. Bridge (Ontario/Rt 470 becomes 112th Street) into Lansingburgh. At the intersection of 112th St. and 8th Ave., turn left onto 8th Ave. Continue past intersection of 8th Ave. and 114th St. House is on the left, halfway between 114th St. and 115th St. Please call Deanne Busch, (518) 542-0843 for more information. [top]

The Administrative Office of FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES is located at the Professional Office entrance of the Valerie Arms Apartments, 54-40 Little Neck Parkway, a brick apartment building one block north of the Long Island Expressway at Exit 32 (Little Neck Parkway). We are in Suite 4, on the main level, to the right of the apartment entrance. There is an outside buzzer.

BY BUS AND SUBWAY: Take the F or R to 169th Street and Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, Queens. Exit at the front of the train, north side, and take the Q30 bus to Little Neck Parkway (the last stop). Those people with access to the E, J and Z trains can now take those trains to the Archer Avenue/Sutphin Boulevard subway station. Right there at the side of the L.I.R.R. Station is a bus stop for the Q30 bus. Take that to the last stop which is Little Neck Parkway. Walk along Little Neck Parkway for half a block to the apartment building. Buzz at the Professional Office entrance.

BY LONG ISLAND RAILROAD: From Brooklyn, take the L.I.R.R. to Jamaica then the Q30 bus (see directions above). From Penn Station, take the Port Washington line to the Little Neck stop (approximately 28 minutes). The office is a brief cab ride from the Little Neck station.

FROM NEW JERSEY: George Washington Bridge to Cross Bronx Expressway to Throgs Neck Bridge. At base of the bridge, go straight onto the Clearview Expressway for a short distance to the Long Island Expressway eastbound. Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 32 - Little Neck Parkway. Go left, under the Expressway, at the corner traffic light, which is Little Neck Parkway, and drive for one block. The office is in the apartment building on the left (which you can see from the Expressway), on the ground floor, at the Professional Office entrance. Just buzz to get in.

FROM STATEN ISLAND: Staten Island Expressway to Verrazano Bridge to Belt Parkway East (toward Queens). Take the Belt Parkway past Kennedy Airport and continue on the Cross Island Parkway (toward the Whitestone and Throgs Neck Bridges). Exit at the Long Island Expressway Eastbound for two exits, to Exit 32, Little Neck Parkway. Then continue as above. [top]

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