A study is not the written report that you end up with in your hands. That written part is just a summary of a great deal of work. A study is a social work/agency process, with the rules mandated by New York State. It involves agency staff collecting and processing family information, like references and medicals, and opening a formal case record, as well as other staff visiting a family, assessing that family and writing a report, then having that report evaluated and edited by supervisory staff. In order to get to the final written report, at least five different agency staff members spend many hours of time on each family's material.

FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES is authorized by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services as a full service adoption agency and a home study preparer to conduct family studies under the law of the jurisdiction in the State of New York.

Our Administrative Office is located in Eastern Queens, New York, but regional adoption specialists are available in many areas of New York State. We are also approved in New Jersey and work in some limited areas of the state. Many of our adoption specialists are adoptive parents themselves and have the skills and special understanding that enables them to assist new adoptive families.

The Family Services Program of FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES is pleased to be able to provide a wide range of services to assist you with your planned adoption. At the time that you are ready, we are able to conduct comprehensive family studies and updates for private or agency instate and interstate adoptions, in a timely manner and at a reasonable cost.