Press release:
Genesee County residents are invited to join Hillside Family of Agencies affiliate, Hillside Children’s Center for an adoption and foster care celebration on Thursday, Nov. 15. The free event is open to the community and those looking to learn about foster care and adoption and how the Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children’s Center can aid in the process.
The goal of the event is to help promote adoption and foster care in the Batavia community and to celebrate those who have grown their families through adoption and foster care.
It will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, located at 300 E. Main St., in the City of Batavia. To RSVP, contact Cecelia Spinelli at 350-2501 or cspinelli@hillside.com
The family-focused event will also feature:
- Guidance on getting started with the adoption/foster care process
- Spaghetti Dinner
- Panel presentation
- Arts & Crafts
- Music by Lisa Barrett
- Meet adoptive/foster parents and others considering their options
- Experts to provide information and personal answers to questions on adoption/foster care.
Hillside Children’s Center is a Hague Convention Adoption Service provider. It is an affiliate of Hillside Family of Agencies, is a provider of care for youth and families with a wide range of emotional, behavioral, or life circumstance challenges.
Hillside Children's Center offers therapeutic foster care, adoption, mental health, child welfare, juvenile justice, special education, safety net, and developmental disabilities services to children and families throughout Western and Central New York.
Celebrating its 175th anniversary in 2012, Hillside Family of Agencies is one of the oldest family and youth non-profit human services organizations in the United States. The organization provides child welfare, mental health, youth development, juvenile justice, special education, and developmental disabilities services across central and western New York <http://www.hillside.com/Services/map.htm> and in Prince George’s County, M.D. Last year, Hillside Family of Agencies provided services to 12,636 youth and families in need.
Hillside Family of Agencies is comprised of affiliates Crestwood Children's Center <http://www.hillside.com/Who/ccc.htm> , Hillside Children's Center <http://www.hillside.com/Who/hcc.htm> , Hillside Children's Foundation <http://www.hillside.com/Who/hcf.htm> , Hillside Shared Services, Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection <http://www.hillside.com/Who/hwsc.htm> , and Snell Farm Children's Center <http://www.hillside.com/Who/sfcc.htm> . For more information, visit www.hillside.com <http://www.hillside.com/> .
