New Jersey Adoption Agencies
& Service Providers
A Child's Hope International, Inc.
1075 Easton Avenue, Tower Suite 3B
Somerset, NJ 08873
Contact: Susan Levine
Phone: 732-937-8172
Adoption from the Heart
451 Woodland Avenue
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
http://www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org
Contact: Mary Daily/Terry Petrone
e-mail - mdailyafth@hotmail.com
Phone: 856-665-5655
Full-service agency
Domestic & International Infant Adoption
Bethany Christian Services
445 Godwin Avenue
Midland Park, NJ 07432
http://www.bethany.org
Contact: Nancy Dykstra-Powers
Phone: 201-444-7775
Full-service agency
Domestic and International Infant Adoption
Catholic Charities – Camden
810 Montrose Street
Vineland, NJ 08360
http://www.camdendiocese.org
Contact: Janice Bono
Phone: 856-691-1909
Catholic Charities – Metuchen
319 Maple Street
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
http://www.accdom.org
Contact: Sr. Joanne Donovan
E-mail: jdonovan@ccdom.org
E-mail: kkeating@ccdom.org
Phone: 732-324-8200
Full-service agency
Domestic, International Infant Adoption
and Older Children Adoptions
Catholic Charities
476 17th Avenue
Paterson, NJ 07504
http://www.catholiccharities.org
Contact: Megan Alonso
Phone: 973-523-9595 Ext. 27
Full-service agency
Catholic Charities – Trenton
115 West Pearl Street
Burlington, NJ 08016
Contact: Barbara Coyle/Nancy Morrell
Phone: 609-386-6221
Full-service agency
Domestic, International & Special
Needs Infant Adoption
Catholic Community Service of Newark
499 Belgrove Drive – Suite 2
Kearny, NJ 07032
http://www.ccsnewark.org
Contact: Patricia A. Chiarello
Phone: 201-246-7378
Children’s Aid and Family Services
200 Robin Road
Paramus, NJ 07652
http://www.cafsnj.org
Contact: Marcia Fisher
e-mail – mfisher@cafsnj.org
Phone: 201-261-2800 Ext. 224
Full-service agency
Domestic Infants, Special Needs and
Older Children
Children's Choice of New Jersey, Inc.
151 Fries Mill Road - Suite 205-206
Turnersville, NJ 08012
Contact: Joy Elvin
Phone: 856-228-5223
Children’s Home Society of New Jersey
635 South Clinton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08611
http://www.chsofnj.org
Contact: Patti Sims
e-mail – psims@chsofnj.org
Phone: 609-695-6274
Full-service agency
Domestic, International Adoption,
Special Needs and Older Children
Children of the World
685 Bloomfield Avenue – Suite 201
Verona, NJ 07044
Contact: Veronica Serio
Phone: 973-239-0100
Downey Side-Families for Youth
1901 Olden Avenue – Suite 45
Ewing, NJ 08618
http://www.Downeyside.com
Contact: Karen Tesoriero
Phone: 609-291-2784
Children age 7 – 17 Adoption
Family and Children’s Service
40 North Avenue
P.O. Box 34
Elizabeth, NJ 07207
www.facsimpl@qwest.net
Contact: Lynn Simpson
Phone: 908-352-7474
Family and Children’s Service
1900 Route 35
Oakhurst, NJ 07755
http://www.fcsmonmouth.org/
Contact: Lillian Gordon
E-mail: lgordon@fcsmonmouth.org
Phone: 732-531-9111
Golden Cradle
1050 King Highway No. – Suite 201
Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
http://www.goldencradle.org
E-mail: info@goldencradle.org
Contact: Brenda Freed-Mazel
Phone: 856-667-2229
Growing Families Worldwide
178 South Street
Freehold, NJ 07728
http://www.gfwadopt.com
Contact: Marjorie Talbot
Phone: 732-431-4330
Full-service agency
Domestic & International Infant Adoption
Holt International Children’s Services
340 Scotch Road – 2nd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08628
http://www.holtintl.org
Contact: Pat Keltie
E-mail: patk@holtintl.org
Phone: 609-882-4972
Homestudies & Adoption Placement Services
668 American Legion Drive
Teaneck, NJ 07666
http://www.hap.org
Contact: Lorraine Kolankowski
Phone: 201-836-5554
Full-service agency
Domestic/International Infant/Toddler
Adoption
Jewish Family Service – Central NJ
655 Westfield Avenue
Elizabeth, NJ 07208
http://www.jfscentralnj.com
Contact: Barbara Rall
E-mail: jfsadoption@aol.com
Phone: 908-889-4855
Home Studies and Identified Adoption
Jewish Family Service-Metro West
256 Columbia Turnpike – Suite 105
Florham Park, NJ 07932
http://www.jfs-metronj.org
Contact: Sheila Muster
E-mail: smuster@jfs-metronj.org
Phone: 973-765-9050
Jewish Family Services-South Jersey
1301 Springdale Road – Suite 150
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
http://www.jfedsnj.org
Contact: Marlene Winn
Phone: 856-424-1333
Lutheran Social Ministries NJ
6 Terri Lane – Suite 300
Burlington, NJ 08016
http://www.lsmnj.org
Contact: Andrea Handel
Phone: 609-386-7171 Ext. 111
Domestic Infants, International and
Older Child Adoption
Reaching Out Thru International Adoption
312 South Lincoln Avenue
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Contact: Carol Eiferman
Phone: 856-321-0777
Spence-Chapin Adoption Services
57 Union Place – Suite 212
Summit, NJ 07901
http://www.spence-chapin.org
Contact: Brenda Mirly
E-mail: bmirly@spence-chapin.org
Phone: 908-522-0043
Full-service agency
Domestic, International, African American,
Hispanic & Special Needs Infant Adoption
Welcome House Adoption Services
Pearl S. Buck International
520 Dublin Road
Perkasie, Pa 18944
http://www.pearl-s-buck.org
Contact: Leonette Boiarski
e-mail LBoiarski@pearl-s-buck.org
Phone: 215-249-0100 Ext. 137
International Infant Adoption
Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.
1440 Prospect Avenue
Plainfield, NJ 07060
http://www.whfc.org
Contact: Laura Stevens
Phone: 908-756-3000
Youth Consultation Service
284 Broadway
Newark, NJ 07104
http://www.ycs.org
Contact: Phyllis Baumrind
Phone: 973-482-8411
Older Child Adoption