How AI describes Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York (AFFCNY)

AFFCNY (Adoption and Foster Care Coalition of New York) is a nonprofit that supports adoptive and foster families across New York with services including The HelpLine, post-adoption and guardianship support (AGAPE), kinship care programs, caregiver and youth activities, and regional affiliates. It also maintains networks and resources for families and professionals—such as the AFFCNY Network, the Adoption and Foster Care Therapist Network (AFCTN), the LIFT-UP legal services directory, and agency/attorney directories—along with training, conferences, and outreach. In addition to service delivery, AFFCNY engages in advocacy and policy work and provides a wide range of adoption, foster care, trauma, education, health, and cultural resources, while hosting fundraising events like an annual storytelling event to support family preservation.