Where Can I Turn if I Need Other Kinds of Help?
Help
Pregnant? Wondering if adoption is right for you and your baby?
Text "PREGNANT" to 797979 to connect with an Adoption Counselor 24/7.
We understand how confusing and difficult this decision can be and are here to help you explore your options.
FREE options counseling is always available at FFTA call anytime (914) 939-1180
Planned Parenthood provides compassionate and affordable reproductive health care in more than 800 health centers around the country. Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic - serving Putnam, Rockland, Westchester and Suffolk counties 1-800-230-PLAN (7526).
Books
The Unplanned Pregnancy Handbook: Real Live Stories, Information & Resources to Help You by Dorrie Williams-Wheeler, features a wealth of information and resources about pregnancy, abortion, and adoption.
The Unplanned Pregnancy Book for Teens and College Students by Dorrie Williams-Wheeler, provides stories and resource specifically directed toward younger women.
In Good Conscience: A Practical, Emotional and Spiritual Guide to Deciding Whether to Have an Abortion by Anne Runkle is an excellent, evenhanded and supportive book that provides the information every woman needs to make her decision.
The Adoption Reader: Birth Mothers, Adoptive Mothers, and Adopted Daughters Tell Their Stories by Wadia-Ells is a set of essays from birth mothers, adopted mothers, and adopted daughters which reveal different facets of the adoption process.
Given In Love by Moreen Connelly
Dear Birthmother: Thank You for Our Baby by Kathleen Silber, Phylis Speedlin
Maternity Clothes
Contact FFTA and we will help guide you based on your location adopt@foreverfamiliesthroughadoption.org
Information
Go Before You Show - Information on what to do to give your baby a healthy start. Access to programs and services in Westchester County.
Lower Hudson Valley Perinatal Network - Outreach, resources and data toward improving the health of women, children and families in the region. Includes resources for dads and expectant women.
Hope's Door - Programs and services to help victims and survivors of domestic abuse. 24-hour hotline. Information and links to many local and national resources.
What's New at FFTA?
FFTA Launches New "Foster 2 Forever" Initiative
Forever Families Through Adoption, Inc. (FFTA) is very excited to announce the official launch of our Foster 2 Forever initiative. FFTA intends to work with prospective adoptive families showing interest in adopting children in the foster system that are already freed for adoption and in need of permanent homes. FFTA is approved to facilitate the state mandated training of parents to prepare them to adopt older children that may have histories of drug abuse, alcohol abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, abandonment, and more difficult childhood traumas, to no fault of their own.
On January 8, 2025, we are hosting our first Foster 2 Forever Free Information Session . This free event is open to anyone interested in adopting waiting children in the foster care system that are already freed for adoption. Come and join us to learn about the adoption process, waiting children, training requirements, and meet the Foster 2 Forever staff! Read more about our "Foster 2 Forever" program.Meet and Greet
January 7th, 2025
Adoption: Everything You Need to Know - Zoom Meeting!
January 8th, 2025
Foster 2 Forever: Free Information Session
February 26th, 2025
Adoption: Everything You Need to Know - Zoom Meeting!