International Adoption

The International Adoption Program of Catholic Charities in Paterson works with licensed partner International Placing Agencies to find homes for orphaned children from Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Catholic Charities is committed to improving the quality of life for all children through our adoption programs.

Associated Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Maryland was incorporated in 1923 and is in partnership with our agency and places children primarily from Korea, the Philippines, China, India, Ethiopia and Russia. To access additional information regarding Associated Catholic Charities, Center for Family Services’ international adoption services, the current country list and country requirements,
please contact www.cc-md.org or (410) 659-4050.

Children’s Home Society and Family Services has programs in China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, India, Korea, Madagascar, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, Russia, Taiwan, and Thailand. *For more information on CHSFS, its adoption program, current country list and country requirements, please visit www.chsfs.org.

Maine Adoption Placement Services has programs in China, India, Kazakhstan, Nepal, and Russia. *For more information on MAPS, its adoption program, current country list, and country requirements, please visit www.mapsadopt.org.