Accreditation

It is important that you feel confident when you select an adoption agency, knowing that you can depend upon it throughout your adoption process. Learning as much about the agency, its programs, services, policies along with its fee schedule, getting references from others who have used the agency and meeting the staff you will be working with during your adoption is essential before you make your final decision in choosing an adoption agency.

One criteria adoptive parents and birth parents should not overlook in selecting an agency is learning about what accreditation, approvals and licenses the agency maintains on a state, federal and international level. When an agency achieves the proper accreditation, this indicates that the agency has met the requirements of the regulating body(s) and has been deemed satisfactory to conduct the approved services and programs to assist both adoptive parents and birth parents with an adoption.

New Life Adoption Agency is pleased to be a licensed New York State authorized and approved not-for-profit adoption agency. On February 29, 2008 New Life Adoption Agency was awarded a two year accreditation for the Hague Convention by the Council on Accreditation (COA). This accomplishment demonstrates the agency's commitment to both the children and adoptive parents served by New Life's adoption services and programs. The accreditation process is supervised by the U.S. State Department through the Council on Accreditation. To learn more about the Hague Convention or the accreditation process, visit www.travel.state.gov or www.coanet.org .

New Life understands that we must not simply meet the minimum standards of our regulators, we must surpass them! For over 20 years, we have always expected caring customer services from our team, and demanded competency and professionalism from our entire staff as we work together to be responsive and improve New Life's adoption programs and services.

Feel free to call us at 315-422-7300 to learn more.  Thank you.