Adoption Services

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Interested individuals should submit completed applications to:

Annette Gross M.S.W.
Director of Foster and Adoption Services
6117 Broad Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone: 412-342-2302 or 1-866-773-2326
Fax: 412-362-9807
agross@wesleyspectrum.org

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About 14,000 children in Pennsylvania who are in the foster care system — particularly males, African-American children, youth over age 8 and sibling groups — are in need of permanent families.

Wesley Spectrum Adoption Services works hard to recruit and prepare adoptive parents, and connect them to their “forever children”. Adoptive parents are matched with waiting children by various methods, including detailed written profiles, photographs of waiting children, pre-placement visits and specialized websites. Wesley Spectrum is a member of SWAN, Pennsylvania’s Statewide Adoption Network.

We also work with the child in transition, easing fears and helping to prepare for a permanent family. Preparation for permanency can continue after finalization of the placement to help the child thrive in his or her new family. Adoptive families benefit from the many services, including SWAN Post-Permanency Services, which Wesley Spectrum offers to promote family stability.

Without services to recruit and aid adoptive parents, more children would remain in foster care, unconnected to permanent family relationships. To learn more about becoming an adoptive parent, call our East Office at 412-342-2300.