CSS Adoption Services
Bringing Families Together
Free Birth Family Counseling
● CSS provides free support and counseling to anyone experiencing an unplanned pregnancy.
● A caring counselor will assist birth parents in exploring parenting and adoption options.
● If they choose adoption, birth parents will have the opportunity to select the family with whom they would like to place their child.
Temporary Foster Placement
If the birth parents are still uncertain if adoption is the best decision for their child, CSS offers free temporary placement in approved and loving foster homes.
Adoptive Families
CSS offers support, education, and training for families who are interested in building their family through adoption. Services include: ● Home Study ● Adoptive Placement ● Supervision of adoptive placement
Domestic Infant Adoption
CSS facilitates placement of children from diverse backgrounds - African-American, Caucasian, & Multi-cultural.
International Adoption
CSS collaborates with other adoption agencies to place children from
Korea, China, Vietnam, Philippines, Taiwan, & Poland.
State Wide Adoption Network (SWAN)
CSS facilitates services for families interested in adopting one of Pennsylvania’s waiting children.
Post-Adoption Services
CSS provides information and support to adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive families.
Adoption, A lifelong decision
Spanish speaking counselors available
Adoption Services, Catholic Social Services, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
227 North 18th Street | Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 215-854-7050 | Fax: 215-854-7056
e-mail: Adoption@chs-adphila.org | website: www.adoption-phl.org