State wide Adoption Network (SWAN)

CSI is an affiliate of SWAN. As an affiliate we conduct adoption services for "special needs" children. Children who are readily available for adoption through SWAN meet the following criteria:

• Age 5 years or older
• Are a member of an available sibling group
• Member of a minority group
• Have a physical, intellectual, emotional disability or handicap
• May have a predisposition to a disability due to genetic or environmental factors

Children who meet the SWAN "special needs" criteria are in the custody of one of the 67 country Children and Youth Agencies in Pennsylvania as foster children.

These children need families who are willing to accept the "demanding job of meeting their special needs, look at their possibilities and help them rebuild their lives."

CSI provides adoption services in five county areas ( Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties.)


Services include:

• Orientation
• Adoption Family Profile/Home Study *
• Education
• Child/Family Matching
• Family Preparation
• Adoption Placement Supervision
• Post Adoption Finalization Services
• Referral for Legal Services

* The adoption family profile is to be used solely for identifying placements for children in county custody, within the state of Pennsylvania.

Most adoption services are provided at no cost to the adoptive parent(s). Legal fees may also be covered through the adoption subsidy.

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