Welcome House offers a variety of comprehensive post-adoption services. All children can benefit: those who quietly struggle with adoption issues; those who respond in harmful ways by using drugs and alcohol, sexually acting out or fighting with their peers; and those children who have specific special needs like mental health issues or learning disabilities. Whatever your situation, we have answers that could make a difference in your family's life.

All adopted children residing in the State of Pennsylvania are eligible for services once their adoption is legally completed. This includes children who were born in different states and even different countries. It can include families who have permanent legal custody of their children or families caring for their relative's children.

Assessment
A trained Welcome House social worker visits with your family, in your home, to help determine the services and community support that can benefit your child. Together, we develop a specific plan to bring about a solution to the issues at hand.

Case Management
Our goal is to support your family in any way possible. We put together a plan to help your family reach desired goals. That may mean we personally visit with your family, accompany you to school meetings, locate resources or make phone calls for you - whatever it takes.

Respite
All parents need a break from time to time, especially if their child is struggling. We'll work with your family to identify respite services that will benefit both you and your child. Respite services can include traditional activities such as overnight stays or specialized child care, but they may also include creative resources such as enabling your child to attend camp or therapeutic horseback riding lessons.

Support Groups
Welcome House can refer you to profesisonally-led support groups for adoptive parents and children who were adopted. These groups give parents and children a place to talk about the challenges they are facing with other people who truly understand.

Counseling
Families created through adoption face common issues and challenges that evolve along with the children's growth and development. Adoption counseling is offered by Welcome House to assist all members of the adoptive family. Click to learn more!

Search
Whether you are an adoptee, an adoptive parent, or birth relative, the Welcome House Search Program can assist you if the adoption was processed through Welcome House or the Pearl S. Buck Foundation. Start your search here!

Cultural Events
Welcome House hosts several cultural events for adoptive families each year, namely our annual Birth Culture Awareness Events, which take place May through August.

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If you would like more information regarding our Post Permanency programs through the State-Wide Adoption Network, please contact a Program Coordinator at (215) 249-0100 or email welcomehouse@pearlsbuck.org.

This page was last updated on July 13, 2010