Compliance with the Hague

The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption is a treaty that provides guidelines for the intercountry adoption process, with the goal of protecting children being adopted across country borders. The United States has implemented the Hague Convention and has accredited U.S. adoption agencies that are providing adoption services from Hague-accredited countries.

The Hague Convention and New LIFE Adoption

Lutheran Social Services of New York received full accreditation through the Council on Accreditation (COA) in February 2010, as a primary provider of adoption services and, as such, has no restrictions on its ability to provide intercountry adoption services in countries that are part of the Hague Convention.

Lutheran Social Services of New York works with several countries for intercountry adoption. The accreditation standards apply only to countries that have ratified and implemented the Hague treaty. Our agency has been working with Latvia and its Ministry of Welfare for the last four years, in support of helping families with adopting children from Latvia.

Partners in Ministry

NYC Administration for Children’s Services
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
NYC Department of Homeless Services
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development
NYC Department of Juvenile Justice
NYC Department of Education
New York State Office of Children and Family Services
Atlantic District, The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Enterprise Community Partners
International Social Services
Lutheran Disaster Response
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services
New York State Education Department
Supportive Housing Network of New York
United Way of Long Island
Department of Housing and Urban Development
New York State Department of Justice

Other Partnering Networks & Agencies

Housing Preservation & Development [NYC]
Enterprise Social Investment Corp
Enterprise Social Investment Corp. / Tax Credits Corporation for Supportive Housing-Private Developer
Trinity Partners Office Temporary & Disability Assistance [NYS]
Homeless Housing & Assistance Corp. [NYS]
Division of Housing Community Renewal [NYS]
Office of Mental Health [NYS]
Dept of Homeless Services [NYC]
Human Resource Administration [NYC]
US Dept of Housing & Urban Development CDBG
US Dept of Housing & Urban Development HOME
US Dept of Housing & Urban Development HOPWA
Dept of Health & Mental Hygiene [NYC]