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Give

Your donations are critical to our mission. Contribute once or regularly to help us build more families.

Donate

Join

Become part of our community. Discover what becoming an adoptive parent is like. Receive our newsletter and learn about upcoming events.

Sign Up

Share

Engage with us on social media and help broaden our reach and impact.

The Imperative

There are nearly half a million children in foster care across the United States. Less than 3% will ever graduate from college. 25% will be incarcerated within 2 years of aging out. Shuffled from home to home, they never find the safety and permanence of a real family. Downey Side advocates for children aged 7-17 and sibling groups, the least likely to be adopted and the most at risk.

Growing Families for Over 50 Years

From our offices in New York and New Jersey, we help families in those states give loving homes to children from across the country. We have placed children from approximately 75 jurisdictions in different regions of the US. As both an adoption agency and an advocacy group we strive to better individual lives and raise awareness to drive large-scale solutions.

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Resources

Breakfast With Santa- December 15th, 2024

Join Us This Christmas For a Breakfast with Santa! 9:00- AM- 12:00 PM on December 15th. Enjoy some fun activities such as story time, Photos with Santa, Face painting, crafts and more!  Come out and Join The Fun! Tickets are: $15.00…
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Cold Weather. Warm Hearts

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A winter storm added three extra hours of hazardous driving to the usual five from New York City but didn’t chill the enthusiasm at this year’s Race For Kids in Stowe, Vermont in January. It was the 24th time the Financial Communications…
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Support Downey Side by Purchasing a Christmas Ornament.

Help support Downey Side’s mission of finding homes for kids in foster care by purchasing a Christmas ornament. You can keep it as a keepsake or give it as a gift. Click here to purchase.
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