Adoption: 
New York State Adoption Service  provides information and services for adoption in New York State. For information about agency adoptions nationwide, contact the Child Welfare League of America, 440 1st Street NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20001. Its telephone number is 202-638-2952. FAX 202-638-4004.  You also may wish to contact the National Council for Adoption , 1930 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009. Its telephone number is 202-328-1200; fax 202-332-0935.

Child Support:
New York State Division of Child Support Enforcement  helps custodial parents establish and enforce child support orders and locate absent parents, and the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement , provides a national electronic child support resource system for child support enforcement.

Children's Welfare:
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services provides information about  foster care, adoption and adoption assistance, child protective services, preventive services for children and families, services for pregnant adolescents, child care and referral programs. Access reginal offices at: http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/regionaloffices_main.asp.

Child Abuse:
The New York State Child Protective Services  receives telephone calls alleging child abuse or maltreatment within New York State. Toll Free Telephone Number:  1-800-342-3720. The U.S. Administration for Children and Families  provides protections and services to prevent child abuse nationwide. Toll Free Telephone Number: 1-800-422-4453.

Missing Children
Various national agencies can offer help in finding children who are missing. They include: Missing Children Help Center , 410 Ware Boulevard, Suite 710 Tampa, FL 33619-4457; Telephone: 813-623-KIDS or 800-USA-KIDS (toll-free) , or National Center for Missing and Exploited Children , Charles B. Wang International Children's Building, 699 Prince Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-3175; telephone: 800-843-5678.

Battered Spouses
Many New York communities offer shelters for battered spouses and their children. Details on these shelters are available from the New York State Office for Prevention of Domestic Violence . A national resource is the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence , P.O. Box 18749, Denver, CO 80218, telephone number: 303-839-1852, fax: 303-831-9251, website, www.ncadv.org/

Pensions
One resource on pensions is the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor, Room N5658, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20210 ; copies of their publications can be ordered by calling their toll-free brochure request line at 1-800-998-7542. The Pension Rights Center  informs employees of their rights involving pensions. This private organization also offers booklets that explain related topics. Write to: Pension Rights Center, 918 16th Street, NW, Suite 704, Washington, DC 20006. phone number: 202-296-3776, fax: 202 -833- 2472.

Social Security:
Social Security Administration local offices can provide information on social security benefits. You can find your local office's address and telephone number on their website.

Taxes
The basic resource on federal income taxes is the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The publications on family taxes include Community Property and the Federal Income Tax (Publication 555), Tax Information for Divorced or Separated Individuals (Publication 504), and Tax Rules for Children and Dependents (Publication 929).

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