Membership Spotlight: Three Rivers Adoption Council (TRAC)

Three Rivers Adoption Council (TRAC) has been of an organizational member of VFA for 14 years! TRAC’s mission is “To create and provide adoption opportunities and a range of services for all children growing up without permanent, caring families.” They accomplish this by providing exceptional adoption services to families with a focus on special needs children and African American families. TRAC has been received many honors including being named by the Congressional Coalition on Adoption as a Congressional Angel in Adoption multiple years.

Founded by adoptive parents and other professionals in 1979 TRAC has worked tirelessly to find our waiting children permanency. Offering 3 different programs including: Black Adoption Services, Adoption Resources, and Connections. Due to their collaboration with private and public agencies these services remain cost effective. More so, within those programs TRAC “provides recruitment, information and referral services, counseling, family preparation, post adoption services, and parent and professional education services.” TRAC's services are for before and after placing child. 

In addition to TRAC’s  membership with VFA, TRAC is a member of the Adoption Exchange Association,  National Black Child Development Institute  North American Council on Adoptable Children, Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network , and United Way.  You can find other resources and information about Three Rivers Adoption Council here.