Record Information

"Each person’s dignity, rights, and spiritual preferences are treated with respect, honor, and fairness."
— THE NEW YORK FOUNDLING VALUES

Linking the Past to the Future
Any foster child, foster parent, adoptee, birth parent, or adoptive parent, who has at any time been served by The New York Foundling, has the right to request all information in their records as specified by New York State Law. The Foundling’s Record Information service acts as liaison between clients and the New York State Adoption and Medical Information Registry. Information is provided to adoptees and foster care children over the age of 18 as well as to parents of minors, with proper identification. We follow rules of strict confidentiality as directed by the New York State Adoption Registry. We also work with the Orphan Train Riders and their families.