Meet Jy and GG! It is important to this brother and sister combo that they find their forever home together. Jy is described as handsome and having a funny personality, which he shows by making others laugh. Some of his favorite activities include being close to or on the water, such as kayaking or fishing. Jy loves talking to friends and watching Netflix. He loves playing volleyball and would love to play on a team someday. GG is described by those who know her as bubbly and friendly. She is a very curious girl a.......View More
Clarissa is a friendly and independent teen who enjoys drawing, playing games of all types, and cooking. She prefers to spend her time indoors rather than outside, and can often be found on her phone connecting with friends through social media. Clarissa would like to be with a family who knows what it’s like to parent teens, as she wants a family to understand what’s important to her and what she needs as she goes through the teen years. She is okay if there may be other children in the family but might like to be the oldest in t.......View More
Salvadore is intelligent and outgoing and would love to challenge you at a game of Chess (or any board game for that matter)! When he is not in school, he enjoys going to the playground or kicking around a soccer ball. He is described as helpful and caring, and he particularly enjoys doing science projects or arts and crafts. He loves being the center of attention and typically enjoys playing with his younger siblings, Santi, and Angelo. While he is a fan of most superheroes, you might catch him chomping on some potato chips whil.......View More
Quadir is an interesting, bright, and easy-going young man. In his free time you will find Quadir playing video games, participating in sports with friends, or watching movies. Quadir loves playing video games and other creative building games, like LEGOS. Quadir often watches superhero movies or other action movies, his favorite being Marvel movies. He enjoys playing board games with his twin brother and discussing superhero movies at the same time. Quadir’s dream day is going to an amusement park and ending the day by eating sushi f.......View More
Meet Kadeem, Kalif, Urian, and Nasir! Kadeem is quiet and intelligent. He likes school; his favorite school subject is science. Kadeem recently made Honor Roll, and attends an after-school science club four days out of the week. Kadeem prefers independent activities, such as playing video games or exploring things on his computer. He does enjoy watching television and playing around with his three younger brothers. Kadeem looks forward to a career in law enforcement. Like most siblings, Kadeem and his brothers tend to bic.......View More
Welcome to the Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption & Permanency Network
The Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) is both a broad-based cooperative effort and a centralized information and facilitation service funded and overseen by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. SWAN includes county children and youth agencies, juvenile court judges, foster and adoptive parents, private adoption agencies, the Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange and many others, all working together on behalf of children who need permanent homes.
The SWAN program serves children in the custody of county children and youth agencies. The design of the network is to support the work of county agencies in expediting permanency services. The children featured in the Photo Album are some of our children waiting to be adopted.
Begin the Process...
There are several forms and publications available for you to learn more about the process and what is involved.
Learn how to get started and what to expect as you become a foster parent or adoptive parent.
 
Josh Shapiro, Governor / Commonwealth of Pennsylvania