FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES ("FAMILY FOCUS") WAS FOUNDED IN 1987 BY A GROUP OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ADOPTIVE PARENTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER ADOPTION ADVOCATES, OUT OF THE BELEF THAT EVERY CHILD WHO NEEDS A PERMANENT ADOPTIVE FAMILY, AND EVERY FAMILY LOOKING TO ADOPT, DESERVES TIMELY, COMPREHENSIVE ADOPTION SERVICES. THIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY, WHICH IS FULLY CERIFIED BY NEW YORK STATE, DEFINES ITSELF AS HIGH ENERGY LEVEL MULTI-SERVICE NON-TRADITIONAL ADOPTION AGENCY.FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, FAMILY FOCUS IS CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 402 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE INCOME TAX LAWS.