Anglicare Adoption Services was established in 1997. Previously it was known as the Anglican Adoption Agency.
Until 2024, it organised adoptions and provided ongoing support to all main parties in a past made through Anglicare and its predecessor organisations.
As of 1 July 2024, the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) became the sole provider of local adoption services in NSW. From this date, Anglicare only facilitates adoptions for children and young people currently in Anglicare’s out of home care services.
From 2024, Anglicare provides access to Adoption Records for Adoption Orders from 1961 to 1997; access to adoption records from Adoption Orders made in or after 1998 is through the Post Adoption Information Unit at DCJ.