Family  :  Adoption

Adopt International
Dedicated to creating an accepting environment to assist families on an individual basis, providing them with education and support through their life long journey.
 
Adopt-A-Child
Licensed, non-profit adoption agency available to U.S. citizens around the world, specializing in the adoption of foreign-born orphans.
 
Adoption Crossroads
Adoptee birthparent reunion search support. Includes news, overview of the convention on the rights of children and guidelines for reunion.
 
Adoption Online Connection
Prospective adoptive parent registry site.
 
Adoption Agencies.Org
Multi-agency adoption resource center dedicated to creating secure, cooperative, international programs.
 
Adoption Placement, Inc.
Licensed Child Placing Agency seeking prospective adoptive families for children.
 
Assistance to Adopt
Resources, information, and advice for anyone seeking to adopt a child.
 
Finally Family
Dedicated to providing high quality adoption placement services for persons in the United States seeking to adopt children from foreign countries, particularly Romania and Bulgaria.
 
A Russian Adoption Experience
A personal account.
 
Access to Adoption Records: A Civil & Human Right
General definitions, provisions for record access, access information in the 50 states, and other related articles.
 
Adopt: Assistance, Information, Support
Pre- and post-adoption advice, personal stories, and a support forum for asking questions.
 
Adoptee Searcher`s Handbook
Links and hints for Canadian adoptees.
 
Adoptees Internet Mailing List
Adoption Mailing List specifically for adoptees and adoptee-lites. Great resource for adoptees.
 
Adoption Agency Guide by Mary Lib Mooney
How to select an adoption agency, BBS Forum, articles about adoption problems, and more.
 
Adoption Associates, Inc.
Infant placement agency based in Michigan.
 
Adoption Book Catalog: Transracial Adoption
Click on the highlighted book title for the cover picture, table of contents, and/or a book excerpt.
 
Adoption from Russian & Russian Adoption Medical Services
Information concerning international adoption from Russia with special emphasis on medical issues and links to many other resources.
 
Adoption Letters for Birthmothers
Provides prospective birthmothers and adoptive parents with a forum to meet one another through letter listings and e-mail contacts.
 
Adoption Records in the Oregon State Archives
Access to genealogical and contemporary adoption research.
 
Adoption Resource Center
Maryland not-for-profit, child placement agency specializing in international adoptions.
 
Adoption.com
Bulletin boards, chat rooms, registry of waiting parents, find a local adoption professional, and more.
 
Adoption.com: Searching for Birth Family
Reunion registries, birth relative search, chat, resources and more.
 
Adoptions Forever
Licensed child-placing adoption agency licensed through the State of Maryland.
 
Adoptions Forever: Eastern European Progran
Complete adoption services for birth parents interested in adopting a child from one of the countries of the former Soviet Union.
 
Alliance For Children International Adoption AgencyA non-profit, international adoption ...
A non-profit, international adoption agency serving families throughout the United States.
 
American Association of Open Adoption Agencies
Dedicated to providing information about adoption and connecting potential parents with AAOAA member agencies.
 
Americans Adopting Orphans
Washington State licensed agency providing adoption and educational services to American citizens in all 50 states, and around the world.
 
Angels Haven Outreach
Dedicated to creating families through international adoption since 1986.
 
Aurora Russian Adoption
Specializing in locating and facilitating international adoptions of infants, toddlers, and older children from Russia.
 
Bastard Nation
Promoting equal rights for adult adoptees under the law. Many articles and resources.
 
Bethany Christian Services
Nonprofit Christian organization offers counseling and other services to those facing an unwanted pregnancy.
 
Birthmother Research Project
Thesis on the trauma of relinquishment: The long-term impact of relinquishment on birthmothers who lost their infants to adoption during the years 1965-1972.
 
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency
This guide explains how to file a disclosure veto or no-contact declaration under the new British Columbian Adoption Act.
 
British Columbia`s Adoption Reunion Registry
Has a legislated mandate to provide search, intermediary and counseling services to those whose lives have been affected by a B.C. adoption.
 
Child of My Dreams Resource Center
A resource center for individuals and families facing the challenges of infertility and/or adoption.
 
Children`s Home Society of New Jersey
International adoption program open to families throughout the United States.
 
Christian World Adoption
International adoption from Russia.
 
Confidentiality & Access to Texas Adoption Records
This article discusses the history of adoption laws in Texas as it relates to the controversial issue of access to adoption information by adoptees, birth parents, and others.
 
Difference: Adoption Reunion Registry
Adoption search reunion registry for adoptees, birth mothers, birth fathers, relatives separated from family because of adoption.
 
Domestic Adoption Programs: Adoptions from the Heart
Dedicated to providing open adoption services for Caucasian, African-American and Multiracial children within the United States.
 
Dove Adoptions International
Full service adoption agency located in Portland specializing in placing children from Easter Europe into adoptive homes in the United States.
 
Eastern European Adoption Coalition
Umbrella organization assisting families adopting children from Eastern Europe. Site offers information and articles, mailing lists for pre- and post-adoptive parents, an agency registry, a buddy framework ...
 
Families for Children
Licensed child-placement agency offering domestic and international adoption programs.
 
Families for Russian & Ukrainian Adoption
Nonprofit support network for adoptive families with children from the former Soviet Union.
 
Gladney Center
Adoption agency brings together birth parents and adoptive families.
 
Holy Family Institute: An Orphanage for the `90s
Part six of a special report on foster care and adoption from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Online.
 
Homestudies & Adoption Placement Services
Not-for-profit, licensed adoption agency focused on finding and developing families for children who need them.
 
How do I Start to Adopt?
Tips, advice, and legal considerations from the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.
 
Independent Adoption Center
Information on the largest open adoption program in the USA, run by the Independent Adoption Center, a nonprofit organization. Includes counseling and answers to frequently asked questions.
 
International & Transracial Adoptees
Links to many different sites dicussing different aspects of international and trasracial adoptions.
 
International Adoption Clinic
Health services for children adopted from abroad.
 
International Adoption in Russia
Availability of children for adoption, Russian adoption procedures, translationa requirements, and more.
 
International Adoption Resource
Description of the steps required for international adoption.
 
International Soundex Reunion Registry
Operates a free system for matching persons who desire contact with their next of kin-by- birth.
 
Jewish Adoption Information Exchange
Stars of David is a grassroots organization offering information and support for Jewish and partly Jewish adoptive families.
 
Joint Council on International Children`s Services
The Joint Council on International Children`s Services from North America (JCICS) is the oldest and largest affiliation of licensed, nonprofit international adoption agencies in the world.
 
Kimm Antell`s Adoption Page
Female, male and birth relative searches, state and country information and more.
 
Los Ninos` International Adoptive Families
Non-profit international adoption agency with global network.
 
Los Niños International Adoption Center
Los Niños accepts applications from single women and married couples between 25 and 50 years old, with or without previous children, of all races and religious affiliations. At least one adoptive parent must ...
 
Mercy Home for Boys & Girls
Chicago based network of group homes.
 
Midwest Adoption Center: Illinois Adoption Records
Obtaining non-identifying information and adoption search assistance.
 
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC)
Comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including infant, intercountry, and special needs adoption.
 
New York State Adoption Information Registry
Service offered by the New York State Department of Health to help adopted persons who want to learn about their birth parents.
 
Orphanage Outreach
Individuals and organizations involved to provide opportunities for orphaned and abandoned children.
 
Orphanage.org
Free link page for participating orphanages around the world.
 
Pact: An Adoption Alliance
Dedicated to creating and maintaining a comprehensive site addressing issues for adopted children of color, offering informative articles on related topics, profiles of triad members and their families, and more.
 
Precious in His Sight: Internet Adoption Photolisting
Photolisting of children available for international adoption as well as collection of adoption information and links other sites for adoptive parents.
 
Rainbow Kids
Online international adoption publication.
 
Rethinking Orphanages for the 21st Century
This edited volume is an attempt to rethink critical issues relating to the long-term residential education of at-risk, disadvantaged young people.
 
Russian Adoption Facilitation Service
R.A.F.S. was founded in 1991 and specializes in locating and facilitating international adoptions of infants, toddlers and older children from Eastern Europe.
 
Russian Liason
Dedicated to finding American parents for Russian orphans.
 
Seattle International Adoptions
Adoption coordination of Cambodian orphans.
 
Seekers of the Lost
International free adoption and missing persons registry.
 
Transracial Adoption Group
Nonprofit organization dedicated to serve as a clearinghouse for the exchange of information on transracial adoptive placements.
 
Transracial Adoption: A Community Conversation
1996 Article that summarizes one of a series of conversations in Cambridge, Massachusetts that addressed the issue of transracial/interracial adoption.
 
U.S. Adoption Law
Adoption law is largely state law.
 
Uni-Link
Collaboration in Russian and American adoption services.
 
Voices From the Borderlands
Call for submissions for this anthology about `race`, family and identity written by transracial adoptees. Edited by Julia Sudbury, founder member of the Bay Area Transracial Adoptee Support Group.
 
Voices of Adoption
Many articles, stories and opinions on legislative issues, search and reunion and further resources.
 
Wasatch International: Ukraine Adoption Information
Nonprofit, licensed international adoption agency helping with adoptions in Moldova, Bulgaria, China, The Marshall Islands, Russia, and Vietnam. Photos of children available for adoption.
 
Wisconsin Adoptee & Birth Family Registry
Wisconsin adoption and birthparent registry for adoptees, birthmothers, birthfathers and searching family members.
 
Wisconsin Adoption Records Search
Information from the Wisconsin Department of Health and Famliy Services.
 


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