Helpful Adoption Links

General Support & Information

Adoption Fact Expert http://www.adoption.factexpert.com/

Adoptive Families Together Online Support Group http://www.adoptivefamilies.org/online/index.html

Comeunity Adoption Parenting Support http://www.comeunity.com/

International Adoption Alliance http://www.i-a-a.org/home.htm

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/parents/prospective/adopttype/intercountry.cfm

Parents Adopting Children Everywhere Information & Support Pages http://www.adopting.org/internat.html

Country-Specific Information

Rainbow Kids http://www.rainbowkids.com

China Center of Adoption Affairs http://www.china-ccaa.org/

Families with Children from China http://fwcc.org/

Half the Sky Foundation http://www.halfthesky.org/

Eastern European Adoption Coalition http://eeadopt.com/

Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA) http://www.frua.org/

Georgian Circle of Friends http://www.gcof.org/

Guatemala Adoption News & Information http://www.guatadopt.com/

Adopting from Korea http://www.adoptkorea.com/

Families with Children from Korea http://fwcc.org/

Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) http://www.KAANet.com/

Korean Focus for Adoptive Families http://www.koreanfocus.org/index.html

Korea Social Welfare Society http://alovenest.com/english/inc/intro_00.php

Latin American Parent’s Association http://www.lapa.com/

Single A-Parents Mailing List for Single Adoptive Parents http://www.adopting.com/single-aparents/

Education Resources

Adoption Learning Partners—An Online Adoption Education Community http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/

Center for Adoption Support & Education (CASE) http://www.adoptionsupport.org/

Creating a Family by Birth & Adoption http://www.adoptions.com/aecbirthandadopt.cfm

Finding the Missing Pieces: Helping Adopted Children Cope with Grief & Loss http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/courses/grief.cfm

The Journey of Attachment http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/courses/attach.cfm

Let’s Talk Adoption http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/courses/talking.cfm

Transracial & Transcultural Adoption http://www.adoptions.com/aectrans.cfm

With Eyes Wide Open http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/courses/wewo.cfm

Financial Resources & Information

Adoption Tax Credit Online Course http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/courses/taxcredit.cfm

IRS Tax Benefits for Adoption Form http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p968.pdf

Hope for Children's Act Text http://www.holtintl.org/pdfs/hopetext.pdf

A Child Waits www.achildwaits.org

Adoption Benefits: Employers as Partners in Family Building http://adopting.org/employer.html

The Adoption-Friendly Workplace Program http://www.AdoptionFriendlyWorkplace.org

Bright Futures Foundation http://www.brightfuturesfoundation.net/files/index.html

Gift of Adoption Fund http://www.giftofadoption.org/

Hebrew Free Loan Association for Jewish Adults http://www.hflasf.org

Home for Good http://www.hfgf.org/grants.html

National Adoption Foundation http://www.nafadopt.org/default.asp

Government

International Adoption Booklet by US Department of State http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/notices/notices_473.html

Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/convention/convention_459.html

Summary of State Laws on Finalization of International Adoptions http://www.holtintl.org/pdfs/NAIC.pdf

US Department of State http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html

United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) Intercountry Adoption http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/index2.htm

USCIS “The Immigration of Adopted & Prospective Adopted Children” http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/Adop_Prospective.htm

Health Resources

Dr. Jane Aronson: Orphan Doctor http://www.orphandoctor.com/sitemap.html

Duke University International Adoption Clinic http://dukehealth1.org/childrens_services/adoption_services.asp

International Adoption Clinic at the University of Minnesota http://www.peds.umn.edu/iac/

Health Care Issues in Internationally Adopted Children http://www.vh.org/pediatric/provider/pediatrics/internationaladoption/

Health Information for Families http://www.peds.umn.edu/iac/for_families/home.html

Information about Attachment Disorder http://www.attachmentdisorder.net/

International Adoption Health & Medicine http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/

International Adoption Services Frequently Asked Questions by Pre-Adoptive Parents
http://www.nemc.org/adoption/faqs.htm

Kids & Teachers

Adoption Clubhouse http://www.adoptionclubhouse.org/

Adoption Heritage Camps http://camps.adoption.com/

Teacher’s Guide to Adoption http://www.familyhelper.net/ad/adteach.html#four

Legal Information

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys http://www.adoptionattorneys.org

Herbert D. Friedman, Esq. http://www.massadopt.com

News Sources

Adoptive Families Magazine News & Notes http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/news.php

Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Breaking News on International Adoption http://www.ccainstitute.org/adpteduc.php

Department of State Important Notices Regarding International Adoption
http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/notices/notices_482.html

Joint Council on International Children’s Services Country Information
http://www.jcics.org/Country_Information.htm

Organizations

Child Welfare League of America http://www.cwla.org/

Council on Accreditation http://www.coanet.org/front3/index.cfm

Joint Council on International Children’s Services http://www.jcics.org/

National Center for Adoption Law & Policy http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/

National Council for Adoption http://www.adoptioncouncil.org/

North American Council on Adoptable Children http://www.nacac.org/

Southern Piedmont Adoptive Families of America http://www.spafa.org/

US Department of State Information about International Adoption http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/notices/notices_473.html

Partner Agencies & Resources

ABC Adoptions, Inc. http://www.abcadoptions.org

Children's Home Society of New Jersey http://www.chsofnj.org/

Herbert D. Friedman, Esq. www.massadopt.com

Jewish Family Services of the North Shore (Salem, MA) http://www.jfsns.org/

Jewish Family Services of Western Massachusetts (Springfield, MA) http://www.jfslink.org/

Kentucky Adoption Services http://www.kentuckyadoptionservices.org/

A Red Thread Adoption Services, Inc. http://www.redthreadadopt.org/

Travel

International Travel Insurance http://www.specialtyrisk.com/

US State Department Travel Advisories http://travel.state.gov/

Traveler’s Health Information

CDC Traveler’s Health Home Page http://www.cdc.gov/travel/destinat.htm

Health Information for Travelers to East Asia http://www.cdc.gov/travel/eastasia.htm

Health Information for Travelers to Eastern Europe & the Newly Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (NIS) http://www.cdc.gov/travel/easteurp.htm

Health Information for Travelers to Central America http://www.cdc.gov/travel/camerica.htm

Health Information for Travelers to Tropical South America http://www.cdc.gov/travel/tropsam.htm