Adoption

Adoption agencies

AAA Partners in Adoption - A licensed non-profit agency in Georgia, United Staes. Includes descriptions of programs, forms, policies, testimonials, & calendar of events.

ABC For Adoption - Private agency based in Illinois. Includes information about programs, the process, & approval criteria.

ABC's of Adoption, Inc - Non profit, licensed adoption & reproductive health agency. Offers adoption services to U.S. birthmothers & adoptive families. Located in Yukon, Oklahoma.

Abrazo Adoption Associates - A full-service, nonprofit adoption agency based in San Antonio, Texas, specializing in open adoptions.

Across The World Adoptions - Specializes in adoptions from China, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Mexico, Romania & Russia. Offers homestudies in California. Site includes descriptions of programs, photolistings, & financing details.

A Act of Love Adoptions - Focuses on domestic infant adoptions. Located in Sandy, Utah.

A.D.O.P.P.T., Inc - Licensed non-profit International adoption agency focused on working with Vietnamese orphaned & handicapped children.

Adopt - A - Child - Agency specializing in Russian adoption. Newsletter, calendar of events, answers to common questions, & information on adoptions of children with special needs.

Adopt 2000 Houston - Texas children available for adoption through a non-profit agency

Adopt A Special Kid - Complete & free adoption services for families living in Northern California.

Adopt Abroad - Licensed agency in Pennsylvania (U.S.) offering programs in Ukraine & Poland. Information about services is presented.

Adopt America Network - A non-profit agency placing special needs children with permanent homes throughout the United States.

Adopt An Angel - Licensed nonprofit International adoption agency with programs in Bulgaria, Romania, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, & Guatemala.

Adopt an Angel, Inc. - Adoption agency in Utah specializing in domestic infant adoptions. Works with families & birthmothers from all states.

Adopt International - A private, non-profit adoption agency licensed by the State of California & the State of Hawaii.

Adopt Kids, Inc. - Adopt Kids Inc, a licensed nonprofit international adoption agency based in St Louis, MO specializes in Guatemala & China Adoption.

Adoption Advisory, Inc. - Texas agency offering services to birthparents & adoptive parents, & running an egg donor program.

Adoption Advocates, Inc. - A private, non-profit adoption organization serving birth mothers & adoptive parents licensed to work in the state of Florida.

Adoption Advocates, Inc. - An open adoption agency in San Antonio, Texas providing services for both adoptive parents & birth parents.

Adoption Advocates International - Experienced international adoption agency focusing on children from China, Thailand, Ethiopia, & Romania.

Adoption Alliance - A private, non-profit, licensed adoption agency placing children from Vietnam, Russia, Guatemala, Colombia, Romania & the United States.

The Adoption Alliance - Gives domestic adoption, foster care & home study services. Licensed in Texas, New York, & Nevada.

Adoption Ark - Offers adoption programs in the U.S., Russia, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Ukrain, & Mongolia. Located in Wheeling, Illinois.

Adoption Assistance, Inc. - Located in Danville, Kentucky & dedicated to assisting families with the adoption process.

Adoption Associates, Inc. - Domestic infant placement agency, working with both adoptive & birth parents.

Adoption By Choice - A licensed adoption agency for Alberta providing domestic & foreign adoptions for prospective adoptive parents & serving birthparent searches.

Adoption By Gentle Care - Non-denominational, non-profit agency providing services to birthparents & adoptive parents in Ohio.

Adoption Center of Washington - Non-profit agency licensed in the District of Columbia & Virginia, which places children for adoption from Russia, China, Cambodia & Vietnam.

Adoption Circle - Non-profit adoption agency licensed by the State of Ohio offering domestic adoption. Offices in Columbus & Cleveland, Ohio.

Adoption Connection - Non-profit licensed agency in Northern California. Includes adoptive parent profiles, general adoption information, & newsletter articles.

Adoption Ministry of Youth With A Mission - Low-cost Christian adoption agency located in WA State. Helps young mothers face parenting decisions as well as helping adoptive families.

Adoption Miracle International - A licensed, non-profit child placement agency providing a full range of services to parents interested in international adoption.

Adoption Miracles - Full service adoption agency.

Adoption Resources - Information on child adoption in foreign countries, from begin to finish.

Adoption Resources Homepage - Private, non-profit adoption placement program that gives all those involved with support & counseling. History, philosophy, & resources for birth & adoptive parents. Based in Massachusetts.

Adoption Services Inc. - Private, non-profit, non-sectarian agency licensed to serve birth parents & prospective adoptive parents in the State of Wisconsin.

Adoption Services, Inc. - A fully licensed, non-profit adoption agency placing healthy caucasian, Chinese, Eastern European, & bi-racial infants & children with families who desire to adopt.

Adoption Source, Inc. - A Florida licensed, nonprofit, full service adoption agency.

Adoption S.T.A.R. - Offering domestic infant placements, birth parent counseling, open adoption & home studies. Authorized by New York State.

Adoption Unlimited, Inc. - A non-profit agency dedicated to helping families grow through adoption.

Adoption World - Licensed Pennsylvania full service adoption agency.

AdoptionPros - Adoption from Russia, Romania & photo listings of waiting children.

Adoptions Abroad - Assisting singles & couples to adopt an infant, toddler, or older child from Russia, Vietnam, China, or Guatemala.

Adoptions by Julia Childers, Ph.D,LCSW - North Carolina private adoption agency locating & matching birthparents with couples & providing home assessments & related services.

Adoptions Forever - International agency licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. Profile of the founder, application form, & information about criteria & fees are provided.

Adoptions From The Heart - Gives a full range of adoption services including domestic & international adoption programs, & free counseling to women facing an unplanned pregnancy.

Adoptions of Kentucky - Private adoption agency in Louisville, KY, gives complete services for birth parents including counseling, payment of necessary expenses & selection of adoptive parents.

Adoptions Of The Heart, Inc. - A non-profit child placing agency licensed in Michigan, providing adoption services that maximize existing family connections, & limit unnecessary grief & loss for children.

Adoptions Together - Offers child placement & counseling services. Includes a database of waiting children & information about services & events.

Adoptions World - International agency focusing on Russia, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, & Mexico. Program details & profiles of children are featured.

AdoptQuest - Licensed non-profit adoption agency. Offers information for adoptive & birth parents & adoption photos.

Advantage Adoption & Foster Care, Inc. - Licensed adoption & foster care network in Mansfield, Ohio, specializing in placing children of all ages.

Advocates for Adoption - New York State approved agency. Description of services offered, mission statement, & information for birthmothers & adoptive parents.

Advocates For Children & Families - Private, non profit licensed adoption agency offering services for birth & adoptive parents.

America-China Adoption Association - Licensed nonprofit organization founded by adoptive parents & exclusively placing children from China.

American Adoptions - A non-profit, licensed agency, providing services for domestic adoptions.

American Adoptions Abroad, Inc. - A non-profit international adoption agency that places children from foregin countries.

American Agency of Affordable Adoption - Based in Michigan, with programs in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, & Latvia. Includes information about the process & contact details.

American Association of Open Adoption Agencies - A listing of adoption policies that guide the formation of this national organization of values based open adoption agencies.

Americans Adopting Orphans - Gives adoption & educational services to American citizens.

Americans for African Adoptions, Inc. - Specializing in adoptions from Ethiopia, East Africa, Liberia, & West Africa. Includes articles, forms, information about the process, & related resources.

Americans for International Aid & Adoption - Licensed not for profit adoption agency located in Michigan.

Angel Guardian Children & Family Services - A nonprofit organization providing a community of look after children & families in crisis including adoption, foster care, abuse prevention/intervention, family & youth development services.

Angels Haven Outreach - A licensed non-profit adoption & child welfare agency providing options for expanding families.

Au Berceau de la Vie - Licensed non-profit agency that places children from Russia in to homes throughout the Canada.

Australian's Aiding Children Adoption Agency - Non profit agency licensed to facilitate intercountry adoptions for couples in South Australia & Northern Territory.

Bay Area Homes for Kids - Gives information to prospective parents who are looking to become a foster or adoptive parents. The main objective is to disseminate significant information about adoption & foster care & to entice parents to take the next step towards becoming a parent.

Beacon House - Licensed, non-profit child placing agency. Offering adoption alternative including domestic (caucasian & minority) & international adoption programs.

Beam of Hope Adoptions - A full-service, nonprofit agency placing children from Eastern Europe in loving American homes.

Beginnings - Offers pregnancy counseling & adoption services. Main office in Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), with affiliated offices in Cobourg, Woodstock & Guelph.

Bethany Christian Services - Private, licensed, non-profit adoption & family service agency, serving 30 states from over 70 locations & in 13 international countries.

A Better Way - Non-profit agency in California providing foster care & adoption services to families in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo, & Santa Cruz Counties.

Brenda Baker Adoptions - Brenda Baker Adoptions has information about adopting from Eastern European countries.

Bright Futures Adoption Center - A non-profit Massachusetts agency specializing in open adoption. Focus is primarily on placing infants born in the United States.

Carolina Hope - Christian agency offering full service International adoptions for many countries. Includes information about programs & photolistings.

Catholic Social Service of Southern Illinois - Serves all people in Illinois' 28 nearly allsouthern counties with counseling, adoption, pregnancy counseling, foster care & other social services.

Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley - Providing a comprehensive continuum of social services in eight counties of southwest Ohio (greater Dayton), including domestic & international adoption, & birthparent services.

Center for Family Building, Inc. - Illinois & Indiana licensed agency assisting families seeking to adopt a child & birthmothers thinking of an adoption plan.

Cherished Children International Adoption Agency Inc. - A non-profit organization that assists families with the adoption of children from Romania & Moldova.

Child Adoption Associates - Non-profit international adoption agency licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Information about adoption from the Ukraine & the process involved.

Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan - Private non-profit human services agency serving Northwestern Michigan. Services include adoption, foster care, & family, individual & pregnancy counseling.

Children At Heart Adoption Services - A nonprofit international adoption agency with orphaned children available for immediate adoption to qualified couples or single parents in all fifty states.

Children's Aid Society of Utah - Agency helping women who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, as well as families who are experiencing impaired fertility.

Children's Home of Pittsburgh - Infant Adoption - Providing birthparent & adoptive parent counseling & open adoption placement services.

Children's Home Society of Minnesota - International & open adoption, child abuse prevention & child care services for families in MN & WI.

The Children's Home Society of Missouri - Missouri adoption services & long term look after disabled children.

Children's Hope International - Licensed, not-for-profit adoption & humanitarian agency which places children from China, Russia, India, Guatemala, & Vietnam in homes all over the United States.

Children's House International - Specializing in adoptions from India, Romania, Eastern Europe, South America, China & Vietnam.

Children's International Choice - Licensed non-profit organization helping families in adopting internationally & providing a wide range of other adoption related services.

A Chosen Child - Offers U.S. domestic adoptions & international programs from China, Guatemala, Kazakhstan, Nicaragua, & Russia. Located in Florida.

Christian Adoption Services, Inc. - A full-service domestic & international agency. Includes testimonials, newsletter, & general profile.

Chrysalis House, Inc. - Licensed, private, nonprofit adoption & foster family agency involved in domestic & international adoptions. Offers services to birth parents free of charge.

Coleman Adoption Services, Inc. - A not-for-profit licensed agency based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Colorado Christian Services - A licensed, non-profit maternity & adoption agency with a mission to help children by serving women in crisis pregnancies & assisting couples in building their families through adoption.

Commonwealth Adoptions International, Inc. - Serves families in the State of Arizona as well as families throughout the United States who wish to adopt internationally.

Community Adoption Center - Licensed agency of Wisconsin, serving families in Manitowoc, Green Bay, Janesville & Madison.

The Cradle - An Illinois adoption agency founded in 1923.

Cradle of Hope Adoption Center, Inc. - Adoption programs in Russia, China, Guatemala, & Ukraine.

Cradle of Love - An adoption agency dedicated to giving you the help, services, & support tailored to your individual circumstances.

Crisis Pregnancy Outreach - An Oklahoma adoption agency providing services to pregnant women & fammilies wishing to adopt domestically.

D. Missy Everson - Agency licensed in Louisiana providing home study services for domestic, international, or special needs placements; birthparent & adoptive family counseling; & post placement visits.

DeColores Adoptions - Louisiana agency specializing in adopting infants & toddlers from Guatemala.

Dillon International - Licensed, non-profit agency specializing in international adoptions & ongoing support for adoptive families. Infants & toddlers are available from Korea, China, India, Haiti, Guatemala, Ukraine, & Russia.

Dillon Southwest - Places Korean-born infants with Arizona families & gives local services for families working with other agencies toward the adoption of children from other countries.

DowneySide - Non-sectarian, non-profit agency devoted exclusively to placing children from the age of 7 to 17. Many locations across the United States. News, service details, & contact information are provided.

Elina International Adoption Services - Non-profit adoption agency assisting adoptions in Ukraine, Russia & Romania. Based in Atlanta, Georgia.

Eurasian Adoption Services - Vancouver, Washington-based agency with programs in Russia, Kazakhstan & Ukraine. Includes welcome letter, information about programs, financing details, & application form.

Family & Children's Agency, Inc. - A non-profit, licensed agency providing services for domestic & international programs in Korea, China, Russia & Vietnam. Includes program descriptions, information about office locations, news, & a photo album.

Family Creations Inc. - Florida agency offering services for international & domestic adoptions, home studies, & support. Description of all services, pricing details, & staff profiles are presented.

Family Options Adoptions - Licensed, non-profit agency & counseling service for families in New Jersey, United States. Service details & staff profiles are included.

Family Outreach International - Facilitation of the adoption of orphans from China in to Canadian familis. Includes stories about adopting from China.

Family Resource Center - Non-profit, licensed child welfare agency in Illinois & New York.

Family Service of Westchester - Private, full-service, non-sectarian agency, which is licensed in New York & authorized to place children in New York & Connecticut. Includes information about services, programs & events.

Finally Family - Chicago-based agency offering home study & placement services for international & domestic adoptions.

The Florence Crittenton League - Non-profit, non-sectarian adoption agency offering information, support & services to birth parents & adoptive families.

Frank Adoption Center - Agency, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, which places children from the former Soviet Union with families in the United States & Ireland. Includes information, links & photos of success stories.

Genesis Adoptions - Licensed, non-profit agency specializing in adoptions from Russia & Kazakstan. Includes photo album, news & program details.

Gift of Life Adoption Services, Inc. - Agency specializing in Russian adoptions, & providing services for applicants living throughout the United States. Includes information about the process & contact details.

The Gladney Center for Adoption - Non-profit organization specializing in international & domestic adoptions. Based in Fort Worth, Texas.

Golden Cradle Adoption Services - Non-profit, non-sectarian agency offering information for adoptive families & birth families, plus overseas adoptions. Licensed in New Jersey, Connecticut & New York.

Happy Families International Center - Non-profit, licensed adoption agency specializing in adoptions from Russia & providing home study, counseling, & education groups.

Hawaii International Child - Adoption programs for children from China, Cambodia, Russia, Kazakhstan, & Ukraine.

His House Children's Home - A non-profit Christian organization helping children & families in crisis through residential, foster & adoption services.

Home Coming Adoptions - A non-profit adoption agency based in Orlando, Florida with programs in Ukraine, Guatemala, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, & Azerbaijan. Includes a country by country guide & comparison.

Homestudies & Adoption Placement Services - HAPS is based in New Jersey. Providing Homestudy services & Adoption placements from Guatemala, China, Russia, Romania & Domestically.

Hope for Children - Non-profit child placement agency licensed & located in the state of Georgia handling both domestic & international adoptions. Includes program descriptions & profiles of waiting families.

Illien Adoptions International, Inc. - Non-profit adoption agency placing children with adoptive families anywhere in the United States & the world.

Independent Adoption Center - Nonprofit, licensed, adoption agency with thirty years of experience.

Inheritance Adoptions - Christian agency offering information on open & closed adoptions.

International Assistance Group - Non-profit, accredited, international adoption agency specializing in Russian adoptions.

International Children's Alliance - Non-profit organization established to provide adoption services & humanitarian aid to children in need.

Little City Foundation Adoption Program - Matching preadoptive parents with children who are wards of the State of Illinois with developmental, behavioral, medical & emotional disorders.

Little Miracles International Adoption - Licensed Texas non-profit agency offering international adoption programs in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Guatemala, Russia, Romania, Kazakhstan, Republic of Georgia & Ukraine. Includes a bookstore, chat boards, oprphanage sponsorship details, & email support groups.

Little Treasures Adoption Inc. - Licensed professional full service agency specializing in international adoptions.

Littlest Angels International Adoption Agency - Non-profit adoption agency providing services to both Birth Mothers & Adoptive Parents. Two locations in Colorado.

Lutheran Social Services Adoption Program - Information about available domestic & international adoption services. Located in New England.

Lutheran Social Services of Mid-America - Licensed by the state of Ohio with offices in Cincinnati, Dayton & Springfield. Features information about options, services, & news.

Lutheran Social Services of the South - Specializing in placing minority, special-needs children & older children in loving homes. Unplanned pregnancy services & post-adoption services are also offered.

Maine Adoption Placement Service - Licensed, accredited, non-profit agency providing local, national & international adoption services, crisis pregnancy services & humanitarian aid. Accredited by Council on Accreditation for Children & Family Services.

Methodist Mission Home - Assists birth parents & adoptive parents facilitate open adoptions (domestic & international). Offices are located in San Antonio, Houston & Arlington, Texas. Includes information about process, cost & services offered.

Mississippi Children's Home Services - Services for birthparents experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, adoptees interested in a birth search, & adoptive parents.

9 Months Adoptions - National non-profit licensed adoption agency providing complete adoption services to adoptive families & birth parents.

Nathanson Adoption Services, Inc. - Agency licensed in North Carolina conducting preplacement assessments, pre-adoption & post adoption services.

New Hope - Agency which facilitates both domestic & international adoptions & gives counseling for women in unplanned pregnancies.

New Hope Christian Services - Licensed agency working with born-again Christian families wanting to adopt an orphan from Eastern Europe. Includes information about programs, news, & a list of staff members.

New Jersey Division of Youth & Family Services - Largest adoption agency in New Jersey, with five Adoption Resource Centers (ARCs) serving the state. Includes profiles of waiting children, links, news & related information.

New Life Adoption Agency - New York State licensed, private, not-for-profit agency. Includes description of services, testimonials & stories, & list of events.

New York State Office of Children & Family Services - Information about adoption in New York State including: a child photolisting, subsidies, resources, family adoption registry & answers to frequently asked questions about the adoption process.

Nightlight Christian Adoptions - Building Families through Domestic, International & Embryo Adoptions

One World Adoptions - Non-profit, full service adoption agency licensed in the State of Georgia offering services including pre-adoption counseling, education, homestudies, assistance with dossier preparation, placement services & post placment services.

Open Adoption & Family Services - Private, nonprofit adoption agency with a focus on child-centered open adoptions.

Open Adoption Services - Brings mothers with an unexpected pregnancy together with qualified adoption families.

Open Arms Adoption & Family Center - Open adoption information, resources, & services for birthparents & adopting parents.

An Open Door Adoption Agency - Helping Christian families find loving children & children find parents.

The Open Door Adoption Agency Metro Atlanta - Metro Atlanta agency helping children from Eastern Europe find loving, Christian familes in the United states with programs in Russia, Latvia, Ukraine, & Tajikstan.

Project Oz Adoptions, Inc. - Offers infant, toddler & child adoption programs in Guatemala, Haiti, Russian, & Ukraine. Includes staff profiles, program details, & information about financing.

Rainbow Adoptions International, Inc. - Rainbow Adoptions International, Inc. is a licensed, non-profit, child-placing agency which has an active Guatemala infant & toddler adoption program open to United States citizens.

Reaching Out Thru International Adoption - Licensed, nonprofit agency based in New Jersey. Offers programs in a variety of countries. Features program descriptions & information about services, financing, & the process.

Reaching Out Thru International Adoption, Inc. - A fully licensed non-profit child placement & humanitarian aid organization with offices located in Illinois, Missouri & New Jersey.

Small World Adoption Foundation - Specializing in adoptions from Russia, Belarus, & the Ukraine.

St. Lucy Center - Serving children, unwed mothers & families by providing education, job training, counseling, adoption placement, & emergency shelter for women.

1st Steps - Agency handling adoptions from Estonia, Guatemala, Russia, & Belarus.

Summit Adoption Home Studies, Inc. - A licensed, non-profit adoption agency & child referral service.

Sunny Ridge Family Center - Adoption agency in Wheaton, IL, specializing in Chinese & other international adoptions, open adoptions & birthparent services.

Universal Aid for Children - Has programs in Romania, Colombia, Honduras & Mexico. Located in Pompano Beach, Florida.

Vermont Children's Aid Society - A non-profit agency offering adoption services, child, family, pregnancy & birth parent counseling & post adoption services

Voice for International Development & Adoption - A full service, adoption agency located in New York.

Wasatch International Adoptions - Nonprofit agency providing services in Brazil, Bulgaria, China, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia & Ukraine. Photo listing & over view of fees are available.

World Child International Adoption Agency - A non-profit agency placing children from Russia, Eastern Europe, Central & South America, China, Vietnam & many other countries.

World Partners Adoption - A nonprofit agency specializing in international adoptions from the Republic of Kazakhstan & Russia.

You Gotta Believe Youth Adoption - A homeless prevention program finding adoptive & permanent homes for teens & pre-teens living in foster care.

Adoption facilitators & services

Adoption Abroad - Russian adoption facilitator located in California providing adoption services, information resources & child photolistings for adoptive parents.

Adoption Advisor - Information on adoption law for adoptive & birth parents in Maryland, Washington DC & Virginia.

Adoption Affiliates of South Florida - Association of licensed clinical social workers offering homestudies for domestic & international adoptions, pre-adoption consultations, & support groups. Includes staff profiles & calendar of events.

Adoption Center of Delaware Valley - Works with both public & private agencies that have custody of children. Features photo listings of children in the Delaware Valley (Philadelphia) who are waiting to be adopted by American families.

Adoption Center of Northern California - Offers open adoption legal services, including assistance for birthparents in facilitating matching with adoptive parents, & handling inter-state or local adoptions. Includes testimonials & profiles of waiting parents.

Adoption Consultants - Licensed social workers in North Texas (Dallas/Ft.Worth area) offer adoption home studies, post-adoption supervision, & adoption counseling & assistance.

Adoption CoordiNations, Inc. - Gives adoption guidance & document coordination services to families for many agencies working in Russia, Ukraine, Cambodia, Guatemala & China.

Adoption Information Services, Inc. - Gives education, referrals, guidance & advocacy for the prospective adoptive parent. Based in Georgia, United States.

Adoption Navigators - A family advocacy service for people who are thinking of adoption.

Adoption Network - Offers legal & related services to birthmothers & adoptive couples throughout the United States. Testimonials, profiles of hopeful adoptive parents, & articles & features are included.

Adoption Partners - Guatemala adoption specialists.

Adoption UK - Services for prospective adopters & established adoptive families, including a bi-monthly magazine, helpline, library & experience resource bank. Fee details & FAQs are presented.

Adoptioncoach Services - Gives coaching & support to people adopting a child.

Adoptionhelp - Helps birthmothers & birthfathers make adoption plans for their babies. Description of services & gallery of prospective adoptive families.

African American Adoptions Online - Building African American families through internet adoption.

All As One - Gives adoption facilitation from the African countries of The Gambia & Sierra Leone.

Alla Adoption - California agency operating as part of the Yunona Orphan Relief Fund, which helps orphaned & abandoned children find loving homes.

Angels Adoption - California facilitation agency operating as part of the Yunona Orphan Relief Fund, which helps orphaned & abandoned children find loving homes.

Aurora International Adoption - Works directly with many Russian, Ukrainian, & Kazakhstan orphanages to make the adoption process easy.

Baby Adoption - Offers coaching & consulting services. Site includes pricing details & information about ordering an e-book dealing with no-cost adoptions.

Brenda McCreight Consulting - Offers consulting services & workshops for adoptive & foster families & for professionals. Workshop details & links to related resources are featured.

Brewer Counseling Associates - A private practioner, LCSW, providing homestudies for domestic & international adoptions, pre & post birth family & attachment counseling, referrals to adoption attorneys, & connections between adoptive families & birth families.

Coming Home Kansas - Adoption recruiting program funded by the State of Kansas. Includes a listing of available children. Access requires registration.

Cooperative Adoption Consulting - Assists couples & singles in the open adoption process. Based in California, USA. Includes information about services, contact details, & links to related content.

David J. Radis - Adoption attorney specializing in adoptions, with special emphasis placed on helping birth mothers.

East Coast Assisted Parenting - Gives assistance to parents who select to adopt from Ukraine independently.

Filios - Center that promotes the adoption of children from 0 to 7 years old.

Gerald A. Bowman, LCSW, ACSW - American licensed clinical social worker based in Munich, Germany, offering home studies, consultation, & post placement services. Description of services, contact information & links.

Global Village - Ukraine adoption facilitation agency located in Tennessee, serving families througout the U.S.

Heart of God Ministries - Interdenominational organization, providing adoption services in Haiti.

A Heart to Heart Adoption Connection - A facilitation service located in Central Ohio. Serivce details & profiles of waiting families are featured.

Heartfelt Adoption - Adoption matches for babies & children available. Birth mothers & adoptive couples needed.

Heaven Sent Adopt - Gives support & referral services. Specializes in bi-racial adoptions. Includes a list of success stories & available situations (with due dates).

Holt International Children's Services - Involved in domestic & international adoption. Information about programs (organized by country), bulletin boards, & resources are included.

International Adoptions by Ysabel Llerena - Specializes in Guatemalan adoptions.

Kmetko & Associates, Ltd. - Licensed child welfare agency that gives interstate adoption study & international adoption study services to Illinois families.

Lee Slater Adoption Services - Specializing in Adoption from Cambodia for over 10 years,

Life's Vision Adoption Services - Agency that arranges adoptions between Ukrainian children & parents from the United States.

Lifetime Adoption Facilitation - Helping birth parents find qualified adopting families, with guidance & encouragement during & after the pregnancy.

A Link Adoption - Linking birthparents with Christian adoptive couples for open or closed adoptions.

Manchester Adoption Society - Small voluntary agency involved in finding families for older, emotionally damaged children. Also involved in supporting children, adopters & birth families. Site includes information about activities & services.

Mother's Choice - Hong Kong organization that gives & promotes look after babies & children needing permanent homes. Site includes general information about fostering & adopting, photo album, & discussion forum.

My Choice Program - Offers crisis pregnancy services, including counseling & support, & helps in the placement of babies. Locations in Maine, Colorado, & Florida. Includes profiles of waiting families & personal stories.

Pennsylvania Adoption Exchange - Helps to connect families who desire to adopt with children. Includes free photo listing & information.

Professional Adoption & Community Services - Gives consultation services for prospective parents & pregnancy, pre-placement, & post-surrender counseling for birth parents. Located in Hawi, Hawaii. Includes fee details & staff background information.

Profiles of the Heart - Working with adoptive families to create a completely unique lifestyle presentation of your family, creating a link to a potential birthmother.

Rainbow Adoption & Family Tree Foster Care - Gives adoption & foster care information, family training & home studies, counseling, searches for families, & supervision of placements.

Spaulding for Children - Gives help to children who wait the longest for permanency & support services for their adoptive, foster & kinship families.

Adoption information & resources

ABC Adoptions - Adoption information & resources, message boards, email communities, & links to adoption professionals. Includes special sections for both birthmothers & adoptive parents.

The ABC's of Adoption - Basic information about international & domestic adoption, message board, & related links.

About.com: Adoption - Gives access to thousands of resources addressing all aspects of adoption. Extensive coverage of international adoption issues.

4Adopting.com - Presents essays, poems, & links to adoption service providers, legal information & support groups.

Adopting.com - Listing of adoption resources on the Internet, organized in topical categories.

Adoption: A New Beginning - A Christian adoption resource center, with services for birthmothers & adoptive parents.

Adoption Choice - Interactive Internet registry for hopeful adoptive parents & potential birth parents. Includes photo listings of waiting families, bookstore, & discussion of current adoption related topics.

Adoption Council of Canada - Dedicated to finding homes for Canada's waiting children. Includes news, publications, legislation, events, research, viewpoints, & newsletters.

The Adoption Guide - Consumer protection & advocacy for adopting families, international or domestic. Site features news, articles, & resources.

Adoption History - Presents the history of open adoption & links to related content.

Adoption Information Line - Comprehensive information about the adoption of children within the UK.

Adoption Open - Features information about workshops & support groups, profiles of families hoping to adopt (from specific agencies) & resources.

Adoption Solutions - Features discussion forums, hopeful parent registry, journals, resources for birthmothers & adoptive parents, & database of US attorneys & agencies.

Adoption Triad Outreach - Features a free reunion registry, chat rooms, discussion boards, bookstore, on line newsletter, virtual postcards, and a links library.

Adoption Web Ring - A public service ring dedicated to the best interests of adoption triad members.

Adoptions Alaska - Information about adoption, support groups & related services in Alaska.

Adoptions.com - Features a comprehensive directory of adoption professionals, & the Adoption SuperCalendar of adoption events, meetings & conferences in every state.

AdoptNet - Support for adoptive families from the National Adoption Center: Post-adoption information, on line chats & conferences.

AdoptUSKids - National photo listing service for children awaiting adoption across the United States.

BAAF Adoption & Fostering - London-based charity with offices in Wales, Scotland & England. Offers resources for those wishing to adopt & related professionals. Includes membership details, news, legal details & directory of agencies.

Believer Adoptions - A collection of stories about God working through adoption in the lives of ordinary people. Includes scripture references & submission guidelines.

BellaOnline: Adoption - Presents articles & features about a variety of adoption related topics.

Birth Mother Letter - Offers prospective adoptive parents help in creating a Dear Birth Mother album. Includes service details & prices.

California Children & Family Services - Articles & FAQs about adopting a child, becoming a foster parent (or adopting a foster child), adoptees & birth parents, & services for adopted children.

Canada Adopts - Features a range of adoption-related information. Includes a message board, Waiting Parents Registry, list of famous adoptions, calendar of events, & links to Canadian resources, including agencies & support groups.

Children's Home Society - Not for profit organization that gives adoption & birth parent services.

Deaf Adoption News Service - Listings of deaf children waiting to be adopted, & a mailing list.

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute - Information for adoption professionals: research, policy, & practice.

Families for Private Adoption - Non-profit volunteer organization advocating & encouraging private (non-agency) adoption. Meetings held in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Famous Adoptees - A biographical dictionary of famous or otherwise influential adoptees & others raised for significant periods outside their birth families.

Famous & Remarkable Adoptees, Foster Children & Others - Short profiles, many with bibliographical & hypertext links, of famous or influential people who were adopted, fostered or otherwise raised by people other than their birth parents.

Fostering or Adopting Children in Need - Information about transitional residence & fostering of troubled children.

GotTrouble.com - Family Law - Information about adoption, qualities of adoptive parents which agencies are looking for, & other legal issues.

Hallmark Channel: Adoption - The web version of the channel's series about adoption. Includes information about adoption, submitted stories, & resources.

Indiana's Adoption Initiative - Statewide effort to find permanence for all children with special needs. Picture book registry, information about the process, & newsletter.

Lets Talk Adoption - Weekly radio show available on the Internet. Show schedule, brief host profile, & archives are presented.

Lund Family Center - Providing services for young women who are pregnant & parenting, families with young children & adoptive families.

Megilligan's Island - Information on special needs adoption & foster care in central Kentucky.

National Adoption Center - Portal to photo listings & resources, including chat, on line courses, & articles.

National Adoption Foundation - Gives financial assistance, services & support to families. Contains information about programs, membership, & achievements.

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse - Comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including special needs, infant & intercountry adoption.

National Council For Adoption - Washington, DC charity with a focus on adoption related awareness, education & advocacy. Organization overview, list of policies, & membership details are included.

North American Council on Adoptable Children - Post-adoptive articles & features & a "How to Adopt" section which gives an over view of issues & steps to take when thinking of domestic adoption through the foster care system.

Nurture Adopt - Resource for birthparents & adoptive parents. Includes profiles of waiting families, information about available situations, & links to support organizations, agencies, & financial help.

Older Child Adoption - Weekly on line publication offering articles & features & information. Includes message board, bookstore & links.

Our Own Kids - Resources for people who are adopting or have adopted an older child.