Adoption

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

The ABC's of Adoption - Basic information about international and domestic adoption, message board, and related links.
www.geocities.com/adoptionabc/

About.com: Adoption - Provides access to thousands of resources addressing all aspects of adoption. Includes coverage of international adoption issues.
adoption.about.com/

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

Adoption: A New Beginning - A Christian adoption resource center, with services for birthmothers and adoptive parents.
www.preciouskids.org/

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

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

Adoption History - Presents the history of open adoption and links to related content.
www.adoptionhistory.org/

Adoption Information Line - Information about the adoption of children within the UK.
www.adoption.org.uk

Adoption InterLink UK - General adoption information, articles, links to related resources, and notice board.
www.billsimpson.com/

Adoption Learning Partners - Offers web-based educational courses for all members of the adoption triad. Includes course descriptions and a mailing list.
www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/

Adoption Open - Features information about workshops and support groups, profiles of families hoping to adopt (from specific agencies) and resources.
www.adoptionopen.com/

Adoption Solutions - Features discussion forums, hopeful parent registry, journals, resources for birthmothers and adoptive parents, and database of US attorneys and agencies.
www.adoptionsolutions.com/

Adoption Triad Outreach - Features a free reunion registry, chat rooms, discussion boards, bookstore, online newsletter, virtual postcards, and a links library.
www.adoptiontriad.org/

Adoption Web Ring - A public service ring dedicated to the best interests of adoption triad members.
www.plumsite.com/adoptionring/

Adoption.com - Information on international, special needs, independent, and private adoptions. Includes message boards, news, and a directory of adoption professionals.
www.adoption.com/

Adoptioninformation.com - General information and resources.
www.adoptioninformation.com

Adoption-net - Presents information about adoption and fostering with a United Kingdom focus. News, child profiles, bulletin board, and glossary of related terms are included.
www.adoption-net.co.uk/

Adoptions.com - Features a directory of adoption professionals, and the Adoption SuperCalendar of adoption events, meetings and conferences in every state.
www.adoptions.com/

AdoptUSKids - National photo listing service for children awaiting adoption across the United States.
www.adoptuskids.org/

American RadioWorks - Finding Home - A series of written stories, as well as a one-hour audio broadcast, which explore fifty years of experience with international adoption by Americans. Additional materials include photojournals, interviews, audio diaries, and supplementary stories.
americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/adoption/

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

BellaOnline: Adoption - Presents articles about a variety of adoption related topics.
www.bellaonline.com/site.asp?name=adoption

California Children and Family Services - Articles and FAQs about adopting a child, becoming a foster parent (or adopting a foster child), adoptees and birth parents, and services for adopted children.
www.childsworld.ca.gov/CFSDAdopti_309.htm

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

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha - Services include adoption, reunion and unplanned pregnancy counseling.
mockingbird.creighton.edu/cc

Center for Adoption Policy - Provides research, analysis, advice and education to practitioners and the public about legislation and practices governing domestic and inter-country adoption in the United States and the rest of the world. Includes publications and information about projects.
www.adoptionpolicy.org/

Child & Family Services - Provides former Michigan members (adult adoptees, birth parents, adult siblings, and adoptive parents) with post-adoption services and intermediary search services.
www.cfsm.org

Child Of My Dreams - Offers infertility and adoption information and support. Includes a discussion of common myths, newsletters, and message boards.
www.childofmydreams.com/

Children's Home Society - Not for profit organization that provides adoption and birth parent services.
www.chsofnj.org/

Council on Adoptable Children of Texas - A non-profit organization of citizens concerned about children who wait for permanent homes.
www.texas-coac.org

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption - Encourages adoption in the United States and advocates for children in the public welfare system. Offers a beginner's guide, videos, and other adoption resources.
www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org/

Deaf Adoption News Service - Listings of deaf children waiting to be adopted, and a mailing list.
users.erols.com/berke/deafchildren.html

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute - Information for adoption professionals: research, policy, and practice.
www.adoptioninstitute.org/

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

Famous Adoptees - A biographical dictionary of famous or otherwise influential adoptees and others raised for significant periods outside their birth families.
www.dils.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm

Famous and Remarkable Adoptees, Foster Children and Others - Short profiles, many with bibliographical and hypertext links, of famous or influential people who were adopted, fostered or otherwise raised by people other than their birth parents.
www.dil.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm

Fostering or Adopting Children in Need - Information about transitional residence and fostering of troubled children.
glatzj.tripod.com/

GotTrouble.com - Family Law - Information about adoption, qualities of adoptive parents which agencies are looking for, and other legal issues.
www.gottrouble.com/legal/family/adoption.html

Indiana's Adoption Initiative - Statewide effort to find permanence for all children with special needs. Picture book registry, information about the process, and newsletter.
www.in.gov/dcs/adoption/

Lets Talk Adoption - Weekly radio show available on the Internet. Show schedule, brief host profile, and archives are presented.
www.letstalkadoption.com/

Lund Family Center - Providing services for young women who are pregnant and parenting, families with young children and adoptive families.
www.lundfamilycenter.org

Megilligan's Island - Information on special needs adoption and foster care in central Kentucky.
www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8022/

My Adoption Links - Major collection of annotated links covering adoption laws and stories and organizations worldwide.
www.myadoptionlinks.com/

National Adoption Center - Portal to photo listings and resources, including chat, online courses, and articles.
www.adopt.org/

National Adoption Foundation - Provides financial assistance, services and support to families. Contains information about programs, membership, and achievements.
www.nafadopt.org/

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse - A resource on all aspects of adoption, including special needs, infant and intercountry adoption.
naic.acf.hhs.gov/

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

North American Council on Adoptable Children - Post-adoptive articles and a "How to Adopt" section which provides an overview of issues and steps to take when considering domestic adoption through the foster care system.
www.nacac.org

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

Older Child Adoption - Weekly online publication offering articles and information. Includes message board, bookstore and links.
www.olderchildadoption.com/

PACT: An Adoption Alliance - Adoption-related services for children of color, their birthparents, and their adoptive parents.
www.pactadopt.org/

Precious Kids Adoption - Features a registry of waiting families wanting to adopt, mailing list, articles, and information about scams.
www.preciouskids.org/adopt/

State Mailing Lists - Directory of adoption related mailing lists across the United States.
members.tripod.com/~StateMailingLists/index.html

Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources and Education - Advocates adoption laws that are in the best interest of all adoptees. Includes the Texas Adoption Registry, discussion forums, articles, newsletters and statistics.
www.txcare.org/

Long Haul Productions: Dear Birth Mother - Suzanne, a single woman in her forties, after years of trying to become pregnant, decided to adopt an African-American baby. This is the story of her adoption quest. [29:00 streaming audio broadcast] <small>(2005)</small>
www.longhaulpro.org/pages/series/heartland.html#birth

NPR : The Many Faces of Adoption - About 1.6 million American families have adopted children. In more and more cases, they are open adoptions. Four families share their stories. [Each story approximately 5 minutes in duration.] <small>(December 24, 2004)</small>
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4239655