Links & Resources

http://www.tapestrybooks.com
Online adoption bookstore

http://www.adoption.com
A comprehensive website with chats, shopping, etc.

http://www.nacac.org
North American Council on Adoptable Children – NACAC’s Adoption Subsidy Resource Center provides general information on how each state operates their Title IV-E Adoption Assistance program. Adoption assistance information is also available for each Province in Canada. Families who are adopting children from the foster care system in the U.S. and Canada should speak with the child’s caseworker or the adoption worker assigned to the case about an adoption subsidy. For further information, please call (800) 470-6665.

http://www.adopting.com
Resources for prospective adoptive parents: How to get started, links to agencies, facilitators and attorneys, letters from birthparents, support groups and legal information. Also includes a photolisting of waiting children.

http://www.adoption.org
Contains a wide variety of adoption topics and resources.

http://www.childwelfare.gov
Child Welfare Information Gateway – A comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption. Their National Adoption Directory allows for a state-wide search of public and private licensed adoption agencies. A service of the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S.Dept. of Health and Human Services.

http://www.achildwaits.org
A Child Waits Foundation is a nonprofit charitable foundation formed in 1998 to reduce the number of children not adopted from international orphanages because prospective parents lack the savings to pay for the cost of adoption. Eligibility to receive a loan is based on financial need and each case is judged individually. For further information, please call (866) 999-2445.

http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/advocates.html
Adoption Policy Resource Center – Adoption Subsidy Advocates provides free initial consultation and related policy information to adoptive families, attorneys, advocates and agency professionals.

http://www.ccainstitute.org/
The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to raising Congressional and public awareness about the issue of adoption. CCAI serves as an informational and educational resource to policymakers about current domestic and international adoption-related matters.

http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/
The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy seeks to improve the law, policies and practices associated with child protection and adoption systems.

http://www.giftofadoption.org
The Gift of Adoption Foundation – A non-profit foundation that helps families overcome some of the initial financial burdens of adoption (home study, legal fees, etc.). Call (480) 563-1155 for more information.

http://www.abanet.org/child/
ABA Center on Children and the Law – the Center is a full-service technical assistance, training, and research program addressing a broad spectrum of law and court-related topics affecting children. These include child abuse and neglect, adoption, adolescent health, foster and kinship care, custody and support, guardianship, missing and exploited children, and children’s exposure to domestic violence.

http://adoption.about.com/
Contains articles and tips for those considering adoption and those who already have adopted.

http://www.cwla.org
The Child Welfare League of America promotes the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and is committed to protecting every child from harm.

http://www.adoptioninstitute.org
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute – The Adoption Institute provides adoption information to media, lawmakers and individuals on topics such as survey data and governmental research data.

http://www.internationaladoption.org
This site contains fact sheets, adoption information, travel information, culture and heritage, maps, weather, books, currency exchange rates, periodicals, news and much more for dozens of different countries with active international adoption programs.

http://www.adoptioncouncil.org/financing.htm
MBNA offers unsecured loans specifically designed for adoptive parents. MBNA may be contacted at (888) 786-1116 – option 1 for English and option 5 to speak to a specialist. You may view MBNA’s website at www.mbna.com.

http://www.adopt.org
The National Adoption Center expands opportunities for children throughout the United States, particularly for children with special needs and those from minority cultures.

http://www.rainbowkids.com
Publication focusing solely on international adoption.

http://www.shaohannahshope.org
Shaohannah’s Hope awards financial grants to qualified families already in the process of domestic and international adoption.

http://www.nafadopt.org
The National Adoption Foundation offers an Adoption Assistance Loan designed to help adoptive families take care of the finances necessary to adopt and raise a child. This includes adoption costs, legal fees, medical services, travel expenses, education costs, home improvements or the everyday cost of raising a family. Grants are only available to families for the actual cost of the adoption. For more information, please call (203) 791-3811.