 Indiana's Adoption Initiative - http://www.in.gov/dcs/adoption/ Statewide effort to find permanence for all children with special needs. Picture book registry, information about the process, and newsletter. |
 About.com: Adoption - http://adoption.about.com/ Provides access to thousands of resources addressing all aspects of adoption. Includes coverage of international adoption issues. |
 Adoption.com - http://www.adoption.com/ Information on international, special needs, independent, and private adoptions. Includes message boards, news, and a directory of adoption professionals. |
 State Mailing Lists - http://members.tripod.com/~StateMailingLists/index.html Directory of adoption related mailing lists across the United States. |
 Fostering or Adopting Children in Need - http://glatzj.tripod.com/ Information about transitional residence and fostering of troubled children. |
 Adopting.com - http://www.adopting.com/ Listing of adoption resources on the Internet, organized in topical categories. |
 Adoptions.com - http://www.adoptions.com/ Features a directory of adoption professionals, and the Adoption SuperCalendar of adoption events, meetings and conferences in every state. |
 Deaf Adoption News Service - http://users.erols.com/berke/deafchildren.html Listings of deaf children waiting to be adopted, and a mailing list. |
 Adoption InterLink UK - http://www.billsimpson.com/ General adoption information, articles, links to related resources, and notice board. |
 NPR : The Many Faces of Adoption - http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4239655 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.] |
 BellaOnline: Adoption - http://www.bellaonline.com/site.asp?name=adoption Presents articles about a variety of adoption related topics. |
 National Adoption Center - http://www.adopt.org/ Portal to photo listings and resources, including chat, online courses, and articles. |
 Adoption Information Line - http://www.adoption.org.uk Information about the adoption of children within the UK. |
 Adoption Council of Canada - http://www.adoption.ca Dedicated to finding homes for Canada's waiting children. Includes news, publications, legislation, events, research, viewpoints, and newsletters. |
 Adoptioninformation.com - http://www.adoptioninformation.com General information and resources. |
 Adoption Open - http://www.adoptionopen.com/ Features information about workshops and support groups, profiles of families hoping to adopt (from specific agencies) and resources. |
 Adoption Web Ring - http://www.plumsite.com/adoptionring/ A public service ring dedicated to the best interests of adoption triad members. |
 ABC Adoptions - http://www.abcadoptions.com Adoption information and resources, message boards, email communities, and links to adoption professionals. Includes special sections for both birthmothers and adoptive parents. |
 GotTrouble.com - Family Law - http://www.gottrouble.com/legal/family/adoption.html Information about adoption, qualities of adoptive parents which agencies are looking for, and other legal issues. |
 Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha - http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/cc Services include adoption, reunion and unplanned pregnancy counseling. |
 Lets Talk Adoption - http://www.letstalkadoption.com/ Weekly radio show available on the Internet. Show schedule, brief host profile, and archives are presented. |
 Canada Adopts - http://www.canadaadopts.com/ 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. |
 Famous Adoptees - http://www.dils.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm A biographical dictionary of famous or otherwise influential adoptees and others raised for significant periods outside their birth families. |
 Famous and Remarkable Adoptees, Foster Children and Others - http://www.dil.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm 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. |
 Older Child Adoption - http://www.olderchildadoption.com/ Weekly online publication offering articles and information. Includes message board, bookstore and links. |
 My Adoption Links - http://www.myadoptionlinks.com/ Major collection of annotated links covering adoption laws and stories and organizations worldwide. |
 The Adoption Guide - http://www.theadoptionguide.com Consumer protection and advocacy for adopting families, international or domestic. Site features news, articles, and resources. |
 American RadioWorks - Finding Home - http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/adoption/ 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. |
 Child & Family Services - http://www.cfsm.org Provides former Michigan members (adult adoptees, birth parents, adult siblings, and adoptive parents) with post-adoption services and intermediary search services. |
 Families for Private Adoption - http://ffpa.org/ Non-profit volunteer organization advocating and encouraging private (non-agency) adoption. Meetings held in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. |
 Precious Kids Adoption - http://www.preciouskids.org/adopt/ Features a registry of waiting families wanting to adopt, mailing list, articles, and information about scams. |
 Child Of My Dreams - http://www.childofmydreams.com/ Offers infertility and adoption information and support. Includes a discussion of common myths, newsletters, and message boards. |
 Adoption: A New Beginning - http://www.preciouskids.org/ A Christian adoption resource center, with services for birthmothers and adoptive parents. |
 PACT: An Adoption Alliance - http://www.pactadopt.org/ Adoption-related services for children of color, their birthparents, and their adoptive parents. |
 North American Council on Adoptable Children - http://www.nacac.org 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. |
 Nurture Adopt - http://www.nurtureadopt.org/ Resource for birthparents and adoptive parents. Includes profiles of waiting families, information about available situations, and links to support organizations, agencies, and financial help. |
 AdoptUSKids - http://www.adoptuskids.org/ National photo listing service for children awaiting adoption across the United States. |
 Adoption History - http://www.adoptionhistory.org/ Presents the history of open adoption and links to related content. |
 Adoption Triad Outreach - http://www.adoptiontriad.org/ Features a free reunion registry, chat rooms, discussion boards, bookstore, online newsletter, virtual postcards, and a links library. |
 Long Haul Productions: Dear Birth Mother - http://www.longhaulpro.org/pages/series/heartland.html#birth 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] |
 Adoption Learning Partners - http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/ Offers web-based educational courses for all members of the adoption triad. Includes course descriptions and a mailing list. |
 Center for Adoption Policy - http://www.adoptionpolicy.org/ 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. |
 Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute - http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/ Information for adoption professionals: research, policy, and practice. |
 The ABC's of Adoption - http://www.geocities.com/adoptionabc/ Basic information about international and domestic adoption, message board, and related links. |
 Megilligan's Island - http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8022/ Information on special needs adoption and foster care in central Kentucky. |
 BAAF Adoption & Fostering - http://www.baaf.org.uk/ 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. |
 Lund Family Center - http://www.lundfamilycenter.org Providing services for young women who are pregnant and parenting, families with young children and adoptive families. |
 Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption - http://www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org/ 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. |
 Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources and Education - http://www.txcare.org/ Advocates adoption laws that are in the best interest of all adoptees. Includes the Texas Adoption Registry, discussion forums, articles, newsletters and statistics. |
 National Adoption Foundation - http://www.nafadopt.org/ Provides financial assistance, services and support to families. Contains information about programs, membership, and achievements. |
 Children's Home Society - http://www.chsofnj.org/ Not for profit organization that provides adoption and birth parent services. |
 Adoption-net - http://www.adoption-net.co.uk/ Presents information about adoption and fostering with a United Kingdom focus. News, child profiles, bulletin board, and glossary of related terms are included. |
 Council on Adoptable Children of Texas - http://www.texas-coac.org A non-profit organization of citizens concerned about children who wait for permanent homes. |