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ABC Adoptions
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Adoption information and resources, message boards, email communities, and links to adoption professionals. Includes special sections for both birthmothers and adoptive parents.
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National Adoption Center
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Portal to photo listings and resources, including chat, online courses, and articles.
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PACT: An Adoption Alliance
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Adoption-related services for children of color, their birthparents, and their adoptive parents.
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Adoption Information Line
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Comprehensive information about the adoption of children within the UK.
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Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
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Information for adoption professionals: research, policy, and practice.
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Families for Private Adoption
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Non-profit volunteer organization advocating and encouraging private (non-agency) adoption. Meetings held in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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AdoptNet
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Support for adoptive families from the National Adoption Center: Post-adoption information, online chats and conferences.
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Adoption Solutions
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Features discussion forums, hopeful parent registry, journals, resources for birthmothers and adoptive parents, and database of US attorneys and agencies.
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Children's Home Society
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Not for profit organization that provides adoption and birth parent services.
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha
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Services include adoption, reunion and unplanned pregnancy counseling.
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Adoptions.com
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Features a comprehensive directory of adoption professionals, and the Adoption SuperCalendar of adoption events, meetings and conferences in every state.
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Megilligan's Island
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Information on special needs adoption and foster care in central Kentucky.
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Parent Soup: Adoption Central
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Contains information about various aspects of adoption, state-by-state resources, checklists and a newsletter.
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BellaOnline: Adoption
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Presents articles about a variety of adoption related topics.
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Adoption-net
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Presents information about adoption and fostering with a United Kingdom focus. News, child profiles, bulletin board, and glossary of related terms are included.
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Suite 101: Adoption
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Articles, message board and links to related resources.
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Adoption Council of Canada
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Dedicated to finding homes for Canada's waiting children. Includes news, publications, legislation, events, research, viewpoints, and newsletters.
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Child Of My Dreams
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Offers infertility and adoption information and support. Includes a discussion of common myths, newsletters, and message boards.
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Fostering or Adopting Children in Need
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Information about transitional residence and fostering of troubled children.
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The Adoption Guide
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Consumer protection and advocacy for adopting families, international or domestic. Site features news, articles, and resources.
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Council on Adoptable Children of Texas
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A non-profit organization of citizens concerned about children who wait for permanent homes.
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Adoption Triad Outreach
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Features a free reunion registry, chat rooms, discussion boards, bookstore, online newsletter, virtual postcards, and a links library.
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Child & Family Services
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Provides former Michigan members (adult adoptees, birth parents, adult siblings, and adoptive parents) with post-adoption services and intermediary search services.
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Adoption Web Ring
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A public service ring dedicated to the best interests of adoption triad members.
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State Mailing Lists
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Directory of adoption related mailing lists across the United States.
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North American Council on Adoptable Children
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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.
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Famous Adoptees
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A biographical dictionary of famous or otherwise influential adoptees and others raised for significant periods outside their birth families.
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Famous and Remarkable Adoptees, Foster Children and Others
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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.
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National Adoption Foundation
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Provides financial assistance, services and support to families. Contains information about programs, membership, and achievements.
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Adopting.com
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Listing of adoption resources on the Internet, organized in topical categories.
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4Adopting.com
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Presents essays, poems, and links to adoption service providers, legal information and support groups.
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AdoptionQuest.com
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Personal profiles of couples wishing to adopt and birth parents and adoptees looking to reunite. Includes pricing details.
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Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources and Education
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Advocates adoption laws that are in the best interest of all adoptees. Includes the Texas Adoption Registry, discussion forums, articles, newsletters and statistics.
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Canada Adopts
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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.
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The ABC's of Adoption
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Basic information about international and domestic adoption, message board, and related links.
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Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
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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.
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About.com: Adoption
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Provides access to thousands of resources addressing all aspects of adoption. Extensive coverage of international adoption issues.
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GotTrouble.com - Family Law
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Information about adoption, qualities of adoptive parents which agencies are looking for, and other legal issues.
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Hallmark Channel: Adoption
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The web version of the channel's series about adoption. Includes information about adoption, submitted stories, and resources.
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Adoption InterLink UK
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General adoption information, articles, links to related resources, and notice board.
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National Council For Adoption
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Washington, DC charity with a focus on adoption related awareness, education and advocacy. Organization overview, list of policies, and membership details are included.
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BAAF Adoption & Fostering
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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.
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Older Child Adoption
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Weekly online publication offering articles and information. Includes message board, bookstore and links.
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Adoption Learning Partners
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Offers web-based educational courses for all members of the adoption triad. Includes course descriptions and a mailing list.
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Deaf Adoption News Service
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Listings of deaf children waiting to be adopted, and a mailing list.
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California Children and Family Services
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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.
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AdoptUSKids
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National photo listing service for children awaiting adoption across the United States.
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Adoption History
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Presents the history of open adoption and links to related content.
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Indiana's Adoption Initiative
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Statewide effort to find permanence for all children with special needs. Picture book registry, information about the process, and newsletter.
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Adoption Open
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Features information about workshops and support groups, profiles of families hoping to adopt (from specific agencies) and resources.
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Precious Kids Adoption
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Features a registry of waiting families wanting to adopt, mailing list, articles, and information about scams.
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Adoption: A New Beginning
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A Christian adoption resource center, with services for birthmothers and adoptive parents.
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Nurture Adopt
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Resource for birthparents and adoptive parents. Includes profiles of waiting families, information about available situations, and links to support organizations, agencies, and financial help.
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Adoptioninformation.com
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General information and resources.
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G2GAdoption
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General information presented from a Christian perspective. Includes resource directory, glossary, and stories.
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Center for Adoption Policy
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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.
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My Adoption Links
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Major collection of annotated links covering adoption laws and stories and organizations worldwide.
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National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
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Comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including special needs, infant and intercountry adoption.
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NPR : The Many Faces of Adoption
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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.]
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American RadioWorks - Finding Home
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A series of written stories as well as a one-hour audio braodcast which explore fifty years of experience with international adoption by Americans. Additional material include photojournals, interviews, audio diaries, and supplementary stories.
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Long Haul Productions: Dear Birth Mother
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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]
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Adoptive Parenting
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Collection of links from About.com.
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Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources and Education
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Advocates adoption laws that are in the best interest of all adoptees. Includes the Texas Adoption Registry, discussion forums, articles, newsletters and statistics.
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California Children and Family Services
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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.
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Child & Family Services of Michigan, Inc.
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Adoption and other programs directed at strengthening Michigan's children and families.
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Adoption Council of Canada
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Dedicated to finding homes for the country's waiting children. Includes news, publications, legislation, events, research, viewpoints, and newsletters.
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Canada Adopts
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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.
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Adoption-net
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Presents information about adoption and fostering. News, child profiles, bulletin board, and glossary of related terms are included.
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