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.
http://www.abcadoptions.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

Adoption Information Line
Information about the adoption of children within the UK.
http://www.adoption.org.uk

Adoption InterLink UK
General adoption information, articles, links to related resources, and notice board.
http://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.
http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/

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

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

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

Adoptioninformation.com
General information and resources.
http://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.
http://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.
http://www.adoptions.com/

AdoptUSKids
National photo listing service for children awaiting adoption across the United States.
http://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.
http://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.
http://www.baaf.org.uk/

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

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.
http://www.canadaadopts.com/

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha
Services include adoption, reunion and unplanned pregnancy counseling.
http://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.
http://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.
http://www.cfsm.org

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

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

Council on Adoptable Children of Texas
A non-profit organization of citizens concerned about children who wait for permanent homes.
http://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.
http://www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org/

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

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
Information for adoption professionals: research, policy, and practice.
http://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.
http://ffpa.org/

Famous Adoptees
A biographical dictionary of famous or otherwise influential adoptees and others raised for significant periods outside their birth families.
http://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.
http://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.
http://glatzj.tripod.com/

GotTrouble.com - Family Law
Information about adoption, qualities of adoptive parents which agencies are looking for, and other legal issues.
http://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.
http://www.in.gov/dcs/adoption/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.
http://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.
http://www.nurtureadopt.org/

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

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

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

State Mailing Lists
Directory of adoption related mailing lists across the United States.
http://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.
http://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>
http://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>
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4239655