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4Adopting.com
Presents essays, poems, and links to adoption service providers, legal information and support groups.
http://www.4adopting.com
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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
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About.com: Adoption
Provides access to thousands of resources addressing all aspects of adoption. Extensive coverage of international adoption issues.
http://adoption.about.com/
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Adopting.com
Listing of adoption resources on the Internet, organized in topical categories.
http://www.adopting.com/
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Adoption Blessings Newsletter
Jody Moreen offers her help as an adoption mentoree. Site includes qualifications and fees.
http://adoptionblessingsnewsletter.com/
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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
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Adoption History
Presents the history of open adoption and links to related content.
http://www.adoptionhistory.org/
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Adoption InterLink UK
General adoption information, articles, links to related resources, and notice board.
http://www.billsimpson.com/
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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/
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Adoption Open
Features information about workshops and support groups, profiles of families hoping to adopt (from specific agencies) and resources.
http://www.adoptionopen.com/
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Adoption Solutions
Features discussion forums, hopeful parent registry, journals, resources for birthmothers and adoptive parents, and database of US attorneys and agencies.
http://www.adoptionsolutions.com/
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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/
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Adoption Web Ring
A public service ring dedicated to the best interests of adoption triad members.
http://www.plumsite.com/adoptionring/
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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/
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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/
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Adoption: A New Beginning
A Christian adoption resource center, with services for birthmothers and adoptive parents.
http://www.preciouskids.org/
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Adoptioninformation.com
General information and resources.
http://www.adoptioninformation.com
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AdoptionQuest.com
Personal profiles of couples wishing to adopt and birth parents and adoptees looking to reunite. Includes pricing details.
http://www.adoptionquest.com/
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Adoptions.com
Features a comprehensive directory of adoption professionals, and the Adoption SuperCalendar of adoption events, meetings and conferences in every state.
http://www.adoptions.com/
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AdoptNet
Support for adoptive families from the National Adoption Center: Post-adoption information, online chats and conferences.
http://www.adoptnet.org
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AdoptUSKids
National photo listing service for children awaiting adoption across the United States.
http://www.adoptuskids.org/
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American RadioWorks - Finding Home
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.
http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/adoption/
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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/
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BellaOnline: Adoption
Presents articles about a variety of adoption related topics.
http://www.bellaonline.com/site.asp?name=adoption
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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.
http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/CFSDAdopti_309.htm
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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/
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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/
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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
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Children's Home Society
Not for profit organization that provides adoption and birth parent services.
http://www.chsofnj.org/
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Council on Adoptable Children of Texas
A non-profit organization of citizens concerned about children who wait for permanent homes.
http://www.angelfire.com/co2/TexasCoac/index.html
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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/
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Deaf Adoption News Service
Listings of deaf children waiting to be adopted, and a mailing list.
http://users.erols.com/berke/deafchildren.html
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Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
Information for adoption professionals: research, policy, and practice.
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/
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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/
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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
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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
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Fostering or Adopting Children in Need
Information about transitional residence and fostering of troubled children.
http://Glatzj.tripod.com/
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G2GAdoption
General information presented from a Christian perspective. Includes resource directory, glossary, and stories.
http://www.g2gadoption.com/
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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
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Lets Talk Adoption
Weekly radio show available on the Internet. Show schedule, brief host profile, and archives are presented.
http://www.letstalkadoption.com/
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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]
http://www.longhaulpro.org/pages/series/heartland.html#birth
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Lund Family Center
Providing services for young women who are pregnant and parenting, families with young children and adoptive families.
http://www.lundfamilycenter.org
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Megilligan's Island
Information on special needs adoption and foster care in central Kentucky.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8022/
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My Adoption Links
Major collection of annotated links covering adoption laws and stories and organizations worldwide.
http://www.myadoptionlinks.com/
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National Adoption Center
Portal to photo listings and resources, including chat, online courses, and articles.
http://www.adopt.org/
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National Adoption Foundation
Provides financial assistance, services and support to families. Contains information about programs, membership, and achievements.
http://www.nafadopt.org/
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National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
Comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including special needs, infant and intercountry adoption.
http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/
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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.
http://www.ncfa-usa.org/
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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
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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.]
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4239655
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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/
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Older Child Adoption
Weekly online publication offering articles and information. Includes message board, bookstore and links.
http://www.olderchildadoption.com/
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PACT: An Adoption Alliance
Adoption-related services for children of color, their birthparents, and their adoptive parents.
http://www.pactadopt.org/
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Precious Kids Adoption
Features a registry of waiting families wanting to adopt, mailing list, articles, and information about scams.
http://www.preciouskids.org/adopt/
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State Mailing Lists
Directory of adoption related mailing lists across the United States.
Http://members.tripod.com/~StateMailingLists/index.html
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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/
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The ABC's of Adoption
Basic information about international and domestic adoption, message board, and related links.
http://www.geocities.com/adoptionabc/
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The Adoption Guide
Consumer protection and advocacy for adopting families, international or domestic. Site features news, articles, and resources.
http://www.theadoptionguide.com
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