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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.




» The ABC's of Adoption - Basic information about international and domestic adoption, message board, and related links.




» About.com: Adoption - Provides access to thousands of resources addressing all aspects of adoption. Includes coverage of international adoption issues.




» Adopting.com - Listing of adoption resources on the Internet, organized in topical categories.




» Adoption: A New Beginning - A Christian adoption resource center, with services for birthmothers and adoptive parents.




» Adoption Council of Canada - Dedicated to finding homes for Canada's waiting children. Includes news, publications, legislation, events, research, viewpoints, and newsletters.




» The Adoption Guide - Consumer protection and advocacy for adopting families, international or domestic. Site features news, articles, and resources.




» Adoption History - Presents the history of open adoption and links to related content.




» Adoption Information Line - Information about the adoption of children within the UK.




» Adoption InterLink UK - General adoption information, articles, links to related resources, and notice board.




» Adoption Learning Partners - Offers web-based educational courses for all members of the adoption triad. Includes course descriptions and a mailing list.




» Adoption Open - Features information about workshops and support groups, profiles of families hoping to adopt (from specific agencies) and resources.




» Adoption Triad Outreach - Features a free reunion registry, chat rooms, discussion boards, bookstore, online newsletter, virtual postcards, and a links library.




» Adoption Web Ring - A public service ring dedicated to the best interests of adoption triad members.




» Adoption.com - Information on international, special needs, independent, and private adoptions. Includes message boards, news, and a directory of adoption professionals.




» Adoptioninformation.com - General information and resources.




» 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.




» Adoptions.com - Features a directory of adoption professionals, and the Adoption SuperCalendar of adoption events, meetings and conferences in every state.




» AdoptUSKids - National photo listing service for children awaiting adoption across the United States.




» 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.




» 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.




» BellaOnline: Adoption - Presents articles about a variety of adoption related topics.




» 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.




» Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Omaha - Services include adoption, reunion and unplanned pregnancy counseling.




» 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.




» Child & Family Services - Provides former Michigan members (adult adoptees, birth parents, adult siblings, and adoptive parents) with post-adoption services and intermediary search services.




» Child Of My Dreams - Offers infertility and adoption information and support. Includes a discussion of common myths, newsletters, and message boards.




» Children's Home Society - Not for profit organization that provides adoption and birth parent services.




» Council on Adoptable Children of Texas - A non-profit organization of citizens concerned about children who wait for permanent homes.




» 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.




» Deaf Adoption News Service - Listings of deaf children waiting to be adopted, and a mailing list.




» Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute - Information for adoption professionals: research, policy, and practice.




» Families for Private Adoption - Non-profit volunteer organization advocating and encouraging private (non-agency) adoption. Meetings held in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.




» Famous Adoptees - 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 - 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.




» Fostering or Adopting Children in Need - Information about transitional residence and fostering of troubled children.




» GotTrouble.com - Family Law - Information about adoption, qualities of adoptive parents which agencies are looking for, and other legal issues.




» Indiana's Adoption Initiative - Statewide effort to find permanence for all children with special needs. Picture book registry, information about the process, and newsletter.




» Lets Talk Adoption - Weekly radio show available on the Internet. Show schedule, brief host profile, and archives are presented.




» Lund Family Center - Providing services for young women who are pregnant and parenting, families with young children and adoptive families.




» Megilligan's Island - Information on special needs adoption and foster care in central Kentucky.




» My Adoption Links - Major collection of annotated links covering adoption laws and stories and organizations worldwide.




» National Adoption Center - Portal to photo listings and resources, including chat, online courses, and articles.




» National Adoption Foundation - Provides financial assistance, services and support to families. Contains information about programs, membership, and achievements.




» 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.




» 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.




» Older Child Adoption - Weekly online publication offering articles and information. Includes message board, bookstore and links.




» PACT: An Adoption Alliance - Adoption-related services for children of color, their birthparents, and their adoptive parents.




» Precious Kids Adoption - Features a registry of waiting families wanting to adopt, mailing list, articles, and information about scams.




» State Mailing Lists - Directory of adoption related mailing lists across the United States.




» 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.




» 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] (2005)




» 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.] (December 24, 2004)