http://www.adopt.org/site_search.html National Adoption Centre including Faces of Adoption photo listing area and Adoption Quest information on adoption
http://www.americanadoption.com Provides lot of info on American adoptions and has a help line number available also.
http://www.adoptnet.org AdoptNet Information, Resources and Support for Adoptive and Foster families
http://www.capbook.org/ Children Awaiting Parents (CAP)
http://www.cyfc.umn.edu Adopt info -information, research, opinion and policy documents
http://www.nacac.org North American Council on Adoptable Children
http://www.rainbowkids.com RainbowKids.com - an online publication dedicated to international adoption.
http://www.adopting.org/ncsap.html National Council for Single Adoptive Parents
http://www.yellowpages.adoption.com Adoption yellow pages
http://www.perspectivespress.com Perspectives Press: The Infertility and Adoption Publisher
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
http://www.adopting.com Internet Adoption Resources
http://www.adoption.com This site features chat, news, information and resources for adoptive parents, adoptees, pregnant women and professionals.
http://www.pactadopt.org PACT's goal is to be the Internet's most comprehensive site related to issues for adopted children of color.
http://adoptionattorneys.org American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
http://www.kidsource.com/NFPA/index.html National Foster Parents Association
http://www.fosterparents.com The Foster Parent's Community
http://www.adopt.org Faces of Adoption, the National Adoption Centre's web site.
http://www.wkkf.org W. K. Kellogg Foundation includes listing of all families for kids sites nationally.
http://www.adoptex.org The Adoption Exchange – photo-listing children from 7 states
http://www.precious.org Precious in HIS Sight: Internet Adoption Photo-listing
http://www.aidskids.org Children with Aids Project
http://www.dhr.State.al.us/page.asp?pageid=483 Families for Alabama’s Kids
http://www.arkansas.gov/dhs/adoption/adoption.html Arkansas Dept of Human Services Adoption Exchange
http://www.california-adoption.org California Association of Adoption Agencies
http://www.adopting.org/FamilyBuilders.html Family Builders, Special Needs Adoptions
http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/9606/ Tina’s Adoption Page - Lots of Important Links- search by state
www.adoptionsupportservices.com/resources1.html Adoption support services of Florida
Georgia
http://www.adoptions.dhr.state.ga.us Georgia Office of Adoption
http://www.chathamdfcs.org/kids/kids.html Chatham County Dept of Family & Children's Services photo listing
http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/index.html Iowa State web page – Search by agencies
http://www.state.il.us/dcfs Illinois Department of Children and Family Services -photo listing
http://adoptionlinkillinois.com Provides links and info for adoptions
http://www.adoptinfo-il.org Adoption Information Center of Illinois (AICI)
http://www.ai.org/fssa/adoption Indiana's Adoption Initiative On-line Registry
www.childwelfare.com/iowa.htm Foster and Adoptive parents Association
http://www.kansas.adoption.com/ The Kansas Adoption info
http://www.kentuckyadoptioncoalition.org/members/special-needs-snap.html Kentucky Special Needs Adoption Program
http://www.iglou.com/kac Kentucky Adoption Coalition
http://louisiana.adoption.com Info on adoption in Louisiana
http://www.dhr.state.md.us/ Maryland Dept Human Resources
http://www.mareinc.org/ Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange
http://www.state.ma.us Massachusetts Dept. of Social Services
http://www.adoptassoc.com Adoption Associates Inc.
http://www.eaglevillage.org Eagle Village Adoption Photo listing
http://www.mnadopt.org/ Minnesota Adoption Resource Network
http://minnesota.adoption.com/ Info and links on Adopting in Minnesota
http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us Mississippi Dept Human Services
http://www.state.mo.us State of Missouri web site- links available to adoption info within the state
http://montana.adoption.americanadoptions.com/ Montana Adoption Information
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us Nebraska Health and Human Services system
http://www.state.nj.us State of New Jersey Web Site – Links to adoption info
http://www.nmpcr.org New Mexico's Parent and Child Resources Inc.
http://www.dfa.state.ny.us New York State
http://www.coac.org New York Council on Adoptable Children
http://www.state.nc.us North Carolina State Web Site –links available for adoption info
http://www.co.union.nc.us Union County, North Carolina Web Site
http://www.ohio.gov Ohio Governement Web Site
http://www.hcadopt.hamilton-co.org Hamilton County's job and family Services
http://www.summitkids.org Summit County Children’s Services
www.adoptioninformation.com/directory/resourcesok.htm Info on adopting in the state of Oklahoma
http://www.oregon.gov Oregon State Web Site with Links for adoption info
http://www.bethany.org/lancaster Bethany Christian Services
www.adoptionri.org Adoption Rhode Island (formerly Ocean State Adoption Resource Exchange)
http://www.sc-adopt.org/ South Carolina Council on Adoptable Children
http://www.state.sd.us South Dakota Dept of Social Services
http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption Tennessee Dept of Children’s Services
http://www.tdprs.state.tx.us/adoption/ Texas Dept of Family & Protective Services
http://www.hsdcfs.state.ut.us State of Utah Department of Human Services
http://www.childwelfare.com/vermont.htm Vermont Child Welfare Web Site-Lots of Links
http://www.childwelfare.com/virginia.htm Virginia Child Welfare Web Site- Lots of Links
http://www.dss.state.va.us/family/adoption.html Virginia Dept of Social Services
http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us Wisconsin Dept of Health & Family Services
http://www.plumsite.com/shea Adoptee's Right to Know
http://www.plumsite.com/isrr/ International Soundex Reunion Registry -world's largest reunion registry
http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/ American Adoption Congress
http://www.wkkf.org W.K. Kellogg Foundation home page -Families for Kids (FFK)
http://www.handsnet.org Handsnet -a comprehensive on-line resource for anyone involved in public interest work, including child welfare issues.
http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/advocates.html Adoption Policy Resource Center
http://www.cwla.org Child Welfare League of America
http://www.nysccc.org NYS Citizen's Coalition for Children -an advocacy organization of concerned citizens, agencies, and adoptive and foster parent groups
http://www.nationalcasa.org National Court Appointed Special Advocates advocates: “Best interests of abused and neglected children”, includes many links
http://www.bazelon.org/ Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law- also has excellent info on S.S.I.
http://www.childrensdefense.org Children's Defence Fund
http://www.familiesusa.org Families USA: The Voice for Health Care Consumers
http://www.cwla.org/advocacy/ The Child Welfare of America-Advocacy
http://www.kidsandpolitics.org/ Kids Campaign: An information and action center.
http://www.healthlaw.org/ National Health Law Program: Health care advocacy
http://www.neta.com/~1stbooks/ Hispano America USA
http://www.rain.org African American Resources
http://www.ubp.com Universal Black Pages
http://www.nbcdi.org National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)
http://www.icwlc.org/ Indian Child Welfare Law Center
http://www.starsofdavid.org Stars of David support for Jewish adoptive parents
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu Family Village -A global community on the Internet for children with disabilities and their families. Includes comprehensive directory of links related to specific disabilities and many other wonderful resources
http://www.FamilyVoices.org Family Voices -support, information and advocacy
http://www.ffcmh.org Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
http://www.blvd.com/
The Boulevard -disability and health resources, products and information.
http://kidshealth.org/ Kids Health: A great reference sit for parents and professionals, includes many medical references created by the Alfred Dupont Hospital for Children.
http://www.rarediseases.org/ National Organization for Rare Disorders
http://www.nichcy.org/ National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities
http://www.chadd.org/ Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
http://www.acbr.com/fas/ Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorcers info and support
http://www.ldanatl.org Learning Disabilities Association of America
http://www.ndsccenter.org/ National Down Syndrome Congress
http://www.spinabifida.org The Queensland Association for people with Spina Bifida or Hydrocephalus
http://www.ucpa.org United Cerebral Palsy
http://www.ldonline.org Learning Disabilities Online
http://www.cec.sped.org Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.parentpals.com Parent Pals: Gifted and Special Education Guide
http://dssc.org/frc/ Federal Resource Center for Special Education
http://www.wrightslaw.com/ The Special Education Advocate
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/ UCLA Center for Mental Health in the Schools
http://www.kidsource.com Site created by parents for children from newborns to teenagers
http://parenting.ivillage.com/ Commercial site featuring parenting literature, and links for parents and children
http://www.tnpc.com/ The National Parenting Center
http://www.wholefamily.com The Whole Family Center -An interactive site for parents managing all kinds of challenges in daily family life.
http://www.fathersnetwork.org National Fathers Network: support and resource for fathers and families of children with special needs.
http://npin.org/ The National Parent Information Network
http://www.tnpc.com/links.html National Parenting Center Parenting Links page
http://www.familyfun.go.com/ Family.Com -The Disney-sponsored general family and parenting site.
http://www.ssa.gov/ Social Security Administration
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html Department of the Interior: Bureau of Indian Affairs -Native American ancestry and genealogy information
http://travel.state.gov Department of State -U.S. State Department: country-specific information on international adoption.
http://www.casanet.org/ The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
http://www.health.org National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/ The National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
http://www.adoption.org AdoptioNetwork -Connections to National Adoption Information Clearinghouse catalog, the MN CY&F Consortium and other adoption sites. Lists of agencies, newsletters, adoptive parent groups and more.
http://www.csd.sc.edu/swan/ Social Work Access Network: Web resources related to social work
http://www.unicef.org/voy/ Unicef Voices of Youth Homepage
http://www.adoptnet.org AdoptNet sponsors chat rooms and Guest Expert Chat Forums for adoptive and foster families
http://www.chatters.net/ A family-oriented chat room community with clean safe chat rooms for all family members.
http://www.adoption.com/chat/ Adoption.com chat rooms include:
Family Chat -families, parenting, children I World of Love -international adoption
Love 2 Chat -general adoption chat and any other appropriate topic Reunion Chat -chat relating to searching for birth relatives.
http://www.parentsoup.com Parent soup chat rooms often include topics related to raising children with special needs and also sometimes include adoption and foster care chats.
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/coffee.htm The Family Village Coffee Shop has a comprehensive listing of chat rooms for parents of children with special needs, as well as newsgroups and bulletin boards.
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