Adopt A Child.org Message Board
To
Subscribe: Go to www.adoptachild.org/Messageboard/forum_tree_view.asp?FID=0
Click on "Register" and follow the steps.
Adopt A Child.org
provides a Message Board that is beneficial to Prospective Adoptive Parents
(PAPs). PAPs are able to interact with others looking to adopt, as well as with
parents who already have the experience of the adoption process. The Message
Board has a simple, easy to follow format with ABSOLUTELY NO ADS or POP-UP's.
Adoption Literature
URL:
groups.yahoo.com/clubs/adoptionlitterature
Email: sunny_jo888@yahoo.com
Yahoo-club where
everyone involved in the adoption triangle can share information about
resources related to adoption, e.g. books, magazines, films etc. (Yahoo Groups
Registration required.)
BabyCenter Adoption Bulletin Boards
URL:
www.babycenter.com/bbs/3362/index.html
Email: shel2000_us@hotmail.com
A great place to get
support and meet others that are going through the adoption journey.
Everything for Adoption
URL:
www.everythingforadoption.com/forever-family-club.asp
Email: info@everythingforadoption.com
Our Forever Family
Club is a once a month informal teleseminar club available to all parents who
have adopted children. Topics shared are Adoption Stories, discipline, school
issues, and more. Ongoing newsletter is included.
Fertile Thoughts
URL:
www.fertilethoughts.net/chat/adoption.phtml
Real time chatroom
reserved for discussion of post-infertility issues including adoption. This
site includes many other resources for fertility issues. Bulletin Boards are
also available; see the Fertile Thoughts mailing list link above on this page.
Forever Parents
URL:
www.foreverparents.com
Email: joanne@foreverparents.com
Forever Parents
adoption forums were created in 2002 as a way for adoptive and waiting parents
to connect and support each other.
Korean Adoptees Worldwide
URL:
groups.yahoo.com/clubs/koreanadopteesworldwide
Email: sunny_jo888@yahoo.com
Yahoo-club for and
by Korean adoptees (open to everyone involved in the topic of Korean adoption).
A meetingplace with chatroom, message board, link section etc. (Yahoo Groups
Registration required.)
My Red Thread Journey
URL:
www.myredthreadjourney.com
Email: AngelBabiesBoutique@msn.com
My Red Thread
Journey is a new adoption community website where members can share their
personal adoption stories, family photos, chat in the forum, post entries in
our blog section, and we even have a Market Place page for families with online
stores with adoption-related products.
Parent Soup
URL:
messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-psadoption
Whether you've
adopted, are considering adopting, are an adoptee or birthparent who has placed
a child for adoption, please join us. Adding to your family through adoption is
a loving and wonderful choice. It can also be confusing, challenging and
trying. There are resources to help you navigate the process.
SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL NEEDS ADOPTIONS;
ATTACh
URL:
www.attach.org
Email: questions@attach.org
ATTACh, the
Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children, is an
international coalition of professionals and families dedicated to helping
those with attachment difficulties by sharing our knowledge, talents and
resources.
Attachment And Bonding Center Of Ohio
URL:
abcofohio.net
Promoting healthy
attachments through a full spectrum of services, at the Attachment and Bonding
Center (ABC) of Ohio, we place particular emphasis on fostering the connection
between adopted children and their parents.
The Attachment and Bonding Center of PA
URL:
www.abcofpa.net
Email: ajames4746@aol.com or
Email: cherylln@juno.com
At ABC of PA, we
believe in hope for healing. We specialize in the treatment of children and
adolescents with attachment disorders - children who are suffering from a
seeming inability to form an attachment or bond with those who love them most
The Attachment Center at Evergreen
URL:
www.attachmentcenter.org
"We are
committed to transforming the lives of children with attachment disorder and
their families, and promoting healthy parent/child attachments."
Attachment Disorder Network
URL:
www.radzebra.org
Email: saanda@aol.com
The Attachment
Disorder Network is a national organization dedicated to education, support and
advocacy for families dealing with attachment disorder and attachment issues.
We feature a bimonthly newsletter and a packet of information to get new
parents started on their journey.
The Attachment Disorder Site
URL:
www.attachmentdisorder.net
Email: nancyjhg@hotmail.com
This site is for
those who have adopted special needs children either domestically or
internationally. It is a site that will also benefit foster parents. This site
focuses, but is not limited to, attachment and bonding issues.
Attachment Disorder Support Group
URL www.syix.com/adsg/
Email adsg@galaxyinternet.net
There are several
options for you here on ADSG. You may chat on the message forum, the email
listserv, or in the Live Chat Room. People you meet through ADSG will
understand your needs, and together you can build a network of strength, hope
and joy.
Attachment.org - Nancy Thomas Parenting
URL:
www.attachment.org
Email: ncthomas@rof.net
We offer information
on adoption / attachment and bonding issues, and Reactive Attachment Disorder
(RAD) as a not-for-profit service to families and professionals. We are also
the official home of Families by Design providing educational materials and
seminars.
The Institute For Attachment & Child Development
URL:
www.instituteforattachment.org
Email: info@instituteforattachment.org
We are a licensed,
non profit, internationally recognized treatment, training and child placement
agency. We have successfully treated thousands of children with Attachment
Disorder since our inception in 1972.
The Little Prince
URL:
www.thelittleprince.org
Email: suzanne@thelittleprince.org
"I'm just a
mother that has come to realize the importance of obtaining proper treatment
for children with RAD. I want to reach out and let other RAD parents know that
there really is hope for these children... and for their families. My goal here
is to create a warm and friendly environment for other RAD parents."
The Primal Wound
URL:
www.primalwound.com
Email: nverrier@sterlink.net
Every child who is
separated from his or her biological mother will experience abandonment and
loss. The key word here is "experience," because many people would
like to believe that relinquishment and adoption are simply concepts, and that
the very real pain that results can be overcome by intellectual understanding
or legislative amendment.
The Theraplay Institute
URL:
www.theraplay.org
Email: theraplay@aol.com
Theraplay was
developed by clinical psychologist Ann M. Jernberg, Ph.D. It has been used
extensively since 1967 in Head Start and day care centers, special education
classrooms, early intervention and parenting programs, residential and
out-patient treatment centers and private family practice. Because of its
relationship enhancing aspects, Theraplay is used effectively with children
diagnosed as having autism or pervasive developmental disorders,
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders, attachment disorders, adjustment
disorders, anxiety disorders and depression.
Trauma Headquarters
URL:
adsg.syix.com
Email: info@traumaheadquarters.com
Trauma Headquarters
is also the home of the Attachment Disorder Support Group (ADSG) and Adult
Attachment Disorder. Both are divisions of Trauma Headquarters. Trauma
Headquarters and ADSG share the same message forum. Adults suffering from
Attachment Disorder have their own message forum.
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
URL:
www.nofas.org
Email: nofas@erols.com
A wealth of
resources on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.
IDEA Training Center
URL:
www.ideatrainingcenter.com
Email: sally@ideatrainingcenter.com
IDEA Training Center
provides Berard Auditory Integration Training (AIT) services for individuals
and professional training seminars for qualified professionals who wish to
become Berard AIT Practitioners. Berard AIT is an educationally related service
using sound input to reorganize an inefficient processing system. Studies have
shown significant reduction in sensory-based problems following a program of
Berard AIT. Berard AIT is the most well documented sound-based intervention
available and has 28 clinical studies on its efficacy.
A Compassionate Heart
URL:
www.acompassionateheart.com
Email: suzanneh@acompassionateheart.com
ACompassionateHeart.com
is a resource for adoptive parents or parents seeking inspiration or
information about children’s behavior stemming from trauma, mental illness or
transition. This Web site contains a collection of articles, useful links,
workshop schedules, and a directory of national resources.
Adolescent Schools -- Teen Troubles
URL:
www.adolescentschools.com
Email: ef@relia.net
Help for those
out-of-control teens. Over 1/3 of our clients are adopted kids. Adopted teens
have many problems that might take more than loving care to resolve. Our
programs are designed to help them through those critical few years if needed.
A resource for parents for when things don't go quite as planned.
The Bureau For At-Risk Youth
URL:
www.at-risk.com
Email: info@at-risk.com
The Bureau For
At-Risk Youth is an educational publisher and distributor of programs, videos,
publications and products for youth at-risk and their caregivers. Started in
1990, The Bureau has quickly become the nation's leading supplier of
innovative, high-quality, user-friendly resources that help children, teens,
parents, educators and others cope with the many vital issues facing today's
youth. Areas of concern and publishing activity include substance abuse,
teenage sexuality and pregnancy, violence prevention, conflict resolution,
child abuse, self-esteem and much more.
Family Village 
URL:
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
Email: rowley@waisman.wisc.edu
Family Village is a
global community that integrates information, resources, and communication
opportunities on the Internet for persons with mental retardation and other
disabilities, their families, and those that provide them services and
supports. Jean Schmidt says "It is a complete source of info -- which is
great for folks looking for information about unusual disorders."
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
URL:
www.ffcmh.org
Email: ffcmh@crosslink.net
The Federation of
Families for Children's Mental Health is a national parent-run organization
focused on the needs of children and youth with emotional, behavioral, or
mental disorders and their families.
Internet Resources for Special Children (IRSC)
URL:
www.irsc.org
Email: julio_c@one.net
The IRSC web site is
dedicated to communicating information relating to the needs of children with
disABILITIES on a global basis.
International Pediatric Health Services
URL:
www.orphandoctor.com
Email: orphandoctor@aol.com
This site is the
information center for Dr. Jane Ellen Aronson's adoption center in the New York
area. The site features articles on the health issues of children adopted from
abroad.
K12 Academics
URL:
www.k12academics.com
Email: chris.glavin@k12academics.com
A National Education
& Disability Resource web site with a community based approach. We cover
every county, city and town in the U.S. If you are looking for a web site or
information on a school, organization, museum, consultant, library, camp, study
abroad program or support in your area you can find it here. The site also
serves as a great resource for Teachers, Parents, Students, Professionals &
District Officials in the K-12 Education system with extensive information on
various topics in education and disabilities.
Kya's Krusade
URL:
www.kyaskrusade.org
Email: ashandra@kyaskrusade.org
Kya's Krusade is a
nonprofit comprehensive resource center serving children and families affected
by physical disabilities, specializing in Arthrogryposis and other less
publicized physical disabilities. We offer support, education(information)and
assistance for families and children from diagnosis through 18 years of age.
Our services include: on-line community forums, Information Packet Program and
Financial assistance program for adaptive equipment and additional physical
therapy sessions, not covered by insurance.
Mothers with Attitude
URL:
www.geocities.com/Wellesley/Commons/2484
Email: temauro@macconnect.com
Humor and help for
adoptive moms, special-needs moms, any old moms at all.
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
URL:
www.nami.org
Email: barbara@nami.org or namiofc@aol.com
The National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) was founded in 1972. They are a grass
roots, self-help, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the
lives of people with severe mental illness and their loved ones.
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
URL:
www.nichcy.org
Email: nichcy@aed.org
NICHCY is the
national information and referral center that provides information on
disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other
professionals. Our special focus is children and youth (birth to age 22).
Parenting Special Needs
URL:
specialchildren.about.com
Email: specialchildren.guide@about.com
This site is devoted
to empowering parents who have children with special needs. It consists of Net
libraries that cover a broad range of disabilities, feature articles pertinent
to parenting, a forum, newsletter and chats.
Parent Network for the Post Institutionalized Child
URL:
www.pnpic.org
Email: info@pnpic.org
The Parent Network
For The Post-Institutionalized Child was created to connect families throughout
the United States and Canada who have children who came from the maternity
hospitals, orphanages, institutions for the irrecuperable or "street
children" of economically-deprived countries. Many children who came from
these circumstances are exhibiting a variety of problems, particularly emotional
and psychological disturbances (such as aggressive or passive behavior;
autistic-like behavior; and attachment/bonding problems), developmental delays
and learning disabilities (such as hyperactivity; expressive, receptive and
articulation language disorders; and cognitive disorders), as well as medical
problems like Hepatitis B and D, FAS/E and cleft palate.
ParentPals.com
URL:
www.parentpals.com
Email: superpal@parentpals.com
Ameri-Corp Speech
and Hearing has developed a gifted and special education website for parents
called http://www.parentpals.com Therapists, teachers, audiologists and
physicians provide weekly tips, games, links, news and views, conferences, and
more for various disabilities including : ADD, autism, deaf and hard of
hearing, emotionally disturbed, gifted, learning disability, mental
retardation, homeschooling, orthopedically impaired, otherwise health impaired,
severe and/or multiple disabilities, speech and language impairment,
stuttering, traumatic brain injury and, visually impaired.
Parents Advocating for Vision Education (PAVE)
URL:
www.pave-eye.com
Email: info@pavevision.org
Parents Active for
Vision Education (P.A.V.E.) is a national non-profit education, resource and
support organization whose mission is to raise public awareness of the crucial
relationship between vision and achievement. P.A.V.E. was founded by parents
and teachers with children in their homes and classrooms who had suffered the
effects of undiagnosed vision problems. After years of searching for answers to
their children's learning problems they were finally diagnosed and successfully
treated by the developmental/behavioral optometrist through a process called
Vision Therapy.
Psychology Self-Help Resources on the Internet
URL:
www.psychwww.com
Email: rdewey@gasou.edu
This page contains
links to non-commercial sites providing information and help about specific
disorders related to psychology.
Resource Room, The
URL:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1997/
Email: maryann@voicenet.com
This site is a large
collection of disability and adoption resources including special education,
ADHD, advocacy resources and more.
Society Of Special Needs Adoptive Parents (SNAP)
URL:
www.snap.bc.ca/
Email: snap@snap.bc.ca
The Society of
Special Needs Adoptive Parents (SNAP) is committed to assisting special needs
adoptive families through mutual support, information, sharing and advocacy.
Based in British Columbia, Canada, we offer services to pre- and post-adoptive
families, families going through adoption disruption, and to professionals and
others who are interested in adoption and special needs issues.
Spaulding for Children 
URL:
www.Spaulding.org
Email: webmaster@homepagepro.com
Adoptions National
Resource Center, Book sales, Donations helping children, Spaulding for
Children, special needs Adoption Resource Books, Parents Video Training,
bookstore, Foster Care, at-risk children, products for sale.
Special Education Resources on the Internet
URL:
seriweb.com
Email: horner2@ix.netcom.com
Special Education
Resources on the Internet (SERI) is a collection of Internet accessible
information resources of interest to those involved in the fields related to
Special Education.
Special Needs Adoption: Lessons from Experience
URL:
www.casanet.org/library/adoption/special-need.htm
Email: staff@nationalcasa.org
CASAnet offers a
reprint of an article by Ann Sullivan, Director, CWLA Adoption Services.
Reprinted From: Winter 1996 issue of "Children's Voice," the
quarterly magazine of the Child Welfare League of America
Special Kids, Special Parents
URL:
www.geocities.com/Heartland/2085/SPECNED.htm
Email: rtyows@htcomp.net
This is a listing of
links for a variety of special needs.
Untangling the Web - Disability-Related Resources Menu 
URL:
www.icdi.wvu.edu/Others.htm
Email: whipp@rtc2.icdi.wvu.edu
This is a *very*
comprehensive list of disability-related Web sites originated by the late
Steven L. Fullmer at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Research & Training
Center. This site includes important legal information, too.
THERAPY
Adoption Care Services
URL:
www.adoptioncareservices.com
Email: adoptioncare@msn.com
Adoption therapy
& support for adoptive parents, adult adoptees, and birthparents.
Infertility counseling, pre & post adoption consultations. Resources
available for special needs, learning disabilities & ADHD. Individual,
couples, family, & group therapy available. Therapist is also an adult
adoptee specializing in adoption issues.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
URL:
www.aacap.org
The AACAP, a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization, was established in 1953. It is a membership
based organization, composed of over 6,300 child and adolescent psychiatrists
and other interested physicians. Its members actively research, evaluate,
diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders and pride themselves on giving
direction to and responding quickly to new developments in addressing the
health care needs of children and their families.
bgcenter
URL:
www.bgcenter.com
Email: gindis@bgcenter.com
The Center provides
specialized comprehensive bilingual (Russian/English) psychological services
for preschool and school-aged children adopted from the Eastern Europe and
Russia. Consultation with adoptive parents regarding the specific range of
issues usually associated with international adoption is offered personally and
through the Internet.
COUNTRIES Ð INTERNATIONAL INFO
(also see individual countries)
African American Adoptive Parents
To
Subscribe: Go to groups.yahoo.com/group/aaadopting
Click on "Join this Group" and follow directions.
Listowner: aaadopting-owner@yahoogroups.comg
This yahoo group is
designed to be a support group for African American parents who are adopting or
planning to adopt internationally or domestically. It is also a place to
educate about the adoption process and to encourage more AA to adopt.
Membership is not just excluded to African Americans. All are welcome to
join!!!!
Black Butterflies
URL:
p104.ezboard.com/bblackbutterflies
Email: yalundia@bellsouth.net
A supportive
adoption community for Black and Biracial parents & singles that have
adopted/fostered or are trying to adopt/foster. Bulletin boards, private
messaging, and chat are all available for receiving support and information on
your adoption or foster care journey.
Boona-Baana Center for Children's Rights
URL:
www.boonabaana.org
Email: brooklee@hotmail.com
The Boona Baana
Center provides assistance to families resident in Tanzania who wish to adopt
or foster orphaned and abandoned children in Tanzania. The Boona Baana Center
also establishes projects to assist vulnerable children in Tanzania to access
their basic rights.
Friends Orphanage Mission
URL:
www.friendsorphanageschool.1colony.com
Email: friendsoforphans@yahoo.com
Friends Orphanage
School supports over 76 orphaned children in Uganda. This project is under the
leadership of Cornerstone Miracle Center in Kisugu. It began as a church child
care center but due to the increasing number of deaths among parents who die as
a result of Aids and other plagues in Uganda, the project was increased.
Friends Orphanage School is a Christian non-profit church mission to combat
illiteracy. The school provides education, food, clothes, medicine and
counselling.
Sierra Leone Adoption
To
Subscribe: Go to groups.yahoo.com/group/SierraLeoneAdoption/
Click on "Join this group" and follow directions.
Email:
SierraLeoneAdoption-owner@yahoogroups.com
This group is for
families who have adopted from Sierra Leone, who are in the process of doing
so, or considering adoption from Sierra Leone. Our goal is to share information
about the process of adoption from this country and knowledge about the
country, culture, and history of Sierra Leone. Of course, you can talk about
your kids from Sierra Leone too!
South African Adoption
To
Subscribe: Go to groups.yahoo.com/group/SouthAfricanAdoption/
Click on "Join this group" and follow directions.
Email:
SouthAfricanAdoption-owner@yahoogroups.com
This group is to
provide support, resources and information to parents who have adopted from
South Africa or who are interested in or in the process of adopting from South Africa.
Brazilian Adoption Mailing List
To
Subscribe: Visit the webpage listed
below to join this list.
Listowner: Mary Jo Patterson (MJPatters@aol.com)
URL: groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptbrazil
A mailing list
specifically for adoptions in Brazil. We discuss all aspects of Brazilian
adoptions; before, during and after. (Yahoo Groups Registration required.)
Brazilian Adoption Parent Support Group
To
Subscribe: Go to: groups.yahoo.com/group/brazilianadoptionparentssupportgroup
Listowner:Patti Thompson(drivearedbmw@yahoo.com)
URL: groups.yahoo.com/group/brazilianadoptionparentssupportgroup
The Brazilian
Adoption Parent Support Group is a LISTSERV for anyone who has either adopted
from Brazil or is interested in Brazilian adoption information. Share adoption
advice, travel tips, recipes and anything relating to Brazilian culture.
Everyone is welcome. It is important for families of Brazilian children to
network with others with this common bond of Brazilian adoption. (Yahoo Groups
Registration required.)
Limiar
URL:
www.limiar.org
Email: limiarusa@aol.com
Limiar is a child
advocacy organization. It advocates and assists Brazilian children who need
families, and unadoptable children with their various needs. They also work
directly with the Brazilian courts and orphanages to place children for
adoption in American, Canadian and European homes.
The a-China DNA Project
URL:
www.a-chinaDNAproject.org
Email: mary@a-chinaDNAproject.org
The a-China DNA
Project is a collection of families with a keen interest in exploring the
benefits of establishing a family-owned DNA database for Chinese adoptees.
Members of the Chinese adoption community are invited to share their opinions
-- either for, against or unsure -- by completing the project survey found on
the website.
Associated Services for International Adoption (ASIA)
URL:
www.asiadopt.org
Email: staff@asiadopt.org
ASIA is a licensed,
non-profit corporation providing international adoption services, specializing
in adoption from China. ASIA is located in Oregon and will work with families
in all U.S. states.
Chinadopt: Adopting Children From China
URL:
www.pshrink.com/chinadopt/
Email: ehume@pshrink.com
This a collection of
personal opinions and information collected by Edward Hume, MD. This website is
intended to supplement what you will find on other websites that are related to
adopting children from China. Most of the items here are answers to Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs).
The China Adoption of Claire Lianne
URL:
www.execpc.com/~microop/china.html
Email: 71665.1551@compuserve.com
This page is about
the adoption experience of Jeff and Sonja with New Life Adoption Agency. They
have pictures of their little girl from China as well as information on what
her medical report was before they got her and pictures and information about
the orphanage that she lived in before they adopted her in September of 1995.
ChinaSprout - Chinese Cultural Products & Services 
URL:
www.chinasprout.com/
Email: xiaoning@chinasprout.com
Celebrates adoption
from China through Chinese cultural products - children's bilingual books,
Chinese music for Children, children's clothing, customized announcement cards,
greeting cards, CD-Roms, and services - bulletin board discussion, guest
column, translation, Chinese naming.
Families with Children from China 
URL:
catalog.com/fwcfc/
Email: caugh@aol.com
This is considered
the definitive site on China adoption. FCC is an organization of families who
have adopted children from China. The purpose of FCC is provide a network of
support for families who've adopted in China and to provide information to
prospective parents. The purpose of this site is to consolidate the information
that has been put together by the families of FCC, in order to make it easier
for future parents to consider adopting from China. They also provide pointers
to other adoption and China related resources available on the Web. You will
find a list of agencies that have China adoption programs, infomation on who
can adopt from China, links to info on China, and much more. A definite must
see site!
Our China Adoption Story
To
Subscribe: Go to www.china-adoption.com and select the
APC or PCA button to go to the sign-up page.
Listowners: Bill & Theresa McLean (b_mclean@yahoo.com)
These are huge mailing lists dedicated to adopting from China. There
are nearly 2100 subscribers to A-parents-china and nearly 1500 subscribers to
Post-adopt-china.) You might consider subscribing to the list in digest form
because of the large volume of email traffic that each list now generates. This
site also has stories about adoptions from hina.
Our Chinese Daughters Foundation, Inc.
URL:
www.ocdf.org
Email: Jane@ocdf.org
OCDF offers a wide
range of services to adoptive families with children from China. There is a
quarterly newsletter for parents, a quarterly full-color magazine for children
focusing on Chinese culture, annual culture tour programs for adoptive
families, and an online catalog. See the main website for links to the
services. See the listserv on Adopting.com Mailing Lists page.
PIAO
URL:
www.piao.org/
Email: piao@piao.org
PIAO is a Spanish
(Valencia, Spain) organization to help Chinese children and to support and
assist in their adoption. This site is in Spanish.
Red Thread China
URL:
redthreadchina.com
Email: redthreadchina@yahoo.com
This site offers
translation, care packages, guide service, and chinese gifts.
(also see individual countries)
Kazakh Adoptive Families
URL:
kazakhadoptivefamilies.com
Email: Susan@kazakhadoptivefamilies.com
This site was created
by an adoptive mom to serve as a resource for those interested in Kazakhstan
and adopting from there. Includes links to sites about Kazakhstan, information
about travel, personal adoption stories, and adoption resources and
information.
The Eastern European Adoption Coalition 
URL:
eeadopt.com/
Email: HELP@eeadopt.org
This is the
definitive resource for families who are in the process of or who have adopted
from Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe and other neighboring countries. This is
an enormous site where you will find a healthy balance of information on
parenting resources, medical information, and culture and heritage. Many
programs exist for mentoring, travel information, adoption
advocacy-laws-requirements, orphanage information and support. EEAC is a
non-profit organization run completely by families - for families (and
families-to-be!). A definite must see site.
AbshiroKids
URL:
www.AbshiroKids.com
Email: abshirokids@abshiro.com
AbshiroKids
providing Ethiopian Kids Music, Stories, Animation and much more! AbshiroKids
strive to be the most reliable and enduring resource for your child's growth
linguistically and culturally. We help them connect by providing: Educational
products that are fun at the same time, products that lead to positive cultural
influences, resources to teach your kids language (speaking, reading, writing),
animation, music, stories, and other tools, as well as events that bring our
kids together and connect them to their heritage. ...A community, a connection!
African Cradle Ethiopian Heritage Camp
URL:
www.africancradle.org/camp08.html
Email: info@africancradle.org
An annual heritage
camp for families touched by Ethiopian adoption. Whether you are just starting
out on your adoption journey or have been traveling it for years, you will find
friendship, support, laughter and learning all nestled within the towering
redwoods of the Pacific coast of California.
Amharic Kids
URL:
www.amharickids.com
Email: info@amharickids.com
A resource created
to meet the need of Ethiopian adopted families for books and toys related to
Ethiopia. Amharic Kids is a publishing house and also produces toys and other
items related to Ethiopia and Ethiopian adoption.
Bay Area Ethiopian Adoption
To
Subscribe: Go to groups.yahoo.com/group/bayethioadopt/
Click on "Join This Group!" and follow directions.
Listowner: bayethioadopt-owner@yahoogroups.com
URL: groups.yahoo.com/group/bayethioadopt/
Bayethioadopt is for
people living in the San Francisco Bay Area who have adopted or are considering
adoption of children from Ethiopia.
Children of Ethiopia Education Fund
URL: www.coeef.org
Email: nperdue8@msn.com
The Children of
Ethiopia Education Fund exists to improve the lives and futures of girls in
Ethiopia; and to allow the opportunity for people in the United States and
around the world, who have been more materially blessed, to give of themselves.
EthiopiaAdopt
To
Subscribe: Go to groups.yahoo.com/group/EthiopiaAdopt/
Click on "Join This Group!" and follow directions.
Listowner: EthiopiaAdopt-owner@yahoogroups.com
URL: groups.yahoo.com/group/EthiopiaAdopt/
This group is for
families who have adopted from, are in the process of adopting from or are thinking
about adopting from Ethiopia. It is open to anyone regardless of whether you
adopted from an agency or independently. It is also a place to share
information about Ethiopian culture, orphanages and help families network with
each other. Adoptive or potential adoptive families from any country are
welcome. While posts are not moderated, membership requests will need to be
approved to try to prevent spammers from joining the list.
Ethiopian Kids Community
URL: www.ethiopiankids.com
EKC is a group of
families who have adopted children from Ethiopia based in the Minneapolis-St.
Paul area of Minnesota. EKC exists to equip adoptive families with cultural
resources, keep families with Ethiopian kids connected through fellowships and
create opportunities for Ethiopian kids to give back to Ethiopia. EKC hosts
monthly events and an annual summer gathering. INformation about these events
may be found on their message board.
Ethiopian Orphan Relief, Inc.
URL:
www.ethiopianorphanrelief.com
Ethiopian Orphan
Relief (EOR) is a 501(c)(3) charity that works to improve the living conditions
and lives of Ethiopian orphans by working with Ethiopian orphanages and
adoption agency care houses to provide supplies, infrastructure and
experiences. We seek to intervene early in the orphanage experience to make
this often difficult transition as smooth as possible, and to keep the children
as physically and emotionally healthy as possible so they are willing and able
to be loved by their forever families.
Adopting from Russia
URL:
adoptingfromrussia.com
Email: info@adoptingfromrussia.com
Adopting from Russia
provides practical and up-to-date information you need to know to adopt a child
from Russia. The motivation for this website is to give others some of that
'second time around' experience even though it is only their first time.
Everything you read here is based on the actual experiences of people who have
recently adopted from Russia through a variety of adoption agencies. The site
is continually updated to provide accurate and current information.
Amrex, Inc.
URL:
www.amrex.org
Email: main@amrex.org
AMREX, Inc. is a
nonprofit corporation that specializes in translation services, foreign
research and data processing. AMREX specializes in Russian and Ukrainian
adoption documents including court rulings and medical evaluations. AMREX began
operation in 1991.
A-PARENT-RUSS
To
Subscribe: Send an email message to: ReqAPR@eeadopt.ORG. In the message body
put the following line: SUBSCRIBE A-PARENT-RUSS [FirstName LastName].
Listowner: Cynthia Teeters (cynthia@eeadopt.org)
URL: eeadopt.org
The A-PARENT-RUSS
mailing list is for parents who are either interested in adopting or have
adopted children from Russia or from one of the republics that used to be part
of the former Soviet Union. Others who are sympathetic to the problems and
issues that these parents are facing are also welcome. They currently have over
1,900 members.
Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA)
URL:
frua.org
Email: FRUAUSA@aol.com
Families for Russian
and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit support network for
adoptive families with children from the former Soviet Union with chapters
throughout the U.S. Our families have found that there is no roadmap to guide
new parents of adoptive children from the former Soviet Union, so we've turned
to the real experts - other families. (Includes Romania, Bulgaria, Poland,
Hungary and others).
Frank Foundation Child Assistance International
URL: www.frankfoundationcai.org/
Email: info@frankfoundationcai.org
Frank Foundation
Child Assistance International (FFCAI) was founded in 1992 in response to the
tremendous need of Russian orphans. FFCAI's mission is to provide assistance to
children in need throughout the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former
Soviet Union through an extensive orphanage assistance and adoption program.
This mandate quickly expanded to include numerous cultural, humanitarian and
educational programs that have benefited hundreds of children and youth
throughout Russia, Kazakstan and Georgia.
iDialect
URL:
www.iDialect.com
Email: svetlana@idialect.com
iDialect is a small,
family-owned translation and adoption support agency, based in Washington DC
and in Russia. We currently work with adoption agencies and individual families
helping them to translate their adoption documents, but we also have local
connections to facilitate travel and living arrangements within Russia.
International Medical Clinic Moscow
URL:
www.russianadoption.org
Email: doctors@com2com.ru
This is a western
medical clinic in Moscow. They are interested in helping with medical questions
involving Russian adoption.
Russian Translation Services
URL:
www.russian-english-translator.com
Email: info@russian-english-translator.com
Russian-English-Translator.com
is a professional Russian language provider of medical, legal, technical
translation and interpretation services. We can help people with the certified
translation, as well as phone interpretation.
OTHER ADOPTION INFO FOR INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS
ccurate Legal, Technical, Medical, Financial Translation in All Languages
URL:
www.languagealliance.com
Email: translate@languagealliance.com
All Language
Alliance provides accurate medical and legal translation and interpretation
from English into any foreign language and from any foreign language into
English.
Adoption Highway
URL:
www.adoptionhighway.com
Email: info@adoptionhighway.com
Discover a Proven
Method that is Helping Educate Families on the Path to a Successful
International Adoption.
Colorado Heritage Camps, Inc.
URL:
www.heritagecamps.org/
Email: hcamps@juno.com
Information about
Heritage Camps for adoptive families held in Colorado. Includes detailed
information about each camp; Cambodian, Chinese, East Indian, Korean, Latin
American, African-American, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Russian Heritage Camps.
Also includes general information about the heritage camp experience, and how
to receive more information.
Full American Citizenship for Foreign-born Adoptees
URL:
faculty.maxwell.syr.edu/jyinger/Citizenship/CitizenAdoptee.htm
Email: jyinger@maxwell.syr.edu
Over the last 10
years, about 100,000 foreign-born children have been adopted by American
citizens. When these adoptees are naturalized, they have all the rights and
privileges of other American citizens except for one. They are not eligible to
be President of the United States. This site is dedicated to correcting this
unfair situation, that is, to obtaining full American citizenship for foreign-born
adoptees.
International Adoption Alliance
URL:
www.i-a-a.org
Email: interadopt@home.com
Support organization
for families who have adopted internationally. We help in providing cultural
resources, we have a waiting child photolisting, that is updated monthly, we
have adoption related article and we spotlight children and programs in need.
Our main focus is on the children and the people and programs that serve them!
International Adoption Medical Consultation Services 
URL:
orphandoctor.com
Email: orphandoctor@aol.com
This site is the
information center for Dr. Jane Ellen Aronson's adoption center in the New York
area. The site features articles on the health issues of children adopted from
abroad.
Legal-Eaze
URL:
www.Legal-Eaze.com
Email: Patti@Legal-Eaze.com
Legal-Eaze assists
families who are adopting internationally by providing pre-adoption services
including adoption dossier preparation and authentication, visas, and courier
services to NYC consulates. In addition, it provides post-adoption paperwork
for readoptions, name changes, wills, U.S. citizenship and social security
applications.
My Culture
URL:
www.my-culture.com
Email: sara@my-culture.com
My Culture
specializes in designing custom adoption products that will help a child in
your life identify with their birth country. We've customized our puzzles,
clothing, glassware, and rugs by personalizing them with flags, maps and
inspirational quotes. We hope you enjoy our products as much as we've enjoyed
creating them.
Northwest Airlines "Special Delivery" Discount Air Fares
URL:
www.nwa.com/features/adopt.shtml
Significant fare
discounts for international adoptions. Northwest Airlines and KLM Royal Dutch
Airlines are offering "Special Delivery" fares to families adopting
children from any of their over 100 international destinations throughout Asia,
Africa, Europe, India and the Middle East.
Phone Home Internationally
URL:
www.phileasing.com/adoption.htm
Email: bill@phileasing.com
Lease Iridium
satellite phones to families or agencies traveling internationally for foreign
adoptions so that they may stay in touch with family members back home
inexpensively.
Rainbow Kids - Countries with International Adoption
URL:
www.rainbowkids.com/countries/
Email: martha@rainbowkids.com
Part of the large
RainbowKids.com Online International Adoption Publication, this is a country by
country listing of requirements for adoption.
The Ties Program
URL:
www.adoptivefamilytravel.com/
Email: BeccaPiper@aol.com
The Ties Program is
a travel program for families with internationally adopted children who would
like to visit their child's birth country. Programs are open in Korea, Peru,
Paraguay, Chile, India, Guatemala and China. Other programs will open based on
interest from families.
U.S Department of State - International Adoption Information
URL:
travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html
A country by country
listing of requirements for international adoption. This is a really good
resource for info but unfortunately not all countries are listed.
