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Adoption & Fostering Resource
Center
Adoption Information
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About.com Adoption
http://adoption.about.com/index.htm?COB=home&PID=2803
Adopt: Adoption-related Conventions, Seminars,
Meetings It has a search engine on it
http://www.adopting.org/calendars/
ADOPT: Assistance Information Support (CALENDAR)
http://www.adopting.org/calendar.html
Adoptee Search Center
http://www.adopteesearchcenter.org/
Adoptees Resources HomePage
http://geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/7837/index.html
AdoptINFO
http://www.cyfc.umn.edu/Adoptinfo/
Adoption and the Internet
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/research/newint.html
Adoption Announcement Cards for families built by
adoption
http://www.adoptshop.com
and click on Adoption Anouncement Cards
Adoption Cancellation Insurance
http://www.youcanadopt.com/info2.htm
Adoption Choice.Com a place for adoptive parents and
birth parents to connect.
http://www.adoptionchoice.com
The Adoption Connections Project Links!!
http://www.sover.net/~adopt/Links.html
Adoption Crossroads: Adoptee Birthparent Reunion
http://www.adoptioncrossroads.org/
Adoption FAQs - good search info
http://www.science.org/tedc/adopted/faq.html
Adoption Fraud -This lady is keeping a list of folks
known to perpetrate adoption search fraud, if you feel someone
has taken advantage of you, or could be trying to by proclaiming
they are your lost love one, email her and she will send you her
current list of those known to do this.
http://members.tripod.com/~Blackwalker/afraud.htm
Adoption Fraud - an article on some things to watch out
for when dealing with adoption agencies
http://adoption.miningco.com/home/adoption/library/weekly/aa010499.htm
The Adoption Guide - A warning list - Listing of
agencies that currently have lawsuits pending and/or currently a
client or clients that have unresolved conflicts of a serious
nature
http://www.theadoptionguide.com/aawarn.htm
Adoption Internet Resouces
http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~progman/adoption/
Adoption Institute: Newsroom (Adoption News
on the Internet)
http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/research/newnet.html
Adoption in the News
http://www.adopting.org/News/20000320.html
Adoption: Myth & Fact
http://www.koyote.com/personal/hobb/myth.html
Adoption on the Usenet
http://www.webcom.com/kmc/adoption/faqs.html#aol
The Adoption Page - A one stop adoption resource area
http://adoption.miningco.com/
Adoption Policy Resource Center
http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/advocates.html
E-mail: SteveAdopt@aol.com
or TimOHanlon@aol.com
State Regulations Addressing the Opportunity to Apply
for and Obtain Adoption Assistance After Finalization
http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/research/stateregs.html
Title IV-E Adoption Assistance Monthly Payment Rates By
State (as of September 1996)
http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/research/aarates2.html
An Adoption Song
http://members.aol.com/krisannel/poem3.htm
Adoption Statistics Page
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9606/statistic.html
Adoption -- Where Do I Start? Some basic information
about adopting, including who can adopt and how to select an
adoption agency.
http://www.parenthoodweb.com/parent_cfmfiles/pros.cfm/7
Adoptive Families of Older Children - A Support group
http://www.adoptolder.org/
Adoptive Placement: Becoming Family
http://www.homes4kids.org/during.htm
Adoptive Parents Committeee Inc. P.O. Box 3525, Church
Street Station NY, NY 10008-3525 Telephone Number 718 259-7921
Very brief description of entry: A.P.C. is oldest and
one of the largest Adoption support groups in North America. A.P.C.
is all volunteeer and non-sectarian. We provide adoption
information and support as well as post-adoption/parenting
support. A.P.C. advocates for all legal forms of adoption. A.P.C.
is comprised of four chapters, New York City, Long Island, and
Hudson Region. A.P.C. also has a Connecticut sub-chapter.
http://www.adoptiveparents.org/
E-mail: alapc@aol.com
AdoptShoppe: International Adoption Gifts and Resources
Unique gifts, books, and resources that celebrate the joy of
building families through international adoption
http://www.adoptshoppe.com/
After an Adoption: Post-Legal Issues
http://www.homes4kids.org/after.htm
a.k.a. Home Page
http://www.akaworld.org/
AMA Physician Select - FAQ
http://www.ama-assn.org/iwcf/iwcfmgr206/aps?326071834
American Adoption Congress
http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/
Are You My Mother? by Tina M. Musso
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9606/thought.html
Atlanta Reproductive Health Centre: Infertility, IVF,
Endometriosis Homepage - Specializing in women's health issues.
http://www.ivf.com/
Author, Speaker, Adoption, Foster Care, Specialist
http://www.cathyhelding.com/
Baby Names and Meanings of Names
http://www.parenthoodweb.com/parent_cfmfiles/babynames.cfm
Basic Steps for Doing an Adoption Search
http://www.execpc.com/~reunions/adopt.html
Before an Adoption: Getting Started
http://www.homes4kids.org/before.htm
Birth & Death Data ordering Information by state -
includes birth indexes
http://ucdata.berkeley.edu/
California Association of Adoption Agencies - California
Association of Adoption Agencies represents licensed public and
private adoption agencies who recognize the importance of
comprehensive and lifelong services to triad members. Contains
links to Legislation in CA and gives status and history of the
bill. Link to hot adoption issues has information on happenings
with Adoption at the federal level. List of waiting children.
This site has much to offer for all sides of the triad.
http://www.california-adoption.org
Carter’s Adoption Search Page
http://www.armory.com/~cartert/
Caveat Emptor! A page on things to consider before
hiring a searcher.
http://members.tripod.com/~rombergers/searcher.html
Center for Adoption Education Excellent
site
http://www.homestead.com/adoptioneducationcenter/indexA.html
Contacting an Adopted Child's Birth Family
http://www.vhl.org/newsletter/vhl1995/95dcadop.htm
Creating a family by birth and adoption and the concerns and
issues it creates
http://myria.com/relationships/parenting/birthadopt.htm
The Dave Thomas foundation for Adoption yes, the Wendy's
guy
http://www.wendys.com/community/adoption/foundation.html
Daycare Providers - A site for daycare
providers in centers or at home, to share ideas, activities,
issues and information pertaining to the care of pre-school
children. Due to some of the isolation experienced in daycare,
this site helps those individuals who care for children by
providing fun, educational, and easy crafts, arts, and games.
There is also an extensive list of links to find out about
anything relating to daycare. Frequently updated.
http://www.icomm.ca/daycare/
Death and Dying Grief Support
http://www.death-dying.com/index.html
Dee Hardy Home Page
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Hills/7837/index.html
Ellen's Reuniting Families (Adoption Searches) (EXCELLENT SITE)
Most inclusive site on the web
http://www.highfiber.com/~rema/index.html
Family Advice - WholeFamily deals honestly and openly
with all subjects pertaining to marriage, parenting, families,
problems, and anything else people cope with in their daily lives.
It is geared towards understanding and improving all kinds of
family relationships.
http://www.wholefamily.com/
Facts on Opening Adoption Records
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9606/adoption.html
FALSIFIED Birth Certificates (By State) Excellent Site
http://members.tripod.com/~gene_pool/3adofals.htm
Family thru Adoption LOTS of information on how to adopt
and the issues surrounding adoption
http://members.aol.com/chriss7284/index.htm
Famous Adoptees: Index: Adoptive and Foster Families
http://www.dil.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/ind_2.htm
FAQs Adoption Law & Reform
ftp://ftp.webcom.com/pub/kmc/adoption/
50states.com - States and Capitals (and more)
http://www.50states.com/fileindx.htm
FMLA [Family and Medical Leave Act] for Infertility and
Adoption guide
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/workandfamily/fmleave/qa_supplement.htm
Focal Point: Mid-Life Reflections on Adoption
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/fp/spring96/mid-life.htm
Focal Point: Openness in Adoption
http://www.rtc.pdx.edu/fp/spring96/openness.htm
Forever Family Forum - promotion to adopt older or
special needs kids
http://www.basicpage.com/family/index.htm
Grief Support - After Loss Many people are suffering
losses in their life and the grief runs deep. If you have
suffered the loss of a child, parent, sibling, friend, pet, or
lover, this area is for you. You can share your thoughts and
feeling with others. You can get information on how to copy or
you can just find someone to listen.
Excellent Site
http://www.death-dying.com/griefissues.html
Gumshoe In Cyberspace
http://www.news.com/SpecialFeatures/0%2C5%2C7335%2C00.html
Heart of Triad - Links
http://members.visi.net/~ravenn/links1.html
Homes for Kids Site Map Includes lots of information on
Rights, Special Needs, Before you Adopt, Placement, After the
Adoption.
http://www.homes4kids.org/sitemap.htm
How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option - Includes
Getting Started; What it Costs; Getting Ready; Kinds of
Adoptions; Helpful Information; and more.
http://www.nefe.org/adoption/
The Idaho Youth Ranch - provides residential treatment,
group homes, adoption and other services for troubled, disturbed,
delinquent or abused children and adolescents
http://www.youthranch.org/.
Illegal Adoptions: Last Minute News (Guatamala Adoptions) If
you are adopting, or planning to adopt from guatamala, check your
adoption agency thoroughly for practices such as dna testing to
avoid these abuses.
http://www.casa-alianza.org/EN/human-rights/illegal-adop/news.shtml
In The Community - Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
http://www.wendys.com/community/adoption/adopmain.html
INCIID - Pronounced "inside," is a nonprofit
organization committed to providing the most current information
regarding the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infertility
and pregnancy loss.
http://www.inciid.org/
Information America
http://www.infoam.com/
International Adoptions (Role of the State Department)
http://www.travel.state.gov/int'ladoption.html
Interracial Adoption
http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/tank/adopt3.htm
Jax's Adoption Page - great links and information
http://members.xoom.com/jaxs_site/adoption.html
Kevin McCarty: Adoption Information, Laws and
Reform
http://www.webcom.com/kmc
KidSource OnLine - Parent's source for
children's healthcare, education, recreation & product info,
including children's software. This site is organized in two
parts - content (or answers) and discussion (or forums). Each
provides different information and different views on raising and
educating children.
http://www.kidsource.com/
Late Discovery Adoptees
http://www.ryzome.com/LDA/
Minnesota/Texas Adoption Research Project (A
study that provides information on open vs. closed adoptions)
http://fsos.che.umn.edu/mtarp/inhoud.html
Missing in Adoption
http://www.adoptioncrossroads.org/mia.shtml
Megilligan's Island Home Page Adoption Information
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Plains/8022/index.html
My Adoption Page - a personal commentary on open
adoption.
http://members.delphi.com/romberger/index.html
NAIC - What's New (National Adoption Information Clearinghouse)
•From the Children's Bureau
•Bill to Expand International Adoption
Opportunities
•Adopted Orphans Citizenship Act
•Grants for Local Initiatives
•Foster Care Independence Act of 1999
•Adoption Promotion Act
•Hope for Children Act
•Pending Federal Legislation to Encourage Special
Needs Adoption
•Hague Convention Information
•On Our Site
•Adoption Reading List
•Information on Court Improvement Projects
http://www.calib.com/naic/whatsnew.htm
The Impact of Adoption on Birth Parents
http://www.adopting.org/impact.html
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC)
http://www.calib.com/naic/
The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association (CASA) Association
is to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected
children in the courts.
http://www.nationalcasa.org
E-mail: staff@nationalcasa.org
The Net As Private Eye
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0,4,6606,00.html
New York State Dept. of Social Services - Adoption
Brochure
http://www.dfa.state.ny.us/adopt/newbroch.htm
Obtaining Birth/Death Records in Other States
http://www.health.state.pa.us/hpa/obd.htm
People Express Search
http://www.search.com
People Search Sites on the Web
http://www.web-search.com/people.html
President Bill Clinton's Proclamation for National Adoption Month
http://www.adopting.org/boards/get.cgi/home1/vendors/adopting/public_html/boards/messages/expert_special2/57.html
Reason Magazine -- November 1999 - Adoption Pains: Why
does the system make it so hard to give an orphan a home? http://www.reason.com/9911/fe.js.adoption.html
Research-It! - Your One-Stop Reference Desk
http://www.itools.com/research-it/research-it.html
Series of lessons about "Using LDS Family History Centers"
AOL: aol://4344:167.myrtfhc.1414158.531675763
Shared Journey A support and information site geared to
those who are dealing with adoption after infertility.
http://www.sharedjourney.com
Soundex Code These sites can convert a name for you
http://orwant.www.media.mit.edu/soundex.html
Soundex Conversion Program Converts a surname to soundex
code for you
http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/Genea/soundex.sh
Terminal Illness Emergency Search Program - Bastard Nation's T.I.E.S.
(Terminal Illness Emergency Search) Program provides
free birthfamily searches for terminal.
http://www.ties-search.org/
Terry's Fun Page -- adoption/genealogy search advise
http://hometown.aol.com/tleech109/terysfunpage.html
Tina's State by State Adoption Information Page
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9606/stateinfo.html
Top 10 Ways for a Happy Reunion & Relationship (article)
http://www.adopting.org/ReunionAdvice.html
The Unbearable lightness of "Being Adopted"
The Search Institute Report and Relatedness Deprivation -
Excellent Site
http://www.netaxs.com/~sparky/adoption/sir.htm
The Volunteer Search Network
http://www.vsn.org/
Web Search
http://www.web-search.com/
Welcome to AdoptioNetwork! - Has information for all
sides of the triad.
http://www.adoption.org/body_index.htm
Welcome to AIML
http://24.8.18.174/AIML
Welcome to Life's Playbook Online
http://www.lifesplaybook.com/index.shtml
What Adoption Issues to Expect at Difference Ages (from infancy-adult)
http://www.adopting.org/expect.html
Where are you my... ?
http://boards.icq.com/cgi-bin/WebX?14@@.ee6f50d
Why Do Adoptees Search? by Tina M. Musso
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/9606/thought031897.html
Womans World, Welcome to a site for women by woE
http://www.geocities.com/Wellesley/9691/index.html
The Adoption & Fostering Resource Center is compiled and maintained by volunteers. The resources here are offered for informational purposes only.
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Revised March 24, 2001