Adoption Resources

Helpful information about international adoption

The links below have been added for you to use as an additional resource to help you through the adoption process. We have handpicked a few agencies who have helpful information on their Web sites.

If you know of another Web site that you feel was extremely helpful to you during the adoption process, you may recommend that Web site for this section. Simply click the link below to give us the name and address of the Web site you wish to recommend for our links page.

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The following sites are in no way affiliated with AGCI. These links are provided as a service and AGCI makes no guarantee as to their content.

Adoption Resources

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. A service of the Children’s Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The National Adoption Center

The National Adoption Center expands adoption opportunities for children throughout the United States, particularly for children with special needs and those from minority cultures.

Joint Council on international Children’s Services

Joint Council on International Children’s Services is the oldest and largest affiliation of licensed, non-profit international adoption organizations in the world. Our membership includes adoption agencies, child welfare organizations, parent support groups and medical specialists with an interest in inter-country adoption.

Family Resources

Kidz on Earth

At Kidz On Earth, our mission is to provide creative resources for parents and churches that make a positive lasting impression on kidz. We also provide cool activities and coloring pages for children—check it out and have fun!

Love & Logic Institute

We provide training materials that teach our unique Love and Logic approach to raising children. This approach puts teachers and parents in control, teaches children to be responsible and prepares them for the real world. Love and Logic is easy to learn, changes lives, and raises responsible kids who are fun to be around.

Focus On The Family

Focus on the Family offers practical help for your marriage and parenting roles. Recent magazine articles, letters from Dr. James Dobson, news, Real Audio broadcasts and much more.

Attach-China

Attach-China is devoted to educating parents of internationally adopted children about post-adoption issues, especially those related to Reactive Attachment Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Meet The Robinsons

Lewis is a brilliant inventor with a surprising number of clever inventions to his credit. His latest and most ambitious project is the Memory Scanner, a machine that will help him find his birth mother so they can become a family. But before he can find her, his invention is stolen by the dastardly Bowler Hat Guy and his diabolical hat and constant companion, Doris. Lewis has all but given up hope when a mysterious stranger named Wilbur Robinson whisks our bewildered hero away in a time machine and together they team up to track down Bowler Hat Guy in a showdown that ends with an unexpected and unbelievable twist of fate.

"For all who have felt like they didn't belong!"

"A moral story showcasing the importance of caring for the orphan!"

I really liked the "Keep Moving Forward" message relayed in the movie. It is a great message for kids as well as adults to be reminded of. I also liked that it shows that pursuing a passion even if it goes against the mainstream can have rewards later. Thank you for the advanced viewing opportunity.

Support Groups

FaCAB (Families with Children Adopted from Bulgaria)

FaCAB is a bunch of parents (& waiting parents) who have banded loosely together since 1995 to provide a parent-to-parent support network. Our goal is to provide information & support among those interested in international adoption from Bulgaria.

Eastern European Adoption Coalition

EEAC’s purpose is to help develop and improve families’ abilities to successfully adopt and parent their children. We do this by providing access to educational and training materials that include books, articles, scientific research, public discussion groups, and self-help networks.

Families with Children from China

FCC is a nondenominational organization of families who have adopted children from China. The purpose of FCC is provide a network of support for families who have adopted in China and to provide information to prospective parents.

Government Resources

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Created as a separate bureau by the Homeland Security Act of 2002, USCIS allows the DHS to improve the administration of benefits and immigration services for applicants by exclusively focusing on immigration and citizenship services.

U.S. Dept. of State: Bureau of Consular Affairs

The mission of the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) is to administer laws, formulate regulations and implement policies relating to the broad range of consular services and immigration. CA is the bureau responsible for issuing passports to U.S. citizens.

To assist the traveling public, the bureau issues consular information sheets, travel warnings, and public announcements concerning conditions in countries where Americans may be planning to visit or reside.

Social Security: Getting a Number and Card

"If you need a Social Security number for your adopted child, you may want to wait until the adoption is complete. If you want to claim your child for tax purposes while the adoption is still pending, you need to contact the Internal Revenue Service for Form W-7A"

Adoption Books and Magazines

Tapestry Books

Since 1990, Tapestry Books has specialized in adoption, infertility and parenting challenges books. Originally a home-based business run part-time by one woman, it is now an established mail order e-company run by several employees. All work is still done from within a home office—from book selection and catalog design to receiving and filling orders.

Perspectives Press

Since 1982 we and our authors have been providing award-winning books, articles, and workshops for consumers and for medical, mental health, counseling and allied professionals on infertility, reproductive health and alternative family building—from adoption to collaborative reproduction to fostering to child-free living.

Older Child Adoption E-Magazine

Keep up with older child adoption issues. Learn more about adoptive parenting. Consider if older child adoption is right for you. At Older Child Adoption, we share the joys and challenges of adopting an older child. Domestic and international adoption issues are discussed, along with foster care.