ON-LINE RESOURCES
Missouri Adoption
www.ago.mo.gov/adoption-Missouri Adoption A publication of the Missouri Attorney General, discusses adoption practice in this state
Adoption Article websites
www.childwelfare.org - National Adoption Information Clearinghouse – numerous articles on adoption related issues as well as a national directory of adoption agencies divided by the state in which they reside
www.pactadopt.org - Pact, an Adoption Alliance has a great inventory of adoption articles, especially related to Transracial and Transcultural adoptions
www.adoptivefamilies.com - Adoptive Families magazine offers a host of resources for families wanting to adopt domestically or internationally.
www.older-child.adoption.com - This website offers valuable articles for adopting the older child
www.perspectivespress.com - On-line catalog of adoption books and resources
www.tapestrybooks.com - On-line catalog of adoption books and resources
Child Welfare and Adoption Advocacy sites
www.ncfa-usa.org - National Council for Adoption – a national advocacy organization for adoption
www.cwla.org - Child Welfare League of America – an advocacy organization dealing with child welfare issues
www.nacac.org - North American Council on Adoptable Children- a national organization to promote the adoption of waiting children and advocate for the needs of children
International Adoption
www.jcics.org - Joint Council on International Children’s Services – an advocacy organization for international adoption. This website often has a list of country updates.
www.lanadopt.org - Lutheran Adoption Network – network of Lutheran Adoption agencies across the nation who are committed to promoting ethical adoption practices by providing international and domestic adoption services
www.uscis.gov - United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website
www.travel.state.gov - United States State Department website gives important travel information and updates on country specific information
www.irs.gov - Government website in which you can obtain publication 968, “Tax Benefits for Adoption.
www.attachmentacrosscultures.org/resource/index.html- Attachment Across Cultures has created fact sheets in 8 different languages about different topics including attachment, comfort measures during labor, Mom’s body after birth, newborn babies needs, and what to take to the hospital.
www.refugees.org -The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has created a Healthy Living Toolkit that includes a range of different topics available in 16 different languages. One section of the toolkit is on Maternal and Child Health, and there is also a section on Women’s Health that could be helpful.
Adopting Children Through the Foster Care system
www.adopt.org - National Adoption Center hosts a list of waiting children from the nation’s foster care system
www.adoptuskids.org - The Children’s Bureau hosts a list of waiting children from each state’s foster care system.
www.foster-adopt.org - Foster Care and Adoption Coalition, a St. Louis based organization whose focus is on recruiting and maintaining foster and adoptive homes for waiting children
Legal
www.adoptionattorneys.org - List of adoption attorneys from the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
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