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.
- www.adoption.state.gov -Intercountry Adoption Department of State has information about Hague and how it impacts intercountry adoption.
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
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