Adoption Grants and Fundraising
www.AChildsDesire.org - Sponsor a child. Support adoptions by shopping at www.BuyforCharity.com or www.IGive.com and select A Child's Desire, Inc. as your charity.www.giftofadoption.org - Gift of Adoption Fund
A Child Waits Foundation - We provide low interest loans for families who have exhausted other financial options and could not proceed with their adoption without our help.
AdoptionBenefits.com - Employers providing adoption subsidies
The National Adoption Foundation - The National Adoption Foundation was established in 1994 by adoptive parents who understand the unmet needs adoptive families have for financial support and advocacy. Everything the Foundation does is driven by a clear understanding of the challenges faced by families in the adoption process and beyond. Direct grant and adoption credit card programs available.
National Council for Adoption - Click here to learn about the new program from the National Council For Adoption and MBNA America Bank, N.A. MBNA Bank Offers low interest, unsecured loans to adoptive parents as well as a credit card. 1-888-627-8767
Brittany's Hope - Brittany's Hope Foundation has provided grants to many of the families who adopted our waiting children from various countries. If you want to support this wonderful organization and their mission, please contact them directly.
Contact a Commonwealth Adoption Consultant - Please contact our offices for a more extensive list of adoption financial assistance resources.
Chase New Additions - Chase Home Equity and The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption have joined forces to bring you Chase New Additions, a special program that offers a lower introductory rate on a new home equity line of credit to help families pay for adoption expenses.
General Information
Adoption.com - Comprehensive adoption resourcesAdopting.com - "The largest adoption resources index on the internet"
WorldAdopt.org - Comprehensive adoption resources
JCICS.org - Joint Council for International Children's Services
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse - A comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including infant, intercountry, special needs, legal issues and more
Rainbow Kids - An Online International Adoption Publication
Precious in HIS Sight - Internet Adoption Photolisting
Adoption Statutes, Legislative Code - U.S. State adoption law information
OlderChildAdoption.com - All aspects of adopting children over the age of two are discussed here: domestic adoption, international, and foster care.
International Adoption Stories -
Center for Cognitive-Development Assessment & Remediation - The Center for Cognitive-Developmental Assessment and Remediation (BGCenter) is an Internet-based company, composed of independent professionals, specializing with services to the internationally adopted children and working in their own offices and in the Center. BGCenter brings together a unique set of resources to match individual psychological needs of adopted children. The Center specialize in psycho-educational issues of older (preschool and school age) internationally adopted children.
Burns Data Control, Inc. - Agency Operations powered by Burns Data Control, Inc. "Adoption Software Designed By and For Adoption Agencies."
Adoption101.com - Comprehensive adoption resources
Caring Hands Services - They specialize in expediting: Document Authentication; VISA application processing; Court, Legislative, Library and Internet Research services; and DMV Registration and Renewal services for leasing and rental companies.
USCIS Military Information - Information and links to services specifically for members of the military and their families.
Asian Adoption
Families with Children from China - The purpose of FCC is provide a network of support for families who've adopted from China and to provide information to prospective parents.Southern Arizona FCC - Southern Arizona Chapter of Families with Chinese Children. Click here for events and activites.
Information on China - This site offers a lot of useful information about China, including up to date weather reports and a "my home town" section which can tell you about the city your child is from.
Destination Vietnam - Information on art, culture, history and travel to Vietnam
Families with Children from VietNam - The national family to family adoption support organization for adoption from VietNam
myadoptionlinks.com/Taiwan - This site offers great links on Taiwanese culture, travel, hotels, maps, and other information.
The Red Thread - Co-founded by one of Commonwealth Adoptions former China Case Managers, The Red Thread partners with other 501(c)3 foundations to identify Chinese orphan children in need of medical attention and make the appropriate arrangements to provide transportation, hospitalization and medical staff to perform the procedures.
Indian Adoption Links - This site offers comprehensive information about India. The adoption page lists some helpful links.
VisitNepal.com - This informative website includes an A to Z list of topics about visiting Nepal, starting with a page on Adopting from Nepal.
Eastern European Adoption
Russion Orphan Opportunity Fund - Support for unadopted childrenKazakh Adoptive Families - Lots of links about Kazakhstan and about adopting from Kazakhstan.
allthingsukrainian.com - The #1 place for imported Ukrainian Crafts
Latin American Adoption
Latin America Parents Association - LAPA is a parents support group that assists people in adopting from Latin American countries and provides guidance with post-adoption issues. Our goal is to help people through the adoption process and afterward.Other Look of Colombia! - Interesting facts about Colombia.
Guatemala Adoptive Families Network - The Guatemala Adoptive Families Network was founded by families with children adopted from Guatemala to contribute to the well-being of all Guatemalan families and children. We initiate and support projects that help raise the standard of living for Guatemalan children and their families, that improve conditions in Guatemalan orphanages, and that promote ethical adoptions for Guatemalan children whose birth families voluntarily relinquish them, or who are otherwise legally placed for adoption. We offer opportunities for families with children adopted from Guatemala to participate in this work and to maintain lasting connections to Guatemala and its people.
Domestic Adoption
Adoptive Families Magazine - This is a great magazine filled with informative articles. This website offers other helpful links offering suggested reading, and searchable attorney & support group databases.RESOLVE - RESOLVE is the National Infertility Association. It is a non-profit organization that has assisted people in resolving their infertility by providing information, support and advocacy, for more than 20 years.
Adoption Forum - Provides emotional support to all members of the adoption triad: the adopted children, birth parents and adoptive parents.
Medical Resources
International Adoption Clinics - Medical ResourcesAdoptions from Russia - Russian Adoption Medical Services - Eric Downing, MD
Adoptiondoctors.com - Adoptiondoctors.com is an innovative International Adoption website dedicated in helping adoptive parents with the complex pre-adoptive medical evaluations. If you have medical questions or concerns about International adoption, visit our Ask the IA Doc? section of the website.
Adoption Medical Information - Our Medical and Travel Issues module (Chapter 5) of our Parent Education Section includes general information, helpful links, as well as a list of international adoption physicians and clinics by state.
Learning Disabilities & ADHD - www.ldonline.org is a major online resource for information on Learning Disabilities and ADHD.
Telephone and Travel Services
CogniCall Best Rates Calculator - Best Long Distance Rates and Services for your adoption, family and businessTravel-On - Travel-on has contracts with Delta and Lufthansa at 70% off for adoption fares and the tickets are completely refundable and changeable without penalty. The agents in charge of the adoption fares are Jennie and Claudia. The phone number is toll free 877 657-4772. Their office is in Beltsville, Maryland.
The World Clock - World Clock, Currency Converter, and time zone converter
US State Department Travel Site - Contains useful information about traveling abroad
US Center for Disease Control Travel Site - Select travel health informationa by your destination countries
Travel Protectors - Specializing in International Travel Insurance for adoptive families.
Family Blogs and Adoption Blogs
From Russia With Love - Amazing video of the Revennaugh family's adoption journey.Journey to Dylan - A Kazakhstan Adoption Story
Journey to Maxim - The purpose of this page is to journal our adoption experience and our new life with Maxim. We hope that it will allow our friends and family to share in our experience. In addition, we hope it will be educational to other potential adoptive parents.
Journey to Sterling - The journal of a family who adopted from Kazakhstan. See their story on our stories to celebrate section!
West Family Story - John and Christy traveled to Taiwan to adopt their new son, Kai!
Bringing Home Zoe - A Taiwan Adoption Story
Journey to Asella - Another Kazakhstan Adoption blog!
Spencer's Adventures - Wonderful family photos of Spencer, adopted from Guatemala.
Adoption Song - Download Tom Hicks' song "Waiting", and contribute to his adoption fund.
Journey to Anna - This blog was designed to keep our family and friends up to date on our Journey to Anna. For those of you that happen upon our site we hope that this may give you a glimpse into the adoption world. Perhaps it will inspire you to make that first leap of faith towards your child.
