1. Military and U.S. Government resources:
A. Military Adoption benefits: (Click Here)
B. Military Adoption reimbursement form: (Click Here)
C. U.S. Department of State (Information on International adoption): (Click Here)
D. USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) - formerly INS - essential information for you before you adopt internationally: (Click Here)
E. National Adoption Directory which includes State-by-State contact information for a variety of adoption-related organizations and services including public and licensed private adoption agencies, support groups, State reunion registries, and a whole lot more: (Click Here)
2. Domestic Adoption Resources:
A. Foster care resources:
(1) Adoption and foster care: (Click Here)
(2) Adoption Directory Service: (Click Here)
(3) State Adoption Services: (Click Here)
(4) State Adoption Exchange: (Click Here)
(5) Oklahoma State POC (Ms. Linda Foster): (Click Here)
(6) Choosing Foster Adoption: (Click Here)
B. Private:
(1) (Click Here) (advertising parents’ profile)
(2) (Click Here) (Texas agency)
3. Finding an Adoption Agency:
A. Agencies able to place with U.S. Citizens living abroad: (Click Here)
B. List of agencies that place children from countries located outside the United States: (Click Here)
4. Inter-country and International Adoption Resources:
A. General information: (Click Here)
B. Countries open for adoption: (Click Here)
C. Joint Council on International Children’s Services: (Click Here)
D. Resources for International adoption: (Click Here)
E. Children adopted from China: (Click Here)
F. Pre-adoption Medical service:
(1) (Click Here) (Adoption Doctors)
(2) (Click Here) (POC Drs. Bledsoe)
(3) (Click Here) (Military medical forms)
G. International Adoption Dossier Preparation (Adobaby, LLC)
A. Photo listing of children available both domestic and international: (Click Here)
B. Lists of children waiting adoption: (Click Here)
C. Adoptable kids: (Click Here)
6. Legal and Financial assistance:
A. Adoption Attorneys: (Click Here)
B. IRS tax incentives: (Click Here)
C. National Adoption Foundation: (Click Here)
D. Gift of Adoption Foundation: (Click Here)
E. FORE Adoption Foundation: (Click Here)
F. Shaohannah’s Hope: (Click Here)
G. A Child Waits Foundation: (Click Here)
H. North American Council on Adoptable Children: (Click Here)
I. National Foster Parent Association - has released a Guide for Foster/Adoptive Parents, and Kinship Caregivers to outline the tax benefits available for the tax year 2007. This guide can be downloaded: (Click Here)
A. Download and print an Adoption Planner: (Click Here)
B. Adoption Services for Military Families - for professionals to find and help military families adopt children from foster care: (Click Here)
C. Top 100 sites for adoption: (Click Here)
D. Internet adoption resources: (Click Here)
E. Information on adoption concerns: (Click Here)
F. Assistant Stork - a document and Visa specialist - wonderful links: (Click Here)
G. Information on how to adopt: (Click Here)
H. The Adoption Guide: (Click Here)
I. The 2009 Adoption Guide Online: (Click Here)
8. Parenting and dealing with difficult behaviors:
A. Offering online courses on child behaviors, especially those coming from foster care: (Click Here)
B. Covering the joys and challenges of adopting older children: (Click Here)
A. Magazine (Adoptive Families): (Click Here) Press CONTINUE button after making subscription selection. The KMC Adoption Support Group will get credit for your subscription. IF YOU ARE PROMPTED FOR A CODE, PLEASE USE: E09196.
B. Articles: (Click Here)
C. Books: (Click Here)
10. Miscellaneous Adoption Info:
A. Ethical adoption issues: (Click Here)
B. Adoptee’s resources: (Click Here)
C. Policy and research on adoption issues: (Click Here)
D. Internet Seminars on adoption and adoptive parenting: (Click Here)
E. Adopting While Living in Europe Article (Click Here)
11. Home Study Providers: (Click Here)
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