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We recommend the following list of helpful resources
for those considering adopting a child:
• Helpful Website Links
• Recommended Books
Tapestry
Book Company
Specializes in the distribution of hundreds of adoption related books for
adults and children alike.
Perspectives
Press
An infertility and adoption book publisher providing award-winning books,
article, and workshops for consumers and for medical, mental health, counseling
and allied professionals on infertility, reproductive health, and alternative
family building.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Families interested in international adoption can download
the application for Advance Processing of an Orphan Petition
(I-600A) in order to start the CIS application process.
Evan
B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
A national non-profit organization devoted to improving adoption policy and
practice.
Child
Welfare Information Gateway
Hundreds of articles about adoption, adoption statistics and
referrals for birthparents, adoptive parents, adoptees, and
adoption professionals.
Orphan
Doctor
A site developed by Dr. Jane Aronson a pediatrician specializing in adoption
medicine. It is designed to educate families hoping to adopt children both
domestically and Internationally, starting with pre-adoption counseling to
long-term developmental issues and concerns. This site includes relevant
medical research and definitions.
PACT, An
Adoption Alliance
A non-profit organization specializing in transracial adoption issues. PACT
is dedicated to the mission of providing high quality adoption-related services
to children of color, their birthparents and their adoptive families.
The Plumsite
Adoption Website Ring
A ring of over 400 select web pages devoted to the best interests of adoptees
and those in the adoption triad. It includes sites for adoptees, birthparents
and adoptive parents. NO commercial agency, attorney, professional searcher,
intermediary or therapists sites are listed.
RESOLVE of
Northern California
An organization that provides support services, workshops, and family building
information to people experiencing infertility or struggling to grow their
families.
Stars
of David
A nonprofit information and support network for Jewish and inter-faith adoptive
families of all sizes, ages and origins. It serves all members of the triad
including Jewish birthparents, adoptees, adoptive parents, prospective parents,
single parents, grandparents, interfaith couples, transracial and transcultural
families, and those with children by birth and adoption.
Jewish Family and Children's Services (JFCS)
JFCS has been serving the Northern California community for over 150 years.
JFCS has provided comprehensive, caring social services to Bay Area residents
of all ages with over 40 programs. Adoption Connection is proudly affiliated
with this nationally acclaimed non-profit organization.
Fore Adoption
Foundation
Financial support in the form of direct grants to Adoptive Parents for attorney
and agency fees, court approved birthmother expenses, and an education fund
for the adoptive child.
Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming
America
By Adam Pertman
Making Room in Our Hearts: Keeping Family Ties through Open Adoption
By Micky Duxbury
Adoption Without Fear
By James L. Gritter
Adopting in America: How to Adopt Within One Year
By Randall B. Hicks
The Adoption Sourcebook
By Cheryl Jones, MSW
The Third Choice: A Woman's Guide to Placing a Child for Adoption
By Leslie Foge and Gail Mosconi
Reaching Out: The Guide to Writing a Terrific Dear Birthmother
Letter
By Nelson Handel
Adopting on Your Own: The Complete Guide to Adopting as
a Single Parent
By Lee Varon
Birthmarks: Transracial Adoption in Contemporary America
By Sandra Patton
Inside Transracial Adoption
By Gail Steinberg and Beth Hall
Lesbian and Gay Fostering and Adoption
By Stephen Hicks and Janet McDermott
The Kid, What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided
to Go Get Pregnant: An Adoption Story
By Dan Savage
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self
By Brodzinsky, Schechter & Henig
Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child
By Holly van Gulden & Lisa M. Bartels-Rabb
Making Sense of Adoption: A Parent's Guide
By Lois R. Melina
How to Raise An Adopted Child
By Judith Schaffer and Christina Lindstrom
Talking With Your Young Children About Adoption
By Mary Watkins, Ph.D. and Susan Fisher, MD
Flight of the Stork: What Children Think (and When) about
Sex and Family Building
By Anne C. Bernstein
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