AgenciesFaith International Adoptions may be reached at or by calling 253-383-1928. They have programs in China, Nepal, Vietnam, and Panama. This agency is also excellent for families who want assitance working in other countries without formal programs.
Precious in His Sight: Internet Adoption Photolisting Photolisting of children available for international adoption as well as collection of adoption information and links other sites for adoptive parents. Some people find this site emotional because of all the waiting children. http://www.precious.org/
China Adoption Resources and Groups
Panda Institute- Panda institute is a small, family run Chinese language program for children. The groups are small and instruction includes language and customs of China. They have programs for children from 2 years and up.
Families with Children from China (http://fwcc.org) - while specifically for Chinese adoptions there is a lot of medical and general material regarding international adoption on this site.
Families With Children From China--Seattle GroupJust what it says, this is the site for Seattle FCC.
China Center for Adoption Affairs--These are the people who make the matches of Chinese orphans. They have a modern office now and have been upgrading their computers. They also have an excellent filing system. In my meeting with the staff I was impressed with how seriously they take the job and the level of excitement they feel at making placements.
Yahoo Groups provides discussion groups for many aspects of adoption including those waiting and those who have adopted. Examples include a-parents-china that is for waiting families who are adopting in China and post-adopt-china for those families who have returned with a child. You have to log on to Yahoo and register. When you get confirmation of registration (usually less than 3 minutes) you can subscribe to the groups you want. Included among those groups is:
A-Parents-China (APC) for waiting families and those just thinking about Chinese adoption.Post-Adopt-China (PAC) for those who have returned with their Chinese children.Russian Resources and Groups
Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoptions Nonprofit support network for adoptive families with children from the former Soviet Union. http://www.frua.org
Adoption from Russian & Russian Adoption Medical Services Information concerning international adoption from Russia with special emphasis on medical issues and links to many other resources. http://www.russianadoption.org/
Government Adoption Information Resources
The State Department Travel site has information about each country, adoption from each country, travel information, and a list of links.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse (NAIC) Comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including infant, intercountry, and special needs adoption. http://www.calib.com/naic/
Books/Language/Retail
Tapestry Books (http://www.tapestrybooks.com) or 1-800-765-2367- this is an excellent recourse for adoption books and books on infertility.
Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com) - there are many adoption titles and travel titles available.
China Books (http://www.chinabooks.com) - good source of books about China and Chinese adoption.
Transparent Language http://www.transparent.com is an excellent of language learning programs for adults and kids. They have programs for many of the languages of the world.