Resources

Missouri Adoption

www.ago.mo.gov/adoption – Missouri Adoption A publication of the Missouri Attorney General, discusses adoption practice in this state

www.childwelfare.gov/adoption – Child Welfare Information Gateway – 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
http://www.adoptex.org/site/DocServer/How_to_Make_Adoption_an_Affordable_Option_2015.pdf?docID=9941 – ‘How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option’ article written by The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)

Child Welfare and Adoption Advocacy sites

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

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
Raising African-American Children (pdf, 86.29KB)

www.adoptionattorneys.org – List of adoption attorneys from the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys