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

http://www.jointcouncil.org/ – Joint Council on International Children’s Services – an advocacy organization for international adoption. This website often has a list of country updates.
www.lanadopt.org – Lutheran Adoption Network – network of Lutheran Adoption agencies across the nation who are committed to promoting ethical adoption practices by providing international and domestic adoption services
www.uscis.gov – United States Citizenship and Immigration Services website
www.travel.state.gov – United States State Department website gives important travel information and updates on country specific information
www.irs.gov – Government website in which you can obtain publication 968, “Tax Benefits for Adoption
www.attachmentacrosscultures.org/resource/index.html– Attachment Across Cultures has created fact sheets in 8 different languages about different topics including attachment, comfort measures during labor, Mom’s body after birth, newborn babies needs, and what to take to the hospital.
www.refugees.org –The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has created a Healthy Living Toolkit that includes a range of different topics available in 16 different languages. One section of the toolkit is on Maternal and Child Health, and there is also a section on Women’s Health that could be helpful.

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