Last modified 5/11/09
The following list contains links to Internet sites that provide
helpful information on both adoption in general and adoption from China.
Updates, corrections, additions, and deletions should be sent to:
JimLWeaver@aol.com
- Adopt: Assistance, Information,
Support. Useful information on topics including infertility,
preadoption, and postadoption, and good links to other resources.
- The Adopted Child
Home Page. Adoption expert Lois Melina's home page.
- adopting.com. A wonderful
site with a comprehensive listing of adoption resources on the Internet.
- Adopting from Korea: A
Prospective Parents Guide to Korean Adoption.
- Adoption
Advocates. A good summary of pending legislation.
- Adoption Information for
Canadians. Information specific to Canada.
- Adoption HQ Resources
Directory is a large collection of general adoption links
including sections on China adoption.
- Adoption Photo Listing
FAQ. A very good list of pointers to other net sources of
adoption information.
- AdoptioNetwork. A superbly
done site with almost everything that you need to know about adopting
and a great list of links to many other resources, including a wonderful
collection of online documents by the National Adoption Information
Clearinghouse.
- Adoptive Families of America.
Adoptive Families Magazine. Parent's Choice recommendation, leading
national magazine for pre and post adoptive families. See website for
sample contents and subscription information. See their great list of
Classic Clip &
Save articles.
- The Adoptive Parents Association
of British Columbia. Your Adoption Resource -- The Adoptive
Parents Association of British Columbia has 20 years experience as a
support group for adoptive families. #205, 15463 - 104th Avenue, Surrey,
B.C. V3R 1N9. Tel: (604) 588-7300; Fax: (604) 588-1388.
- AdoptShare Adoption
community devoted to sharing stories, advice and experiences.
- also-known-as is a
support group of adult Korean adoptees.
- Ametz
Adoption Program(NYC) Ametz offers homestudies, post-placement
supervision, educational workshops, support groups and counseling to
couples, singles, children and extended family members before, during
and after the adoption. Ametz works with persons of all faith and
backgrounds. Programs specifically designed for Jewish families are
offered throughout the year.
- Balanced Life Transitions/Monica K. Ferkin, LLC Provides confidential Emotional Support and Stress Management guidance for prospective parents adopting from China; for those returning from China; as well as for those whose adoptive children have special needs.
- Center for Adoption Support
and Education Our site features publications that we sell
frequently to members of FCC across the country, including our WISE UP!
Powerbook, a resource for adopted children.
- Child of My Dreams is
a general adoption and infertility information site.
- Comeunity: Adoption Support
is a website with information on Vietnam and several categories of
medical special needs, and other resources.
- Congressional
Coalition on Adoption Institute CCAI generally works in
collaboration with the Congressional Coalition on Adoption, which is a
bicameral, bipartisan caucus, with more the 165 members of Congress to
promote and improve adoption.
- Evan B. Donaldson
Adoption Institute. A non-profit organization committed to
improving the quality of information about adoption. Adoption research
abstracts, conference proceedings, and white papers.
- Faces of Adoption:
America's Waiting Children. Lots of good information and links to
other sites from the National Adoption Center and Children Awaiting
Parents.
- Families with Children from Vietnam.
FCC's sister organization, with information (and pictures) relating to
adoption from Vietnam.
- Family Helper. Resources
dealing with infertility, adoption, and postadoption, from the Canadian
publisher of Adoption Helper magazine.
- Helping Kids Cope
Adoption Resources.
- International Adoption
Photolisting. A good list of pointers to other Internet sources of
adoption information and photolistings.
- International Concerns for
Children, Inc. provides general background information about
international adoptions.
- Family Ties
is a source for adoption information for adoptive families and
adoption professionals.
- Jewel Among Jewels Adoption
Network, Inc. is an international organization that seeks to
honor, educate, and encourage those touched by adoption. Online
quarterly newsletter at http:www.adoptionjewels.org.
- Joint Council on International
Children's Services(JCICS) is the oldest and largest affiliation
of licensed, nonprofit international adoption agencies in the world.
JCICS membership also includes parent groups, advocacy organizations,
and individuals who have an interest in intercountry adoption.
- International
Adoption Clinic is one of a very few medical clinics specializing
in the problems of internationally adopted children. The group is headed
by Dr. Dana Johnson who has published good scientific studies on the
health of these children.
- Korean American, Adoptee,
Adoptive Family Network . Information for families that have
adopted from Korea, some of which may be of interest to other adoptive
parents.
- Minnesota Children
Youth and Family Consortium ADOPTINFO. An electronic,
computer-accessible collection of information, research opinion, and
policy documents related to issues facing adoptive families.
- National Adoption Information
Clearinghouse. This group has information on all aspects of
adoption and will send information packets and conduct bibliographic
searches.
- PACT an Adoption Alliance.
Pact's goal is to create and maintain the internet's most comprehensive
site addressing issues for adopted children of color, offering
informative articles on related topics as well as profiles of triad
members and their families, links to other internet resources, and a
book reference guide with a searchable database.
- Parent Network for the Post
Institutionalized Child A family based network to obtain
information and promote research on problems faced by children raised in
state institutions, primarily from Eastern Europe.
- Toronto Immigration Lawyer
- Ormston, Bellissimo, Rotenberg, is one of the largest full-service
Canadian Immigration law firms, exclusively committed to immigration
practice.
- Rainbow Kids: An Online
International Adoption Publication. A wonderful monthly online
international adoption magazine.
- Roots & Wings.
Sample articles and subscription information from a quarterly adoption
magazine.
- Tapestry Books The
catalog contains over 250 books on adoption and infertility for children
and adults. Topics include how to adopt, international adoption, raising
adopted children and more.
- U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Website. Check here for the latest rules and fees
information.
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- Business helping in the Paper
Chase
- Adele's Chinese/English Translation Service For Adoptive Parents. I
do Chinese/English translations for companies and individuals. I have
provided my translation service to FCC-San Antonio, FCC-Tampa Bay and
adoptive parents in other states. I was born in China and Chineseis my
native language. I have a B.A. from Foreign Affairs College in Beijing,
China and a M.B.A. from Indiana University at South Bend, Indiana. If
the members in your FCC group have Chinese/English translation needs, I
will be very happy to assist them. Website:
http://www.cqkids.com/TranslationServices.html
email: lehall@accd.edu.
- Adoption Home Studies Find a home study provider in your
state at: http://www.myhomestudy.org
- babyreferral.com Translation services: You might have
received or will soon receive a child referral from China Center of
Adoption Affairs (CCAA). The referral document is your only source of
information about the child. It includes the child's medical history and
life routine at the orphanage. The document is written in Chinese and I
can translate it to English for you as I have done for many families.
- Chicago Dossier &
Visa Courierand related services from a China Mom.
- China-babies.com helping
families along the path of adopting from China, by providing
information, services, and support to families who are seeking
information about adopting from China, or are already in the process.
- China Visa Services –
Chinese visa requirements for citizens of all countries in the world.
Secure online application for visa to China for citizens and residents
of the United States.
- Dossier Consulting Service will
expedite the process by professionally assembling your dossier
documents, in partnership with your agency, including but not limited to
assistance with government and personal forms, obtaining birth, mariage,
and divorce records, and obtaining certification and authentication.
- Hao & Associates
Chinese/English translation and culture training company. See our
website at: http://www.chinabeacon.com/
- Immigration attorneys: Sedna Law specializes in immigration
law. Attorneys Jane Chiang and Christopher Lavery have united many
families over the years. Our firm also has special knowledge of China
and the Chinese culture. We can assist you with complex immigration
issues that may arise in the course of adopting your child. Our goal is
to help guide your family through the immigration process with our legal
expertise and compassion. Please contact us at
contact@sednalaw.com or call
617-471-5800 for more information.
- In Other Words Language Services can help you translate
through the red tape during your adoption process. Our services include
translation, interpretation, language instruction, cultural training,
proofreading and editing, typesetting, voice-over, as well as
cross-cultural marketing. Whether you need a letter translated, a second
opinion on translated legal documents, or would like to learn a Chinese
lullaby or two for your child, with our extensive experience in working
with waiting parents and families, we can assist you in all your
language needs. Contact Michael Su, our friendly Chinese Language
Specialist, at 248.345.2487, e-mail at Michaesu@aol.com,
or send your request to 25516 Lincoln Terrace Dr., Suite 304, Oak Park,
MI 48237-1250. With our service, the only language you need to speak is
the language of love. Mention this ad and receive a special rate
exclusively for FCC members!
- Lee's
Authentication Service- Honored to assist you with dossier
preparation and authentications for all countries. Legal services
provided by affiliate attorney at extremely reasonable prices. Help with
completing government forms for INS, passports, and assistance with
Visas. email: docs4you@optonline.net
- Lee-Translation
English-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-English written translation service
especially for parents adopting babies from China. Website:
http://www.lee-translation.blogspot.com/.
- Legal-Eaze. International
Adoption Dossier Authentication Specialist assisting families with
dossier preparation and authentication, courier to NYC Consulate,
preparation of paperwork for readoptions, name changes, wills, and
citizenship. Website is www.Legal-Eaze.com.
- Journey of Love
Dossier Service: full-service dossier preparation for all 50
states, including assistance with obtaining vital records, preparation
of government forms and personal documents for the dossier, and all
levels of certification and authentication. Also offers courier services
for New York City and Long Island (including county level).
- The Assistant Stork.
Provides a variety of Dossier preparation services. Also, many good
links to adoption information including a listing of current addresses
for State Secretaries of State and Vital Records Departments.
- Over the Rainbow
Dossier Service. I am a three time adoptive mom from China. I have
started my own dossier service My website is
http://www.overtherainbowdossier.com/.
I am also a member of the Ann Arbor Michigan Families With Children From
China group.
- Paperchasing We help
families expedite their adoptions by providing courier service to the
Texas Secretary of State. We have years of experience with document
certification and the adoption process. We are also adoptive parents
ourselves. Website is www.paperchasing.com.
- Quality Language offers
professional English-Chinese/Chinese-English translation and related
services. We can provide accurate, affordable and timely translation of
all documents required during the adoption process. Translations are
carried out by teams of at least one native English speaker and one
native Chinese speaker to ensure optimum results. Please feel free to
contact us today for a free quote. Website:
http://www.qualitylanguage.com,
and our main e-mail address is info@qualitylanguage.com.
- Reyes Business
Services. Helping adopting families with dossier compiliation,
specializing in adoptions of children from China.
- ssoTranslations
offers Chinese-English and English-Chinese translation service for all
kinds of documents at a reasonable price. I'm a native Chinese who
writes and speaks near-native English, the perfect combination for CE/EC
translations. No order is too small and your satisfaction is guaranteed.
Please visit my website http://ssotranslations.tripod.com
or email me at ssotranslations@gmail.com
for details.
- Translation Creations
offers special Chinese/English translation and interpretation rates for
families adopting children from China. Our chinese/english translators
are native English speakers who have translated for clients ranging from
U.S. government intelligence agencies to private companies and
individual customers. Do you feel like it might be helpful to have
someone on your side who speaks the language? Visit us at
http://www.translationcreations.com
or send an email to
chinaadoptions@translationcreations.com
- TranslateChinese.org
provides low cost translations by a recent graduate in Chinese studies.
- Very Chinese
Translation Service A Chinese translation company can help
pernts to get translation of all adoption documents accurate and timely.
- wintranslation.com,
a translation company located in Canada. We provide translation services
from Chinese into English and English into Chinese. We can help parents
during the adoption process by providing accurate and timely translation
of all documents required during the adoption process.
- Additional China Adoption Resources
- About Gaoyou : a
website with my pictures and experiences and much more about the city of
Gaoyou that I hope you could post a link to on your site so other
families with children from Gaoyou can share it. It is at
http://www.aboutgaoyou.com/
- Adoption in China: Jiangxi
Province. Provides information for those traveling to Nanchang for
adoption and a place for adoptive families to exchange information.
- AdoptionTravel.com. An
online resource for international adoption travel planning, including
travel articles and tips.
- Asia for Kids. One of the
best sources for books, dolls, and other materials relating to Asian
cultures, including some dealing specifically with adoption.
- The
China
Adoption Webring is a collection of related sites. These are
mostly family story sites but some other links can be found on this ever
growing resource
- China Adoption
China Adoption Resource guide, everything you need to know about
adopting from China
- China Connection.
The national newsletter for China-adoptive families and adoption
information. Features include: (1) Index (with contacts) of over 70
directories of China-adoptive families. That page is:
http://www.chinaconnectiononline.com/dirslist.htm.
2) Listing and graphics (and contact) for set of vocabulary cards
designed for China-adoptive travelers. That page is
http://www.chinaconnectiononline.com/vocabcd.htm.
3)... and there are others, too.
- Chinadopt: Adopting
Children from China. Answers to frequently asked questions about
China adoption.
- China Life
Books: a yahoo group dedicated to help and support parents making
life books for Chinese adoptive parents:
- ChineseNames Have an
English name and want to translate it to Chinese? Or simply want to know
what's the Chinese name for Mickey mouse? Chinesenames.org has the most
comprehensive index of translations of English names, over 40,000! No
matter want to find a Chinese name for yourself, your baby or your dog
and cat, simply browse our Chinese name dictionary to get the English
name translated into Chinese and download your Chinese name image
written in Chinese symbol! You can use the image to do a tatoo or just
learn how to write your name in Chinese character! All our Chinese name
images are written in Kaiti style of Chinese calligraphy.
- Coming Home. Links to
information about China and China adoption, and pictures of baby
Josefine; and the home of
Great Kids,
a home page for many personal stories and pictures, hosted by the
Jeppesens.
- Coalition for Asian American Children
and Families is a New York City based organization supporting
Asian American families.
- The
Directories List. This is a compilation of the contacts for
directories and parents groups for different orphanages, cities, and
provinces. Thanks to Bob Crawford for maintaining this list.
- Capital/factbook.htmFCC Capital
Factbook, 300K of newsletter articles from the FCC Capital newsletter,
Forever Families.
- Great
Wall Adoption Agency has provided this page with much information
useful to China Adopting families.
- go...gotcha! China
adoption information, books, shops and hundreds of China adoption
website links. Find information on adoption, China adoption travel,
adoption fundraising tips and ideas, ladybug shop, panda bear shop,
China poster shop, bookstore, Chinese cooking tips, books and free
recipes, and a page full of inspirational messages for adoption parents.
You can even read our adoption journal from Guizhou Province.
- Hengdong SWIIt's a record
of an adoptive father's journey back to China: to southern Hunan
Province and the area where his youngest daughter had been abandoned,
and as the first foreigner to visit her orphanage.
- Mandarin & Cantonese
Translation website. Includes links to other related Chinese
language sites.
- Mandarin flashcards online and
printable: Free.
- Lara Elisabeth McClure. Lisa
McClure's diary of a China adoption, plus links to China adoption and
language resources, and probably the most complete directory of links to
personal China
adoption stories and pictures.
- Our Chinese Daughters Foundation www.ocdf.org
OCDF PO Box 1243, Bloomington, IL 61702-1243 USA and 199 Chaoyangmennei,
Richland Court Suite 105, Beijing, China 100010 Contact:
Jane@ocdf.org or
janeliedtke@yahoo.com Our
Chinese Daughters Foundation www.ocdf.org
OCDF China Tours www.ocdf.org/tours
OCDF Institute www.ocdf.org/institute
OCDF Adoption www.ocdf.org/adoption
China for Children Magazine www.ocdf.org/magazine
Volunteer China www.ocdf.org/volunteerchina
China for Children Catalog www.ocdf.org/catalog
OCDF egroup ocdf-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
To subscribe: ocdf-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
- My
Home Town. "A page for children adopted in China to learn
about their home towns and home provinces." A work in process that
should become a wonderful resource.
- The Paper Chase,
which is a good overview of the documents needed for a dossier and how
they need to be filled out. Note that this site is an adoption agency
site and the specific requirements for your agency may be different.
- Patty Cogen Parenting
I'm an adoptive parent of a Chinese daughter and also a child
development specialist. Several of my articles are noted in "What
We Wish We'd Read" on the FCC web site and two of my essays appear
in Passage From The Heart: writings of FCC members. I now have a web
site with many more articles and essays as well as other information
about my consultation services for both pre-and post-adoption issues.
- The Red Thread magazine
is published quarterly and covers various aspects of China adoptions.
- The U.S. State Department maintains a listing of
phone numbers
for the State Secretaries of State offices that can be contacted for
information on authentication of documents.
- PIAO a Spanish organization to
assist with adoptions from China. Contact by email to:
piao@piao.org
- Sinoling.com (
http://www.sinoling.com/ ) provides a rich array of free Chinese
language resources, bundled into a comprehensive, informative and
engaging website.
- Tai Li and Kai Mei Videotapes.
Information on ordering two excellent videotapes about a mother's
journey to China for her children.
- The
US Embassy in Beijing has a website that includes official
announcements from the China Center for Adoption Affairs.
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Note that this is only a sampling of the available web sites. At last
count over 70 have been found and more are added all the time.
www.internationaladoptionstories.com:
A site for people to share personal stories, advice and information about
international adoption.
http://www.chineseadoptionstories.com/:
A site for recent stories about adoption from China.
- China Adoption
of Claire Lianne. Meet Claire Lianne, adopted from Jiangxi in
September 1995.
- Here are a collection
of personal stories from an adoption agency website.
- The Anderson
Family website from their adoption from Fuzhou in the spring of
2002.
- The Anfossi family
traveled from Canada to adopt their daughter Catherine Mei-Kang from
Gaoyu in Jiangsu province in October 1998.
- Chili Babies a website
for a group that traveled in July 1997.
- The Boshers
Family has a website with many pictures of their daughter &
travel story.
- Calliope Louise Kapture's
Adoption Page
- Marilyn Cook.
Pictures of baby Rachel.
- The Denahn Family.
Shows off pictures of their family and has their adoption story.
- The Goethel/Juneau Family
site on their ongoing adoption story.
- The Gesham Family is adopting
Hannah
- Hannah
Lin Jiali Faub. Read about Hannah, adopted in Hunan Province in
June 1996.
- The Howard Family.
Pictures of Tessa, adopted October 1996 in Zhejiang Province.
- Julia Mei Gamble
Irwin. Many pictures of Julia, adopted in August 1995 in Hubei
Province.
- The Jobes' Page. Read
about Amy, adopted in Fujian Province, October 1995.
- The Johs family in
their quest for their daughter
- Ted Loucks.
Some pictures of Emily, adopted June 1996 in Guangxi Province.
- Miller Family-
Blessed by Adoption site - Travel journal of two adoptions of SN
children.
- Lara Elisabeth McClure.
Lots of pictures of Lara, and a detailed adoption diary.
- Aurora's
Page. A picture of the Morrisons' new daughter.
- Journey for
Marissa: Our Adoption Experience. Nicely done adoption diary with
slides and music.
- The Noonan
family story of the adoption of their daugher Abby Mei in 2005.
- Three
Families discuss their 2002-2003 adoptions.
- The Siever
Family has posted the story of their adoption of Abby in September
1998.
- Frances
Spalding. Many pictures of baby Susan.
- Jean Seely.
Page about her daughters orphnage in Zhejiang Province, links to other
China and Korea adoption resources.
- The
Triumph of Hope: Families Sharing Stories is a collection of
experiences collected from over three dozen families. Also contains a
small group of adoption related links. URL:
http://www.geocities.com/huazhou_kids/stories.html
- Karen Wright
from Canada. Tells about the adoption of her daughter Kennedy from
Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province.
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This is a partial list of agencies that have active
programs for adoption in China. This list is given as a starting point for
prospective parents, but inclusion on this list is not an
endorsement. Some agencies accept families only from their area
but many will accept prospective parents nationwide, check with the agency
for specific information. Updates, corrections, additions, and deletions
should be sent to: JimLWeaver@aol.com
These agencies offer both regular China adoptions and adoptions
of Special Needs chilren:
- AAC Adoption and Family Network,
Berthoud CO
- Adoption Advocates
International Port Angeles, WA
- Adoption Associates, Inc.
Jenison, MI
- Adoption Guides,
Belmont, NC
- Adoption House Inc,
Wilmington, DE, Princeton, NJ, Short Hills, NJ, and Lindenhurst, NY
- All God's Children
International Portland, OR
- Alliance for Children
Wellesley, MA
- America World Adoption Association,
McLean, VA, Santa Ana, CA, Findlay, OH, Orlando, FL, Franklin, TN.
- Associated Services for
International Adoption (A.S.I.A.), Portland, OR
- Bethany Christian Services HQ
Grand Rapids, MI, branches in 30+ states.
- The Children's Bridge,
Ontario, CANADA
- Children's Home Society &
Family Services, Offices in St. Paul, MN, Sauk Rapids, MN,
Moorhead, MN, Menomenee Falls, WI, Cedar Rapids, IA, Washington , DC,
Silver Spring, MD, Arlington, VA.
- Children's Hope
International St Louis, MO
- China Adoption with Love,
Brookline, MA.
- Chinese Children Adoption
International Englewood, CO
- Christian World Adoption Mount
Pleasant, SC
- Dillon International, Inc.
Tulsa, OK
- Families Thru International Adoption,
Evansville, IN
- Family Tree Adoption
Agency, Clifton Park, NY
- The Gladney Center, Fort
Worth, TX
- Great Wall China Adoption Austin,
TX
- Harrah's Adoption International
Mission. Houston, TX
- Heart to Heart
Adoptions, Royal Palm Beach FL and Scarsdale, NY
- Heritage Adoption
Services; Portland, OR
- Holt International Children's
Services Eugene, OR
- Homeland Adoption
ServicesCongers, NY
- International Adoption
Guides Belmont, NC
- International
Assistance and Adoption Project Signal Mountain, TN
- International Children's Alliance
Washington, DC
- Journeys of the Heart
Hillsboro OR, or Glen Ellyn IL
- La Vida International, King of
Prussia, PA
- Lifelink offices in: IL, MO,
IA, WI, & FL.
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