| NPR : The Many Faces of Adoption http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4239655 About 1.6 million American families have adopted children. In more and more cases, they are open adoptions. Four families share their stories. [Each story approximately 5 minutes in duration.] (December 24, 2025) | |
| The Adoption Guide http://www.theadoptionguide.com/ Consumer protection and advocacy for adopting families, international or domestic. Site features news, articles, and resources. | |
| Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources and Education http://www.txcare.org/ Advocates adoption laws that are in the best interest of all adoptees. Includes the Texas Adoption Registry, discussion forums, articles, newsletters and statistics. | |
| State Mailing Lists http://members.tripod.com/~StateMailingLists/index.html Directory of adoption related mailing lists across the United States. | |
| PACT: An Adoption Alliance http://www.pactadopt.org/ Adoption-related services for children of color, their birthparents, and their adoptive parents. | |
| Older Child Adoption http://www.olderchildadoption.com/ Weekly online publication offering articles and information. Includes message board, bookstore and links. | |
| Nurture Adopt http://www.nurtureadopt.org/ Resource for birthparents and adoptive parents. Includes profiles of waiting families, information about available situations, and links to support organizations, agencies, and financial help. | |
| North American Council on Adoptable Children http://www.nacac.org/ Post-adoptive articles and a "How to Adopt" section which provides an overview of issues and steps to take when considering domestic adoption through the foster care system. | |
| National Adoption Foundation http://www.nafadopt.org/ Provides financial assistance, services and support to families. Contains information about programs, membership, and achievements. | |
| National Adoption Center http://www.adopt.org/ Portal to photo listings and resources, including chat, online courses, and articles. | |
| Lund Family Center http://www.lundfamilycenter.org/ Providing services for young women who are pregnant and parenting, families with young children and adoptive families. | |
| Lets Talk Adoption http://www.letstalkadoption.com/ Weekly radio show available on the Internet. Show schedule, brief host profile, and archives are presented. | |
| Indiana's Adoption Initiative http://www.in.gov/dcs/adoption/ Statewide effort to find permanence for all children with special needs. Picture book registry, information about the process, and newsletter. | |
| GotTrouble.com - Family Law http://www.gottrouble.com/legal/family/adoption.html Family Law | |
| Fostering or Adopting Children in Need http://glatzj.tripod.com/ Information about transitional residence and fostering of troubled children. | |
| Famous and Remarkable Adoptees, Foster Children and Others http://www.dil.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm Short profiles, many with bibliographical and hypertext links, of famous or influential people who were adopted, fostered or otherwise raised by people other than their birth parents. | |
| Famous Adoptees http://www.dils.aber.ac.uk/dils/Research/RFocus9/staf_rrf.htm A biographical dictionary of famous or otherwise influential adoptees and others raised for significant periods outside their birth families. | |
| Families for Private Adoption http://ffpa.org/ Non-profit volunteer organization advocating and encouraging private (non-agency) adoption. Meetings held in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. | |
| Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/ Information for adoption professionals: research, policy, and practice. | |
| Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption http://www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org/ Encourages adoption in the United States and advocates for children in the public welfare system. Offers a beginner's guide, videos, and other adoption resources. | |
