The sites selected here are just a small sample of the resources available online. We encourage you to use these resources to help in your research about open adoption. These websites are provided as potential resources; the use of them is completely at your own discretion.
www.abcadoptions.com - The mission of Abcadoptions.com is to provide adoption information, resources and services to birthmothers-to-be, prospective adoptive parents and adoption professionals. The information, resources and services are provided through website pages, adoption forums, boards, email groups and other interactive communication. www.adoptionopen.com - AdoptionOpen.com is an informational web site for people seeking a basic knowledge of domestic open adoption. www.adopting.com - This site has served children and families for 11 years, making Adopting.com one of the oldest and most respected adoption web sites on the internet. www.pactadopt.org - A nonprofit organization begun by two adoptive parents in 1991, Pact has developed a national reputation for excellence in serving all members of the adoption triad. 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. www.adoptivefamilies.com, the online adoption and parenting guide, has provided trusted adoption information and inspiration to families for over 30 years. www.groups.yahoo.com/group/adoptionscams - A useful resource for reading and posting about current adoption scams and unethical behavior. www.adoptionplan.com/forum - Adoption Plan is an active adoption site that offers direct communication with those interested in adoption. There are a number of chat boards including scams, state laws, adoption topics and adoption business. Adoption advertising & linking www.adoptionopen.com/gettinglinked/ - Adoptionopen.com provides an online link to help drive more traffic to your website. They can create your online "Dear Birthmother" letter and link it to the Internet, or they can provide a link to your existing adoption website. www.birthmotherseeking.com - Mama Bears is an open adoption website where birthparents can meet prospective adoptive families. They can create your online "Dear Birthmother" letter and link it to the Internet, or they can provide a link to your existing adoption website. www.adopting.com/letters.html - Adopting.com can list your site or create a custom designed one page website. They can also register your site with all major search engines. www.adoptiononline.com - Adoption Online has been helping families of all kinds connect with birthmothers with great success since 1995.www.adoptionhistory.org - This useful site contains articles and information on the history of open adoption in the U.S Adoption Law www.adoptionlawsite.org - Adoption Law Site - The goal of this law site is to deliver a single online resource where prospective adoptive parents, biological parents, adoption and child welfare lawyers, juvenile and family court judges and child advocates of all kinds can turn for child welfare and adoption law information. www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html - You may be able to take a tax credit for qualifying expenses paid to adopt an eligible child (including a child with special needs). Read more here. Adoption Book & Gift Sites www.tapestrybooks.com - In 1994, Tapestry Books became the first site to specialize in adoption books. Over ten years later, they are the premiere site to find books about the many issues surrounding adoption. www.adoptionmeanslove.org - Creating books which give tribute to the love that inspires the adoption of a child. www.adoptionlifebooks.com - This site provides resources to help you create an adoption lifebook for your child, which will help them understand their past as well as thrive in the future. www.adoptshoppe.com - Unique adoption gifts, books and resources. www.poetry.adoption.com - A resource of hundreds of poems describing all aspects of the adoption and foster care experience, from poetry written by young people, to classics known and loved by all. www.resolve.org - The mission of RESOLVE is to provide timely, compassionate support and information to people who are experiencing infertility, and to increase awareness of infertility issues through public education and advocacy. |
