International Adoption - General 

International Adoption Articles Directory
A clearing hourse for articles on international adoption. A valuable research tool.

Adoption Today magazine
The only magazine dedicated to international and transracial adoption.

Joint Council on International Children’s Services (JCICS)
Joint Council on International Children’s Services is the world’s oldest and largest affiliation of licensed, non-profit international adoption agencies. JCICS membership also includes parent groups, advocacy organizations and individuals who have an interest in international adoption. JCICS member agencies subscribe to established standards of practice designed to protect the rights of children, birth parents and adoptive parents.

CAMBODIAN

Post-adoptCam
This group was formed in order for post-adoptive parents of Khmer children to discuss the issues specifically related to raising a Khmer child in American society.

Families With Cambodian Children
FamCam is a parent support group for families who have adopted or are considering adopting children from Cambodia. FamCam's purpose is to provide education, support, networking and celebration of Cambodian culture throughout the year.

SOUTH KOREAN

Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN)
The central mission for the KAAN is to network groups and individuals related to Korean adoptions. KAAN facilitates dialogue, promotes resource sharing and disseminates information. KAAN works with its members, the Korean American community and the Korean government to promote awareness of Korean adoption issues and develop programs that will benefit both the adoption and Korean communities.

Korean Focus for Adoptive Families
Korean Focus for Adoptive Families is a support organization for families with children from Korea. Korean Focus provides families, adoptees, adoptive parents and birth parents touched by Korean adoption with information and programs on Korean culture and the adoptive experience. Korean Focus is a non-profit, parent-directed and agency independent.

VIETNAM

ADOPTVIETNAM
Post adoption and parenting articles for adoptive families of Vietnam.

RUSSIAN/EASTERN EUROPE

Families of Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA)
 FRUA is an international parent support network for families who have adopted, or are in the process of adopting, from the former Soviet Union, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland and other Eastern European countries. FRUA is not an adoption agency, nor do they place children.

Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families (COCAF)
The Colorado Coalition of Adoptive Families is a non-profit formed in 1999 by a group of families who desire to increase the amount of information and resources available to Colorado’s pre- and post-adoptive and kinship families. Their primary goals are to provide information to, and advocate for, families at all phases of the foster-adopt/adoption/kinship process.


Parents Network for the Post Institutionalized Child
Parents Network for the Post Institutionalized Child is a support network devoted to understanding the medical, developmental, emotional and educational needs of children adopted from hospital, orphanages and institutions throughout the world.


Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents (SNAP)
SNAP is a non-profit that helps families with challenges through mutual support, information, sharing and advocacy. SNAP offers services to a wide range of families, professionals and others who are interested in family-related, adoption and special needs issues.


Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
The CWLA is the oldest national organization serving vulnerable children, youth and their families. CWLA provides training, consultation and technical assistance to child welfare professionals and agencies while also education the public on emerging publications, conferences and teleconferences. CWLA shares information on emerging trends, specific topics in child welfare practice (family foster care, kinship care, adoption, positive youth development) and federal and state policies.

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The vision of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is that “every child will have a permanent home and a loving family.” The foundation strives to make the vision a reality by funding various national initiatives that directly affect waiting children and by expanding the public’s awareness of adoption.

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
The Adoption Institute seeks to improve the quality of information about adoption, to enhance the understanding and perception about adoption, and to advance adoption policy and practice.