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Other Helpful Links

Disclaimer: Most of the links below will take you away from the FamilyLife.com website. FamilyLife does not necessarily endorse, in their entirety, all the organizations represented on this page. We are providing these links as helpful resources as you consider adoption.

General Adoption Information

• The Administration for Children and Families
• Adoption Travel
• North American Council on Adoptable Children
• Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS)
• Ethica: A Voice for Ethical Adoption

Financial Issues

• National Endowment for Financial Education - How to Make Adoption an Affordable Option
• LifeSong for Orphans (Formerly The Manna Group)
• Show Hope
• International Children's Adoption Resource Effort
• The Abba Fund

Government Adoption Links

• Child Citizenship Act of 2000 Fact Sheet
• Download the I-600 Form from USCIS
• Download the I-600A Form from USCIS
• The USCIS perspective to adoption overseas
• Find the USCIS Office in your city or state
• USCIS Fingerprint Page
• Special Fingerprint Instructions for Form I-600
• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - Provides a lot of information about the USCIS process.
• International Adoption Information from the Office of Children's Affairs in the US State Department - Packed with great information, including country specific flyers.
• Travel Warning Information Page and other travel information from US Dept.of State.
• A Guide to Disability Laws
• Adoption by Military Families

Corporate Adoption Information

• AdoptionBenefits.com
• Partial List of U.S. Companies Providing Adoption Benefits

Adoption Medicine Issues

• International Adoption Clinic - Families can send information directly to the clinic on prospective children for review.
• Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Exposure
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Nat'l Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

Infertility Resources

• The Infertility Companion By Sandra Glahn
• Infertility and Adoption by Michael and Cindy Easley “FamilyLife Today” audio series
• When Empty Arms Become Heavy Burdens by Sandra Glahn