Adoption Resources

Our agency is a licensed member of this wonderful organization in Kentucky. They provide domestic and International adoptions, open and closed adoptions, adoption home studies, pregnancy counseling and maternity services. In addition, they advocate on behalf of adoption, particularly private adoption agencies and for the improvement of State Legislation and conditions for adoption in Kentucky.

A full resource site for anyone considering adoption. The Mary Kendall Adoption Program contracts with placing agencies like RAINBOW KIDS to offer local services such as homestudies.

The National Council For Adoption (NCFA)'s 10-hour Hague-compliant intercountry adoption training program includes videos featuring adoption experts from the U.S. Department of State and other agencies. Since 2008, more than 13,000 parents and adoption professionals have taken The Intercountry Adoption Journey training and received three-year certification.

An array of interactive, e-learning courses that are designed to increase each person's understanding of the joys and challenges of adoption. Downloads of articles and papers you may find interesting. Also a community forum for interacting with others who are on this journey.

Founders Julie Drew and Katie Prigel Sharp saw the need for research based education that put practical tools into the hands of adoptive parents. Believing that most children adopted internationally or through foster care experience mild to moderate issues, Heart of the Matter Seminars seeks to "prepare, not scare" families embarking on their parenting journeys.

We created Fund Your Adoption in 2014 to share what we learned with other families. Since then, we’ve been blessed with the opportunity to assist over 75,000 visitors.

Show Hope is a registered 501c3 non-profit, and is not an adoption agency. Show Hope solely aids in providing financial assistance to help bridge the gap for families in the adoption process.

A national non-profit 501(c)(3) financial assistance grant program providing qualified couples and individuals?-regardless of race, ethnicity, marital status, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability with grants of up to $15,000 towards their domestic, international, foster, or special needs adoption expenses.

You are able to search for grants and loans you qualify for based on your family’s needs, as well as have instant access to resource updates. Resources4Adoption.com is recognized as the industry leader for adoption financing education, information and resources.

Offers courses, CDs, publications, presentations and workshops that help to prepare parents and professionals for dealing with behavioral, emotional, developmental and educational needs of internationally adopted older children. Information from professionals, who work with internationally adopted children on a daily basis as psychologists, researchers, therapists and speech/language pathologists. Licensed and experienced professionals providing related clinical services to international adoptees.

ATTACh is an international coalition of professionals and families dedicated to helping those with attachment difficulties by sharing knowledge, talents and resources.

Pact is a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve adopted children of color. In every case, the child is always our primary client. In order to best serve children's needs, we provide not only adoptive placement but lifelong education, support, and community for adoptees and their families on issues of adoption and race. Our goal is for every child to feel wanted honored and loved, a cherished member of a strong family with proud connections to the rich cultural heritage that is his or her birthright.

A widely diverse group of adoptive parents.

At the Attachment and Bonding Center of Ohio. emphasis is placed on fostering the connection between adopted children and their parents. By re-working the early life experiences that interfered with normal developmental processes, children let go of their anger, sadness, resentment and fears.

We work with adults, couples, families and children in improving relationships and building on existing strengths. A special emphasis on therapy and counseling.

You are able to search for grants and loans you qualify for based on your family’s needs, as well as have instant access to resource updates. Resources4Adoption.com is recognized as the industry leader for adoption financing education, information and resources.

Tools and resources for adoption parenting.

Online library of articles, audio and video presentations covering a wide variety of topics for adoptive and foster parents as well as ministry leaders and professionals.

Here you'll find strategies for enhancing attachment in the weeks and months after your baby comes home.

Help for adoptive families dealing with attachment and bonding issues.

An official peer-reviewed journal of theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics. In the inaugural January 1948 issue of PEDIATRICS, the editor, Hugh McCulloch, articulated the journal's vision: "The content of the journal is... intended to encompass the needs of the whole child in his physiologic, mental, emotional, and social structure." PEDIATRICS is indexed by major biomedical and scientific indices.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center offers a comprehensive International Adoption Center (IAC) to help children, their adoptive parents and the community doctors who care for them. The IAC offers specific and unique help for internationally adopted children and their families. Whether you live across town or across the country, we can help you and your family. Our comprehensive services include pre- and post-adoption care, a mental and behavioral health therapist, research, education, seminars and workshops.

Adopting a child from another country is one of the most important decisions that parents will ever make. A team of pediatricians, occupational therapists and developmental psychologists work?with adoptive parents before, during and after this journey.

Each year thousands of infants and children from other countries are adopted by American families. The International Adoption Clinic at Kentucky Children's Hospital is one of only two clinics in Kentucky that helps families before, during and after their adoption.