Adoption Resources: International

International Adoption Resource List

Our International Adoption Education: Recommended Reading and Resources points you to print and online help for adoption challenges (such as attachment, child development, Language, and Medical concerns), the Stages of your Adoption Journey, how the Christian Faith informs our desicions about adoption, and Children's Books and Activities.

International Adoption Education: Recommended Reading and Resources

 

Our Guide to Medical Providers and Therapists for Internationally Adopted Children points you to a listing of national and sate-by-state providers.

Medical Providers and Therapists for Internationally Adopted Children

 

A Few Other International Adoption Resources

Russian Community Information lists Russian entertainment and educational opportunites in Orange County, California. Also provided is a listing of many other services offered in the Russian language.

Reece's Rainbow, an international Down Syndrome orphan ministry, has helped with the international adoptions of nearly 200 children with Down Syndrome — most of whom would otherwise be in mental institutions around the world. Consider making a donation (at the Reece's Rainbow website) to help sponsor the rescue of a waiting child.

The Harbor is a ministry in St. Petersburg, Russia. Their mission is to prepare orphans for successful integration into society. The Harbor believes life is cultivated best in a supportive family environment, not a classroom. They select orphans who have a desire to improve themselves, but have no where else to turn for the opporunity.

Simple As That is a good resource for books and articles discussing biracial/transracial issues.

About Nightlight Menu

Nightlight Christian Adoptions is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) adoption agency, licensed by the states of California, Colorado and South Carolina to provide adoption services, and is Hague Accredited through COA. Nightlight can perform adoption homestudies for residents of Colorado, South Carolina and Southern California (Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties).