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| Adoption is a broad and exciting field with a great deal of information to access. We have tried to evaluate the resources we have listed below, to provide you with helpful information to review. But it is only with your feedback that we will know for certain if this information is helpful or not. You may email us at info@nightlight.org. |
General & Domestic Adoption Resources |
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General & Domestic Adoption Resources
HelpUsAdopt.org is a national, non-profit financial grant organization that helps couples/individuals with their adoption expenses by awarding grants. Adopting For Tomorrow is a source of information regarding adoption, foster care, and parenting. Kingdom Kids Adoption Fundraising Program exists to impact eternity by encouraging the body of Christ to embrace adoption and foster parenting and support adoptive and foster families. National Adoption Information Clearinghouse is a great resource for families in any stage of the adoption process as is provides publications and links on many adoption topics. Adopting.com is the largest comprehensive resource index on adoption on the internet. Adoptive Families Magazine is filled with excellent information. The National Council for Adoption has created an Adoption Loan Program to help families with the financing of their adoption. |
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA) will help you find an attorney in your area who can help complete your adoption. Focus on the Family has been a supporter of our program with an article and a two part radio program about our first Snowflake family. Schmiesing Blied Stoddart & Mackey, LLP is a California based law firm specializing in domestic and international adoption. Adoptingparents.org contains profiles of several potential adopting families. All families are represented by Tim Blied of Schmiesing Blied Stoddart & Mackey, LLP. Proceeds from the sales of Purses for a Purpose go to support International Adoption Resources (IAR), a website that gives unbiased information for people to explore international adoption. Tapestry Books is devoted to selling books on adoption. |
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. Simple As That is a good resource for books and articles discussing biracial/transracial issues. 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. |
Families with Children from China is a nondenominational organization of families who have adopted children from China. The purpose of FCC is provide a network of support for families who've adopted in China and to provide information to prospective parents. The U.S. Department of State (Bureau of Consular Affairs) provides guidance to U.S. citizens seeking information about international adoptions. Guidelines are given by country. Travel Protectors has valuable information on travel insurance for your adoption trip. |
Find out more about what Embryo Adoption looks like from the Embryo Adoption Awareness Campaign. SART - Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology an affiliate organization of ASRM Resolve - a national organization for the education and support of infertility ASRM - American Society for Reproductive Medicine Huntington Reproductive Center is the clinic we have worked with for our first adoptions. Visit their web page to find out more about In Vitro fertilization information from Huntington Reproductive Center. CDC– Center for Disease Control |
Hannah's Prayer is a Christian support network for couples facing "fertility challenges" including infertility or the death of a baby at any time from conception through early infancy (ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, etc.). Email newsletters are sent monthly or you may chooses to participate in any of the more than 30 interactive email groups. Clinic Success Rates - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is required by the Fertility Clinic Success Rate and Certification Act of 1992 to collect and report assisted reproductive technology (ART) clinic success rates. The report was prepared by a joint effort by the CDC (Center for Disease Control), SART – Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology and RESOLVE – a national fertility education and support organization.
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Harvest Home works together with Social Service agencies and with the community at large, providing vital services to women in crisis pregnancy. Being Christ's hands can and does transform the lives of these women and even greater, when they receive Christ's love, it is passed on to their children as well. Precious Life Shelter is a three phase residential supportive services program for the homeless pregnant adult woman. Precious Life provides a safe, loving environment for the woman who has no place to have her child and chooses to work toward self-reliance for herself and her child whether she parents or places her child for adoption. Lydia House at Long Beach Rescue Mission offers shelter for single women or women with children. |
Toby's House embraces pregnant women in crisis, providing a safe, supportive home for them and their young children by promoting vocational and spiritual advancement through counseling, education, prayer and a life-based value system that empowers them to become confident, contributing community members. Laurel House is a residential home for teenage runaways and youth in crisis. As a shelter care facility, they are available for temporary housing. Mary's Shelter serves the community by providing comprehensive residential care in a loving, supportive environment for pregnant minors who are in homeless or other crisis situations and who have committed to carry their babies to full term. |
