Resources

General Sites on Adoption

• Adoptive Families Magazine: www.adoptivefamilies.com
• Criminal History Unit: chu.dhw.idaho.gov
• Child Welfare Information Gateway: www.childwelfare.gov – Summaries of state by state law, databases of agencies,
  support groups, home study process, reliable fact sheets.
• Inter-Country Adoptions: www.uscis.gov
• Department of State’s Adoption: www.adoptions.state.gov
• U.S. State Department: www.travel.state.gov – Summaries of international adoption laws, INS requirements and processes.
• American Adoption Congress: www.americanadoptioncongress.org – Adoption reform and open records resources
• Adoption Education information: www.adoptivefamilies.com or www.adoptionlearningpartners.org

Special Needs Adoption

• Wednesday’s Child: www.idahowednesdayschild.org
• General Information on Special Needs Adoption: www.childwelfare.gov or www.comeunity.com
• Northwest Adoption Exchange: www.nwac.org

International Adoption (Agencies working with Idaho Youth Ranch Adoptions)

• WACAP World Association for Children and Parents: www.wacap.org
• CCAI Chinese Children Adoption International: www.chinesechildren.org
• Great Wall Adoptions: www.gwcadopt.org
• Adoption Advocates International: www.adoptionadvocates.org or aainews.bolgspot.com
• Families with Children from Asia: www.idahofca.org
• Holt International Children’s Services: www.holtintl.org
• Children’s House International: www.childrenshouseinternational.com
• Lifeline Adoption Services: www.lifelineadoption.org
• Christian World Adoption www.cwa.org

Embryo Adoption

• General Information on Embryo Adoption: www.embryoadoption.org or www.nightlight.org