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This page includes a select number of links found to be particularly helpful to FAIR families and will be changing and growing. FAIR members are welcome to suggest links by sending the address with a one line description to webmaster@fairfamilies.org Thanks!
Adopting.com www.adopting.com A wealth of pre- and post-adoption information and resources for adoptive parents
Adopting.org www.adopting.org Adoption assistance, information and support for all members of the adoption community
Adoption Clubhouse www.adoptionclubhouse.org The Adoption Clubhouse is an educational and supportive website that functions as a peer online adoption community for children ages 8-13, their siblings, their parents, and their teachers, and is the only one of its kind in the country.
Adoptive Families Magazine www.AdoptiveFamilies.com Adoption information source for families before, during and after adoption.
AdoptNet www.adoptnet.org Support for adoptive families
AdoptUSKids www.AdoptUSKids.org A national photo listing service for children awaiting adoption across the United States.
AFTER www.afteradoption.org Post-adoption resources for California
Attachment Disorder Network www.radzebra.org Resources for parents of children with attachment challenges.
Center for Adoption Education and Support www.adoptionsupport.org Publisher of the popular W.I.S.E. Up Curriculum to empower adopted children.
Center for Family Connections www.kinnect.org Excellent clinical and training resource for parents and professionals; directed by Dr. Joyce Maguire Pavao.
Colorado Heritage Camps www.heritagecamps.org A post-adoption resource that facilitates annual heritage camps, which provide culturally relevant and family-centered experiences for every member of the family. Camps, representing a variety of cultures, are held each summer.
ComeUnity www.comeunity.com Specializes in books for parenting, adoption and special needs.
EMK Press www.emkpress.com A publisher of adoption themed books and materials.
Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA) www.frua.org/norcal Northern California Chapter of a national, non-profit support network for adoptive families with children from the former Soviet Union and neighboring countries.
Homes for Kids www.homes4kids.org Advocates for children, adoptive families and ethical, compassionate adoption practices.
Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) www.kaanet.com KAAN links Korean adoptive families and adoptees, the Korean American community, and the Korean government to promote awareness of Korean adoption issues, resource sharing, information, and program development.
International Adoption Alliance http://www.i-a-a.org/ A non-profit organization with resources and information for transcultural and transracial adoptive families.
International Adoption Clinic www.internationaladoptionclinic.org Supports families with medical and developmental neuropsychological reviews for preadoption, postadoption and while abroad.
List of Adoption Lists http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/listservs.html An up-to-date list of adoption mailing lists which provide discussion, support and information for adoptive families with clear information on how to join and what to expect on each list. Lists on special needs are also available.
NACAC http://www.nacac.org FAIR is a parent group member of NACAC. You will find solid information on all aspects of adoption from the foster care system on this site.
National Adoption Center www.adopt.org The National Adoption Center expands adoption opportunities for children living in foster care throughout the United States, and is a resource to families and to agencies who seek the permanency of caring homes for children.
National Adoption Information Clearinghouse http://naic.acf.hhs.gov/ A comprehensive resource on all aspects of adoption, including infant, intercountry, and special needs adoption.
Pact's online book store http://www.pactadopt.org/store/page1.html This site features recommended book lists by age. It specializes in books for families with children of color.
Parents Helping Parents www.php.com - support groups, training and other resources for people with special needs and their families
Perspectives Press www.perspectivespress.com This is a good website for adoption books and articles which can be downloaded. Pat Johnston, the editor of Perspectives Press, is an adoptive parent and long-time friend of FAIR. Her National Adoption Month page is wonderful.
Practical Attachment http://home.att.net/~PracticalAttachment/ This site, developed by FAIR member Teri Doolittle, contains a wealth of positive, practical information for anyone who has adopted a child from an institutional setting - or is thinking about this kind of adoption.
Santa Clara County Adoptions http://www.SantaClaraAdoption.org/ Features information about their waiting children and forms for post adoption services.
Santa Clara County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association www.sccfapa.org A community of adoptive parents in Santa Clara County offering trainings, a resource center, adoption support groups, and family events.Open Directory Project Top: Home: Family: Parenting: Adoptive Parenting
Tapestry Books www.tapestrybooks.com. Adoption related books for parents, children and professionals.
Wrightslaw.com http://www.wrightslaw.com/ A wonderful source of special education information for parents, teachers and advocates.
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