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Adopting.com
www.adopting.com
A comprehensive listing of adoption resources including adoption professionals, photolisting of waiting children, support groups, families seeking to adopt, resources for special needs and much more. Founded by Julie Valentine, a single adoptive mom.

Adopting.org
www.adopting.org
Information for all members of the adoption triad.

Adoptive Families Magazine
www.adoptivefamilies.com
The Nation's largest adoptive parent magazine. Publishes: Guide To Adoption.

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
www.adoptionattorneys.org
National Directory of Attorneys Practicing adoption law

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
www.adoptioninstitute.org
Adoption Research, policy, analysis.

Families with Children from China
www.catalog.com/fwcfc/
FCC is an organization of families who have adopted children from China.

International Concerns for Children
www.iccadopt.org
A charitable and educational organization which publishes Report On Intercountry Adoption annually. Has resources for single parents.

Joint Council on International Children's Services
www/jcics.org
Affiliation of intercountry adoption agencies promoting ethical practice and child welfare services.

Child Welfare Information Gateway
www.childwelfare.gov/
Factsheets, resource listings, and information.

National Adoption Center
www/adopt.org
National photolisting of waiting children; information and resources

North American Council on Adoptable Children
www.nacac.org
Parent support groups and subsidy information

Adoption Community of New England
adoptioncommunityofne
A nonprofit support and educational organization of adoptive, foster, and pre-adoptive parents and professionals. Sponsors an annual conference and is one of the oldest parent support groups in the country.

RainbowKids
www.rainbowkids.com
International adoption information and online magazine

Single Mothers by Choice
Jane Mattes, Founder and Director
www.singlemothersbychoice.com
A national nonprofit organization that provides support and information to single women who have chosen or are considering single motherhood.

The Single Parents Adoption Web Site
members.tripod.com/~SinglesAdopt/index.html
Email: SinglesAdopt@iname.com
A site for single adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents to find information about all types of adoption. Includes international requirements and costs. All issues are geared toward the unique singles perspective.

Single Parent Adoption
www.familyhelper.net/join/spa.html
A support group for Canadian single adoptive parents. Meetings are held bimonthly in the Toronto area.

Single-aparent Mailing List
To Subscribe: Send an email to LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU. In the body of the message, type: subscribe SINGLE-APARENT.
Listowner: Penny Rearick (plr.12345@worldnet.att.net)
www.adopting.com/single-aparents
The purpose of single-aparent is to provide a forum for the discussion of issues specific to the parenting of adopted children as a single person. The list is intended be a supportive network of single parents dealing with similar situations, sharing experiences and the common goal of raising happy, healthy children. The list is open to both men and women who are single adoptive parents by choice, by divorce or by widowhood. They also welcome singles who are considering adoption or who are in the process of adopting.

SEEA-L (Singles Eastern European Adoption List)
To Subscribe: Use the subscription form at EEAC's homepage. Alternatively, send an e-mail to (lsv@eeadopt.org) and, in the text of your message (not the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE SEEA-L FIRST LAST (where "FIRST" is your REAL first name and "LAST" is your REAL last name).
If you have problems subscribing please contact help@eeadopt.org.
Listowners: EEAC administrator Beth Waggenspack (beth@eeadopt.org) and EEAC Associate Gay Masters (gay@eeadopt.org).
http://eeadopt.org/
SEEA-L is a mailing list for single parents who are involved in adoption from Eastern Europe. We encourage single persons considering the pre-adoption process to join our list for support and information regarding Eastern European adoption.

Single Parent Adoption Network (SPAN)
members.aol.com/Onemomfor2
Email: Onemomfor2@aol.com
SPAN is a group of single adoptive parents who have joined together to provide support, recreation and friendship for single adoptive parents and children of single adoptive parents

Center for Family Connections
An Educational and clinical resource ceber based in Cambridge, MA that serves familes and children whose lives are touched by adoption and foster care. Groups, trainings, therapy, consultations. Dr. Joyce Pavao, founder and CEO of CFFC.
www.kinnect.org

Alternative Family Magazine
AFM Publishing
PO Box 5650
River Forest, IL 60305
708-386-4770
www.altfammag.com
Alternative Family magazine which first made its debut in March, 1998, is a national parenting magazine for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered parents and their children. Every issue includes stories and information about adoption.

Alternative Family Matters
Founder and Director, Jenifer Firestone LCSW
P.O. Box 390618
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-576-6788
www.alternativefamilies.org
Counseling and resource referral for alternative family planning -- including information on adoption.

Family Pride Coalition
PO Box 34337
San Diego, CA 92163
Phone: 619-296-0199
Fax: 619-296-0699
Email: pride@familypride.org
www.familypride.org
The mission of the Family Pride Coalition is to advance the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered parents and their families through mutual support, community collaboration, and public understanding.