Foster Care and Adoption - Parenting

ACF - Services for Families

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/acf_services.html 

The Department of Health and Human Services provides this excellent and informative website, which is for all members of the adoption community.

Black Adoption Placement and Research Center

http://www.baprc.org 

This site explores the process of becoming an adoptive or foster parent, and discusses the general background of many older African-American or racially-mixed children in need of a loving home.

Gay and Lesbian Adoption

http://adoption.about.com/od/gaylesbian/Gay_Adoption_Lesbian_Adoption.htm

Check here for information and resources regarding single-parent, co-parent, and couple adoption by members of the LGBT community. There are links to legal information and personal stories, as well.

National Foster Parent Association

http://www.kidsource.com/NFPA/index.html 

Prospective foster parents can gather information here about the decision to accept a foster child, and the effects adoption might have on a family. Also available here is a concise definition of several kinds of learning disabilities, as well as a discussion of the complexities of collecting social security benefits for a foster child.

Older Child Adoption

http://older-child.adoption.com 

"Whether you're contemplating the adoption of an older child, or have already adopted one or more older children, ... you'll find articles, books, magazines, and links" here. 

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