Madison Adoption provides the links below to assist you in your adoption research and preparation.  If you know of additional resources that should be listed here, please let us know!

 Waiting Children Listings

• MAAWC (Madison Adoption Associate Waiting Children Yahoo Group) [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MAAWC/]
• The Shepherd’s Crook [http://www.theshepherdscrook.org/]
• Until All Have Homes [http://www.untilallhavehomes.org/]
• RainbowKids [http://www.rainbowkids.com/]
• Reece’s Rainbow (Down Syndrome) [http://www.reecesrainbow.com/]

 Forms

• USCIS I600-A Application Form [http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-600a.pdf/]
• PA Criminal History Request Form [http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/FillInForms/statepolice-bkgd.pdf/]
• PA Child Abuse Request Form [http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/Resources/Documents/Pdf/FillInForms/DPWchildabuse.pdf/]
• China Visa Application Requirements [http://www.china-embassy.org/eng/hzqz/zgqz/t84247.htm]
• China Visa Application Form  [http://www.china-embassy.org/chn/hzqz/zgqz/P020070611087242661716.pdf]

 Adoption Organizations

• Joint Council on International Children’s Services [http://jcics.org/]
• Focus on Adoption [http://www.focusonadoption.com/]
• China Center for Adoption Affairs [http://www.china-ccaa.org/frames/index_unlogin_en.jsp]
• Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption [http://www.adoptionfriendlyworkplace.org]

 General Adoption Information

• Families with Children from China (F.C.C.) [http://www.fwcc.org/]
• Families with Children adopted from VietNam [http://www.fcvn.org/]
• Guatemala Adoptive Families Network [http://www.guatefam.org/]
• Latin America Parents Association (LAPA) [http://www.lapa.com/]
• Blessed Kids: Services for Adoptive Parents of Chinese Children [http://www.blessedkids.com/]
• Guatemala Adoption Information and News [http://www.guatadopt.com/]
• Hope for Orphans [http://www.familylife.com/hopefororphans/]
• Adoption Solutions [http://adoptionsolutions.com/start.htm]
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute [http://www.ccainstitute.org/index.php]
• Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute [http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/index.php]
• Map of China [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/china/]

 US Government Adoption Information

• Adoption Laws for US States [http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/Table_Adoption.htm/]
• U.S. Department of State: Intercountry Adoption [http://www.travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html]
• USCIS Processing Times [https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp]
• USCIS Case Status Service [https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/index.jsp]
• Adoption Tax Credit Information [http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html]
• USCIS Office Locator [https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=LO]

Adoption Education/Training

• Adoption Education, LLC [http://adopteducation.com/]
• Adoption Learning Partners [http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/index.cfm]
• Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center [http://www.iaccenter.com/index.asp]
• Older Child Adoption [http://www.olderchildadoption.com/index.htm]

Medical Information

·         International Adoption Medical Clinics [http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/clinics.html]

·      Adoption Doctors [http://www.adoptiondoctors.com/]

·      The Center of Adoption Medicine: Growth Charts [http://www.adoptmed.org/topics/growth-charts.html]

·      Orphan Doctor [http://www.orphandoctor.com/]

·      Adoptive Families Magazine: Adoption Medicine [http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/medical]

·       WIDE SMILES Cleft Lip and Palate Resource [http://www.widesmiles.org/]

Adoption Grants & Foundations

·         Shaohannah’s Hope [http://members.shaohannahshope.org]

·      China Care Foundation [http://www.chinacare.org/index.html]

·      Christian Adoption Resources, Inc. [http://www.christianadoptionresources.org/index.html]

·      For This Child (Guatemala adoptions only) [http://www.forthischild.org/AdoptionGrants.html]

·      Gift of Adoption Fund [https://www.giftofadoption.org/]

·      God’s Grace Adoption Ministry [http://www.ggam.org/main.html]

·      A Child’s Desire [http://www.achildsdesire.org/index.htm]

·      Employer Adoption Benefits [http://benefits.adoption.com/]

·      The Orphan Foundation [http://theorphanfoundation.blogspot.com/]

Dossier/Authentication Services

• The Assistant Stork (Washington, DC Embassies) [http://www.assistantstork.com/]
• Legal-Eaze (New York) [http://www.legal-eaze.com/]
• Paperchasing4U (Pennsylvania) [http://paperchasing4u.tripod.com/courier/]
• New York State: List of County Clerks [http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lists/coclerks.html]
• Addresses for Departments of Vital Records & Secretaries of State [http://www.asststork.com/pages/myvitalrec.html]

 Adoption Books

• Tapestry Books [http://www.tapestrybooks.com]
• Adoptive Families Bookstore [http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/books/index.php]
• The Reading Tub [http://www.thereadingtub.com/search_adoption.asp]
• Adoption Book Reviews [http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/books/index.html]
• AdoptionShop.com [http://adoptionshop.com/adoption_categories/books/]
• Mei Magazine (for young girls adopted from China) [http://www.meimagazine.com/]

 Miscellaneous

• Better Business Bureau [http://www.bbb.org/]