Adoption
Resources

Gift of Adoption Fund

The mission of the Gift of Adoption Fund is to fill the void that separates the child from family – through adoption assistance grants that give vulnerable children a permanent home and the chance to thrive.

Help Us Adopt

HelpUsAdopt.org helps hard-working families overcome the financial obstacles of adoption so that children can join loving and permanent homes. Families must include a valid home study and a copy of their tax return with their completed application and personal statement.

Lifesong For Orphans

Lifesong seeks to mobilize the Church to care for the orphan, where each member can provide a unique and special service: some to adopt, some to care, some to give.

National Adoption Foundation

The National Adoption Foundation is dedicated to providing financial support for adoptive families in order to assist them in the successful adoption of children. They are committed to improving each child’s chance of becoming part of a loving family. 

Show Hope

The mission of Show Hope is to care for orphans by engaging the Church and reducing barriers to adoption.

Adoption Learning Partners

Offering courses both for initial adoption training as well as ongoing training, Adoption Learning Partners “offers meaningful, timely, web-based educational adoption resources for professionals, parents, adopted individuals, and the families that love them.”

Adoptive Families Magazine

Magazine, both online and in-print, dedicated to the issues and topics surrounding adoption.

Child Welfare Information Gateway

The Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families by connecting child welfare, adoption, and related professionals as well as the public to information, resources, and tools covering topics on child welfare, child abuse and neglect, out-of-home care, adoption, and more.

What Teachers Should Know About Adoption

When adopted children join their new family, they bring life experiences that might include maltreatment and/or trauma. As a result, during the time leading into adoption and after the adoption is finalized, these children might exhibit some unique behaviors in the classroom. Therefore, it is important for educators to understand the reasons underlying the behaviors versus solely focusing on the behaviors.