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Child Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare Information Gateway promotes the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families by connecting child welfare, adoption and related professionals as well as concerned citizens to timely, essential information.

A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, we provide access to print and electronic publications, websites, and online databases covering a wide range of topics from prevention to permanency, including child welfare, child abuse and neglect, adoption, search and reunion, and much more.
Who May Adopt, Be Adopted, or Place a Child for Adoption? The Child Welfare Information has a guide to state statutes: Click Here
Go to ChildWelfare.gov

National Adoption Directory Search
Find adoption related organizations and services in your area
Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, founded in 1996, is a national not-for-profit organization devoted to improving adoption policy and practice.

The Adoption Institute's mission is to provide leadership that improves adoption laws, policies and practices - through sound research, education and advocacy - in order to better the lives of everyone touched by adoption.

Go to the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute


Adopt US Kids
The Collaboration to AdoptUsKids is a project of The Children’s Bureau, part of the Federal Department of Health and Human Services. In October 2002, The Children’s Bureau contracted with The Adoption Exchange Association and its partners (The Collaboration to AdoptUsKids) to devise and implement a national adoptive family recruitment and retention strategy, operate the AdoptUsKids.org website, encourage and enhance adoptive family support organizations and conduct a variety of adoption research projects.

Go to the Adopt Us Kids Website


HelpLine Center
The HELP!Line Center is an information, referral and crisis intervention service people can contact when they need help or when they want to help.

Assistance with Food, Clothing, Shelter, Child Care, Volunteer Opportunities, Support Groups, Donation Information, Substance Abuse, Suicide Prevention, Community Information, Crisis Intervention, Holiday Assistance, Aging Services

Go to the Help!Line Center Website


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