• 25 Factors to Consider When Adopting from the United States
  Creating A Family – A nonprofit providing education and resources for infertility and adoption
   
• Adoption Opportunities
  Children's Bureau, May 15, 2012
   
• National Resource Center for Adoption
   
• Choosing an Adoption Agency
  Written by NCFA's Chuck Johnson
   
• Stepparent Adoption
  A series of factsheets provided by the Child Welfare Information Gateway

Websites

• Families For All
• Adopt US Kids
• Contact your local department of social services
• U.S. Department of Education's "Students in Foster Care" page
  A directory of information on legislation and benefits for students who are or were in foster care.

Articles and Recommended Reading

• Adoption Myths & Misperceptions
  Dave Thomas Foundation 2007
   
• Children and Families First:  A Chronicle of the Alameda County Social Services Agency Foster Care System
  Casey Family Programs 2009
   
• A Determined Quest to Bring Adoptive Ties to Foster Teenagers
  The New York Times January 30, 2010
   
• Foster Care Quality Linked to Hyperactive Youths' Progress
  Modernmedicine.com February 1, 2010
   
• "Leaving Our Mark on a New Generation"
  Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute's 2010 Foster Youth Intern Report
   

For information on adoption in specific countries, visit our Country Updates page or visit the U.S. Department of State's Intercountry Adoption website.

Websites

• AdoptiveFamilies.com
  An online source of adoption information for families before, during, and after adoption.
   
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  A website from the U.S. government that provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families.
   
• Equality for Adopted Children (EACH)
  An organization that advocates on behalf of children adopted into American families and their adoptive families.
   
• Intercountry Adoption Alerts and Notices
  A website from the U.S Department of State on "what you need to know" about the intercountry adoption process.
   

Articles and Recommended Reading

• Adoptees Offer Clues on Skills of Language
  Boston.com February 15, 2010
   
• Intercountry Adoption from A to Z
  U.S. Department of State, Office of Children’s Issues
   
• International Adoption:  The Human Rights Position
  Elizabeth Bartholet, Harvard University 2010
   
• Keeping Children Out of Harmful Institutions
  Save the Children
   
• The Rise and Fall of International Adoption in the 21st Century
  International Social Work 2009
   
• The Sky is Falling: Misleading Media Frenzy Over Failed Adoptions
  by Kim Newman, Adoption Factbook IV
   
• Social Security Numbers For Children
  Social Security Administration
   
• State Recognition of Intercountry Adoptions Finalized Abroad
  Child Welfare Information Gateway, May 2011

• Child Welfare Information Gateway State Statutes
  Child Welfare Information Gateway
   
• Federal Laws for Child Welfare Policies and Practices
  Child Welfare Information Gateway
   
• NACAC State Fact Sheets
  North American Council on Adoptable Children
   
• State Adoption and Foster Care Information
  Adopt US Kids

• Adoption Statistics
  BraveLove
   
• Child Welfare Adoption Statistics
  Child Welfare Information Gateway
   
• FY 2003-2012 Foster Care: Entries, Exits and In Care on the Last Day of Each Federal Fiscal Year
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children & Families
   
• Recent Demographic Trends in Foster Care by the Department of Health and Human Services
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children & Families
   
• Third Annual Report Report to Congress on Highly Vulnerable Children
  U.S. Agency for International Development December 2009
   
• The AFCARS Report
  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children & Families November 2013