Georgia Center for Resources and Support, Adoption and Foster Care

Links

Sisters The following organizations can provide you with more information about post placement resources. The Georgia Center for Resources and Support does not endorse these sites, but lists them to be of assistance to families. Please let us know at info@gacrs.org if you discover problems with any of these sites so that we can remove them from our list, or if you discover new sites that other adoptive or foster care parents would find helpful.

INFORMATION ON OUR AGENCIES
Bethany Christian Services	http://www.bethany.org
DFCS Office Directory	http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/dfcsdir2.html
Division of Family and Children Services	http://www2.state.ga.us/departments/dhr/dfcs.html
Families First	http://www.familiesfirst.org
Foster Family Initiative	http://dfcs.dhr.georgia.gov/ffi
Georgia DHR Office of Adoptions	http://www.adoptions.dhr.state.ga.us
NATIONAL ADOPTIVE PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)	http://www.nacac.org
Stars of David, /Building Jewish families through adoption.	http://www.starsofdavid.org
GEORGIA RESOURCES
Adoptive & Foster Parent Association of Georgia	http://www.afpag.org
American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Georgia Members	http://www.adoptionattorneys.org/states/georgia.htm
Autism Resources in Georgia	http://www.autism-pdd.net
Autism Society of America GA Chapter	http://www.aadd.org
Down Syndrome Assoc. of Atlanta	http://www.down-syndrome-atlanta.org
Downing Clark Center	http://www.DowningClark.com
Easter Seals of North GA	http://www.easterseals.org
Epilepsy Foundation of America GA Chapter	http://www.epilepsyga.org
Foster Care Support Foundation, Inc.	http://www.fostercares.org
Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children	http://www.gahsc.org
Georgia Association of Licensed Adoption Agencies	http://www.galaa.org
Georgia Licensed Adoption Agencies (Child Placing Agencies)	http://www.ors.dhr.state.ga.us
Georgia's Special Needs Definition	http://tinyurl.com/qcz4y
Metro Atlanta United Way	http://www.unitedwayatl.org/211_Database/helpbook
Parent to Parent of Georgia	http://www.parenttoparentofga.org
Resolve of Georgia (Infertility support group)	http://www.resolveofgeorgia.org
GENERAL INFORMATION ON ADOPTION
AARP Grandparent Information Center	http://www.aarp.org/grandparents
Adoption Learning Partners	http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org
Adoption Resource Exchange for Single Parents	http://www.aresp.net
Adoption Triad Connection	http://home.comcast.net/~atcatlanta/index.htm
Benefits Guide	http://www.BenefitsGuide.com
Child Welfare Information Gateway	http://www.childwelfare.gov
Children's Defense Fund	http://www.childrensdefense.org
Generations United	http://www.gu.org
Grandparent Again	http://www.grandparentagain.com
GrandsPlace	http://www.grandsplace.com
International Adoption Medical Clinics	http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/clinics.html
Jewish Family Career Services	http://jfcs-atlanta.org
KINship Information Network	http://www.kinsupport.org
National Adoption Center	http://www.adopt.org
National Adoption Foundation	http://Nafadopt.org/NafGrants.htm
National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren	http://nmitchem@gsu.edu
National Committee of Grandparents For Children's Rights	http://www.grandsparentsforchildren.org
National Resource Center on Special Needs Adoption	http://www.spaulding.org
Pact, An Adoption Alliance	http://www.pactadopt.org
Parenting the Adopted Adolescent	http://www.focusas.com/Adopted.html
Project Healthy Grandparents	http://gsu.edu/phg
Sherrie Eldridge	http://sherrieeldridge.com
The Center for Adoption Medicine:	http://www.adoptmed.org/
The Learning Center of the National Adoption Center	http://www.adoptnet.org
Thinking of Adopting	http://www.thinkingofadopting.com
UGA -Project Healthy Grandparents	http://www.gsu.edu/phg
PUBLICATIONS
Adoptive Families	http://www.adoptivefamilies.com
Fostering Families Today	http://www.fosteringfamiliestoday.com
Perspectives Press - The Adoption and Infertility Publisher	http://www.perspectivespress.com
Tapestry Books	http://www.tapestrybooks.com
NATIONAL CHILD ADVOCACY GROUPS
Adoption Think Tank	http://www.adoptionthinktank.blogspot.com
Child Welfare League of America	http://www.cwla.org
Joint Council on International Children's Services	http://www.jcics.org
National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse	http://www.fatherhood.gov
North American Council on Adoptable Children	http://www.nacac.org
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute	http://www.adoptioninstitute.org
DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS
Alexander Graham Bell Assoc. for the Deaf	http://www.agbell.org
American Aaaociation for the Blind	http://www.afb.org
American Assoc. for the Blind	http://www.afb.org
Apraxia Kids	http://www.apraxia-kids.org
Asperger Syndrome videos	http://www.coultervideo.com
Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities	http://www.aadd.org
ATTACH (Association for Training and Treatment in Attachment of Children)	http://www.attach.org
Attachment Disorder Network	http://www.radzebra.org
Attachment Disorder Support Group	http://www.syix.com/adsg
Attention Deficit Disorder	http://www.addresources.org
Autism Society of America GA Chapter	http://www.asaga.com
Autism Treatment Network	http://www.austismtreatmentnetwork.org
BCG Learning Center	http://www.bcglearning.com>
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation	http://www.bpkids.org
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder	http://www.chadd.org
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance	http://www.dbsalliance.org
Developmental Delay Resource	http://www.devdelay.org
Downs Syndrome Assoc.of Atlanta	http://www.down-syndrome-atlanta.org
Epilepsy Foundation of America GA Chapter	http://www.epilepsyga.org
Families of Children Under Stress (FOCUS)	http://www.focus-ga.org
Family Empowerment NetworkSupport for Families Affected by FAS and FAE	http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/hhi/fen
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities	http://www.gcdd.org
Hollywood Education and Literacy Project	http://www.helplearn.org/index-flash.html
Laureate Learning Systems	http://www.Axistive.com
Learning Disabilities Association of America	http://www.ldanatl.org
Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia	http://www.ldag.org
Learning Disabilities On Line	http://www.ldonline.org
Marcus Institute	http://www.marcus.org
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill	http://www.nami.org
National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome	http://www.nofas.org
Parent to Parent of Georgia	http://www.parenttoparentofga.org
Sensory Integration Resource Center	http://www.sinetwork.org
Sickle Cell Foundation of GA	http://www.sicklecellatlaga.org
The Arc of the United States (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome page)	http://www.TheArc.org/misc.faslist.html
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association	http://www.add.org
EDUCATION
Alexander Graham Bell Assoc. For the Deaf	http://www.agbell.org
American Society for Engineering Education	http://www.asee.org/about/events/announcements.cfm.
Ask Dr.Sears	http://www.AskDr.Sears.com
BCG Learning Center	http://www.bcglearning.com
Casey Family Scholars Scholarship	http://www.casey.org
Center for Cognitive Developmental Assessment	http://www.bgcenter.com
FAFSA-US Dept. of Education	http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Families & Advocates Under Stress	http://www.focus-ga.org
Family Education	http://www.familyeducation.com
Fastweb	http://www.fastweb.com
Ferst Foundation	http://www.ferstfoundation.org/
Focus on Your Child	http://www.focusonyourchild.com
Holt Associates	http://www.holtgws.com
Homeschooling	http://www.learninfreedom.org
Kaleidoscapes	http://www.kaleidoscapes.com
Kelly Dorfman	http://www.kellydorfman.com
Kid Source	http://www.kidsource.com
KidzOnLine	http://KidzOnLine.org
Math and Reading Help for Kids	http://math-and-reading-help-for-kids.org
Parenthood	http://www.parenthood.com
Parents Educating Parents and Professionals	http://www.peppinc.org
Raising Kids	http://www.raisingkids.co.uk/ski/ski.asp
Schwab Learning	http://www.schwablearning.org
Shaken Baby Syndrome	http://tinyurl.com/55fyzm
Teaching All Students To Excel	http://www.taste-learning-center.com
The Mindful Parent	http://www.thepresentparent.com
www.pkids.org	http://Parents of Kids
ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSING ON SEARCH AND REUNION ISSUE
Adoption by Open Door Adoption Agency	http://www.opendooradoption.org
Adoption Reunion Registry	http://www.ga-adoptionreunion.com
American Adoption Congress	http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org
Concerned United Birthparents (CUB)	http://www.cubirthparents.org
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
Adoptions from Russia	http://www.russianadoption.org
China Adoption	http://www.chinaadoptionresources.com
Eastern European Adoption Coalition	http://www.eeadopt.org
Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption	http://www.frua.org
Families of Children from China (FCC)	http://www.fwcc.org
International Adoption Clinic (Univ. of Minn.)	http://www.umn.edu/peds/iac
Orphan Doctor	http://www.orphandoctor.com/medical/genera/health_issues.html
Parent's Network for the Post Institutionalzed Child	http://www.pnpic.org
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service	http://www.nvo.com
WAITING CHILDREN
Adopt America Network: Special Children Need Special Families	http://www.adoptamerica.org
Children Awaiting Parents	http://www.capbook.org
Faces of Adoption/Adopt US Kids	http://www.AdoptUSKids.org
Waiting Children in Georgia	http://www.myturnnow.com
POST ADOPTION RESOURCES NATIONWIDE
Adoption Hawaii Support Resources	http://www.adoptionhawaii.com
Adoption Journeys of Arizona,Inc.	http://www.adoptionjourneys.org
Adoption Resource Center of Connecticut	http://www.arcct.org
Adoption Resources of Wisconsin	http://www.wiadopt.org
Alabama Post Adoptions Connections	http://www.casapac.org
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services	http://www.state.ar.us/dhs/adoption/adoption.html
Casey Family Services- Maine	http://www.caseyfamilyservices.org
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Baltimore	http://www.catholiccharities-md.org/adoptions/postadoptionservices.htm
Center For Family Connections	http://www.kinnect.org
Children's Home Society of Minnesota	http://www.chsfs.com
Children's Home Society of North Carolina	http://www.chsnc.org
Colorado Department of Human & Social Services	http://www.changealifeforever.org
Delaware State Adoption	http://aaicama.aphsa.org/statepages/delaware.html
Dillon International- Oklahoma	http://www.dillonadopt.com
Family Hope Connection- Pennsylvania	http://www.fhcadopt.org
Hope Cottage Pregnancy and Adoption Center -Texas	http://www.hopecottage.org
Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois	http://www.lcfs.org
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska	http://www.lfsneb.org
Maine Children's Home	http://www.mainechildrenshome.org
New York State Office of Children and Family Services	http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/adopt/post_adoption/
Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center	http://www.orparc.org
Post Adoption Centers- Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska	http://www.postadoptioncenters.org
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth,& Families	http://dcyf.state.ri.us
South Carolina Department of Social Services	http://www.state.sc.us
South Dakota Adoptions	http://www.state.sd.us/social/CPS/adoption/Adopting.htm
Southern Christian Servces for Children & Youth-Mississippi	http://www.hardenhouse.org
Sunny Ridge Family Center-Illinois/Indiana	http://www.sunnyridge.org
Tennessee Child Welfare and Adoption	http://www.childwelfare.com/tennessee.htm
The Adoption Exchange- Missouri	http://www.adoptexmo.org
Vermont Children's Aid Society	http://www.vtcas.org
FOSTER CARE TRAINING
Foster Care and Adoptive Community	http://www.fosterparents.com
Foster Parent College	http://www.fosterparentcollege.com
Foster Parent Training	http://fosterparenttraining.com
Life Matters	http://lifematters.com/parentn.asp
Olive Crest	http://www.olivecrest.com
WA State Dept.of Social & Health	http://www.wa.gov
ADOPTIVE PARENT TRAINING
Adoption	http://www.adoption.com
Adoption Information	http://www.adoptioninformation.com
Adoption Learning Partners	http://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org
Black Administrators in Child Welfare,Inc	http://www.blackadministrators.org/otherrace.html
Dillon International	http://www.dillonadopt.com
Foster Care & Adoptive Community	http://www.fosterparents.com
Foster Care by ABC Adoptions	http://www.abcadoptions.com/foster.htm
Foster Parent College	http://www.fosterparentcollege.com
Foster Parent Training	http://www.fosterparenttraining.com
Heart of the Matter Seminars	http://www.heartofthematterseminars.com
Nebraska Foster & Adoptive Parent Association	http://www.nfapa.org
Universal Class	http://www.universalclass.com
INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES
OTHER WEB RESOURCES
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