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US-based, many serve clients around the world. This listing does not constitute a recommendation, and all are encouraged to read How to Select an Adoption Agency.

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A Child's Waiting
Private child placement agency with headquarters in Akron, OH. Works with families across the nation in domestic and international adoptions. Adoptive and birth parent services.

A Helping Hand
Christian agency providing services to assist with adoptions from China and Ukraine.

A Lifetime Adoption
Facilitators of open adoptions, with birthparent and prospective adoptive parent services.

A.A.S.K.- Adults Adopting Special Kids
A cooperative public/private effort of Lutheran Social Services and others.

A.S.I.A.
Licensed in VA, DC, and MD, private, non-profit adoption agency with Korea, China, Russia, India, Vietnam, Thailand, and Sri Lanka adoption programs.

AAC Adoption & Family Network
International and domestic adoption agency.

Across The World Adoptions
Agency licensed in CA, also facilitates international adoptions in other states, and perform CA homestudies.

Adopt A Special Kid
A private non-profit adoption and family service agency serving 21 counties in Northern California. Monthly workshops, quarterly parent training, and homestudies free to families adopting children from foster care.

Adopt an Angel
Licensed international adoption and humanitarian agency with programs in Azaerbaijan, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, and Ukraine.

Adopt International
Licensed in CA and HI, they facilitate domestic and international adoption: China, Japan, Lithuania, Romania.

Adopt-A-Child
Licensed, non-profit adoption agency available to US citizens around the world, specializing in the adoption of foreign-born orphans.

Adoption Access, Inc.
Licensed adoption agency specializing in private placement adoptions.

Adoption Advisory, Inc.
Private agency working in US domestic infant adoptions.

Adoption Advocates International
Primarily focused on waiting children: Bulgaria, China, Ethiopia, India, Romania, Thailand, US, and Vietnam.

Adoption Alliance
Domestic and direct placement for all 50 states through programs in Vietnam, Colombia, Guatemala, China, and Eastern Europe.

Adoption ARC
Private child welfare agency licensed by the state to provide adoption services in NJ and PA.

Adoption Associates, Inc.
Focus on domestic infant adoption, but also work with older children and international adoption. Children from Russia, Belarus, China and Guatemala.

Adoption by Gentle Shepherd
Domestic infant and international adoption.

Adoption Center of Washington
Non-profit agency licensed in DC and VA, providing families for children available for adoption in the US, China, Georgia, Latvia, Mexico, and Russia.

Adoption Center, The
The Adoption Center at Family & Children's Agency, Inc. is a private agency working with domestic and international (Russia, China, Korea) adoption programs. Connecticut location.

Adoption Choices, Inc.
An OK licensed agency working in placement of newborns in the US and Canada. Emphasis on interstate placement.

Adoption Connections
Licensed agency providing placements, homestudies, and post-adoption services.

Adoption Consultants, Inc.
A non-profit agency with programs in Russia, Ukraine, Vietnam, and Guatemala.

Adoption Information Center of IL
The AICI facilitates the placement of waiting children in the state. Good basic information about getting started, costs, and procedures.

Adoption International Program, Inc.
Facilitating adoptions from Russia, Romania, and Uzbekistan.

Adoption Network Law Center
An adoption legal practice servicing placing and adopting parents throughout the United States andabroad.

Adoption Options, Inc.
Licensed non-profit, non-sectarian agency offering domestic adoption and counseling.

Adoption Placement, Inc.
Licensed in Florida, handling domestic and international adoptions: China, Guatemala, India, Poland, Russia, Ukraine.

Adoption Resource Center of Connecticut
This licensed child placement agency offers domestic and international programs.

Adoption Rhode Island
Pawtucket-based agency finding adoptive families for abused and/or neglected children living in state care.

Adoption S.T.A.R
Agency offering comprehensive services: Home studies, child placement, counseling, etc., working with families throughout the state and nation.

Adoption Service Associates
Licensed child placing agency in Texas, handles domestic and international adoptions (Romania, Russia, Uzbekistan).

Adoption Services, Inc.
Licensed, non-profit agency placing Caucasian, Chinese, Eastern European, and bi-racial infants and children.

AdoptionPros
Domestic and foreign adoptions, excellent resource for information on Slavic culture also.

Adoptions from the Heart
Domestic and international adoptions in the Delaware Valley.

Adoptions International
Licensed (PA and NJ), non-profit agency, with programs in Guatemala, Romania and China. Specializing in personalized services to families all over the world.

Adoptions Together, Inc.
Fully licensed agency handling domestic, special needs, and international adoptions. Excellent post-adoption services.

Adoptions With Love, Inc.
A licensed, non-profit adoption program offering services geared to the wishes of the placing parents - open, closed, and the release of information when the adoptee reaches 18, if so desired.

AdoptLink
Adoption facilitation and networking service.

Adopt-Now
Nancy Hurwitz Kors, PhD offers nationwide facilitation services. The site also includes parent profiles.

AdoptOhio
Ohio's DHS adoption site for the state's waiting children, regulations, information.

Advocates for Children and Families
Private adoption agency licensed to place babies and children in the US and internationally. Full range of services.

African American Adoptions Online
Facilitator offering services for expectant, birth, and adopting parents. AAAO works with married couples hoping to adopt, with an emphasis on African American and bi-racial families and children. Works with families in the U.S., Canada, and other countries. Associated with Lifetime Adoption.

Alaska International Adoption Agency
Licensed and accredited non-profit adoption agency serving the US, specializing in adoptions from Russia.

Alliance for Children
Non-profit, domestic and international agency (China, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, India, Romania, Russia, and Vietnam) serving families across the US.

America-World Adoption Association
Christian ministry to place children from China, Russia, Ukraine, and Vietnam.

American Adoptions, Inc.
Licensed agency with four types of domestic adoption programs, counseling center, services offered nationwide.

American Adoptions Abroad, Inc.
Fully licensed, non-profit international adoption agency and child welfare organization with programs in Azerbaijan, Cambodia, China, and Russia.

Americans Adopting Orphans
Presents an unusual "design your own adoption" concept, separating parent-initiated adoption from agency-initiated, from China and Vietnam.

Americans For African Adoptions, Inc.
Based in Indiana, AFAA has been a licensed, international adoption agency since 1986, placing children from Africa. Children can be escorted and are medically tested.

Angels Adoptions
California-based facilitator working with adoptions from Russia and Kazakhstan. Information, photolistings, procedures, costs and fees.

Angels' Haven Outreach
International adoption programs in Bulgaria, China, Moldova, Romania, Russia, and Vietnam.

Answered Prayer Adoption Services
A Christian-based adoption service, offering placement in LA and referrals in other states.

Arizona Family Adoption Services, Inc.
A private agency located in Phoenix.

Arizona's Children
Child advocacy program working for family preservation; also offers infant and older child adoption programs.

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