| If you are looking at adopting a child | | | | search using your post code under the |
| one of the first things you will | | | | local directory listings. For more info |
| probably want to find is an adoption | | | | see |
| agency, but how do you go about finding | | | | The Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| the adoption agencies in your area? In | | | | also offers a directory of adoption |
| this article we are going to look at a | | | | agencies and other resources for those |
| number of places where you can find | | | | interested in adoption. The National |
| adoption agencies in the United States | | | | Adoption Directory can be searched by |
| and United Kingdom. | | | | entering the state you are wanting as |
| The My Adoption Agencies website covers | | | | well as what type of information you are |
| adoption agencies in the United States; | | | | looking for (e.g. agencies that do |
| their listing is broken down in a number | | | | domestic adoptions). The information |
| of ways, making it easier for you to | | | | provided includes the address of the |
| find what you are looking for. You can | | | | agency, telephone and fax numbers, email |
| either choose to look up agencies | | | | or website address, as well as a number |
| according to whether they do | | | | of other details regarding the agency |
| international adoptions, domestic | | | | and the services it offers. They also |
| adoptions, infant adoptions or older | | | | have a listing of agencies that are |
| child adoptions, as well as by race | | | | involved with international adoptions in |
| group or by state. Their listings | | | | America. |
| include quite a bit of information about | | | | In addition to this Google has a section |
| each adoption agency including some | | | | under their web directory which has the |
| basic information about the agency, | | | | links to various adoption agencies' |
| agency location and contact details, as | | | | websites listed in alphabetical order on |
| well as the adoptable races and what | | | | different pages. If you want more |
| services it offers. | | | | information then is listed on the above |
| The British Association for Adoption and | | | | websites then you may want to try using |
| Fostering covers adoption agencies in | | | | the Google directory under Home/Family |
| the United Kingdom and is broken down | | | | Adoption/Agencies. |
| according to each area. The information | | | | In conclusion, there are a number of |
| on each listing includes the address, | | | | places on the internet where you can get |
| email address and website, as well as | | | | information about different adoption |
| quite a bit of information in paragraph | | | | agencies in your area. These include |
| form about each of the agencies. | | | | websites such as My Adoption Agencies, |
| The Adoption Information Line also | | | | The British Association for Adoption and |
| covers adoption agencies in the United | | | | Fostering, the Adoption Information Line |
| Kingdom with the address of the agency, | | | | and the Child Welfare Information |
| telephone and fax numbers and a link to | | | | Gateway. You may also want to try |
| their website if there is one. You can | | | | searching the Google directory for more |
| either use their regional directory or | | | | information. |