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