Links and Resources

At the University of Minnesota

International Adoption Project (a joint effort of National Institutes of Health, U of MN Department of Pediatrics, U of MN School of Public Health, U of MN Institute of Child Development, U of MN Department of Family Social Science and MN Department of Human Services)
International Adoption Project

Confucious Institute (family Chinese language classes)

Local Resources

Minnesota Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (MOFAS)
www.mofas.org

National Resources

Adoptive Families of America, Inc.
2309 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel:  612-645-9955; 800-372-3300
Fax: 612-645-0055
Supports, educates and advocates on behalf of all kinds of adoption-built families. Publishes the bimonthly magazine Adoptive Families, sells essential adoptive parenting resources, has a helpline and more.

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Foster Care and Adoption
Listing of other adoption clinics throughout the United States. Maintained by AAP SOAFC.
Other Adoption Medicine Professionals

FRUA
Families For Russian & Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA) is an international 501.C3 all-volunteer support organization with chapters across the US and members around the world. FRUA focuses on international adoption support resources for families completed through adoption in Eastern European and Central Asian countries and provides a community that nurtures children and supports parents, family and adoption education resources, and the world-class FRUA National Education Conference.

International Concerns Committee for Children
911 Cypress Drive, Boulder, CO 80303
Tel:  303-494-8333
Offers information on adoptable domestic and foreign children, has an overseas orphanage sponsorship program, and publishes an annual Report on Foreign Adoption. Also matches waiting children with prospective families.

Joint Council on International Children’s Services
7 Cheverly Circle, Cheverly, MD 20785
Tel:  301-322-1906
Fax: 301/322-3425
www.jcics.org
The oldest and largest organization of licensed international adoption agencies in the world; parent/advocacy groups are also an important part of the membership. Joint Council member agencies agree to adhere to its Standards of Practice, a code of ethical adoption practices. Write for a list of agencies and resources. 

National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
330 C St. SW, Washington, DC 20447
Tel:  703-352-3488; 888-251-0075
Fax: 703/385-3206
www.calib.com/naic
Provides information about all aspects of adoption, including adoption publications, referrals to adoption-related services, searches of its computerized information databases, and copies of state and federal laws relating to adoption. 

National Resource Center for Special Needs Adoption, Spaulding for Children
16250 Northland Drive, Suite 120, Southfield, MI 48075
Tel:  248-443-0306
Fax: 248-443-7099
www.nrcadoption.org
Publishes books on adoption issues and refers parents to agencies and health professionals with expertise in special needs adoption. 

North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC)
970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106, St. Paul, MN 55114-1149
Tel:  651-644-3036; 800/470-6665 (for adoption subsidy questions only)
Fax: 651/644-9848
www.nacac.org
Focuses on the needs of waiting U.S. and Canadian children. NACAC provides legislative advocacy, research and policy analysis, the quarterly newsletter Adoptalk, grants for the development of replicable local training and support services, and an annual national conference. 

Parent Network for Post-Institutionalized Children
P.O. Box 613, Meadow Lands, PA 15347
Tel:  724-222-1766
www.pnpic.org
Provides information, parent support and educational seminars on parenting children adopted from institutions.