Adoption Resource Links
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LINKS:
About Adoption
http://adoption.about.com/home/adoption/mbody.htm
A quick and easy way to get certified copies of birth certificates.
http://www.vitalchek.com
Adoption Information
Whether you choose to Adopt domestically or internationally
learn what your options are for adoption.
http://www.opttoadopt.com
Plan to Adopt
If you are deciding to adopt a child or are just thinking about it, Plan to Adopt can help you with
resources and experience.
http://www.plantoadopt.com
FRUA
www.frua.org
FRUA is a national adoption support group called Families for Russian and
Ukrainian Adoption. Our goal is to support the whole life experiences of adopted children and
families formed by adoption from eastern Europe.
The AdoptiveFamilies Pages
The AdoptiveFamilies Pages is a community of web pages in which
adoptive/adopting families share their experiences with adoption,
whether domestic or internationally.
http://www.geocities.com/adoptivefamilies
Adoption Fact Expert
Offering adoption tips and suggestions as well as articles on
various aspects of adoption.
www.adoption.factexpert.com -
GOVERNMENTAL
How to obtain your child's SS card
http://www.ssa.gov/
INS form request
http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/exec/forms/index.asp
INS new finger printing procedure
http://www.nejm.org:80/content/1999/0341/0020/1539.asp
The Dept. of State info on adoption
http://travel.state.gov/int'ladoption.html
US Dept. of the Secretary of State
http://www.state.gov/
Foreign Entry Requirements - By Country
http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html
US passport information
http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
Information on Visas - for Russia
http://www.russianembassy.org/
Moscow Embassy Contact Information
http://www.geocities.com/adopting_from_russia/Moscow.html#Embassy
Email, phone, website, street address, map location.
"International Orphan Adoption In Russia" - U.S. Embassy,
Moscow
http://www.usia.gov/abtusia/posts/RS1/wwwhci5.html
Adoption Unit,
American Embassy, Moscow:
728-5058 (direct line) or 728-5000 (switchboard ask for ext: 5804). Fax
number: 728-5247.
Family and Medical Leave Act (time off for adoption)
http://www.employer-employee.com/fmla.html
The Hague Conference, on the Protection of Children and Co-operation
in
Respect of Inter-Country Adoption.
http://www.hcch.net/e/conventions/text33e.html
STATE GOVERNMENT - U.S.
Secretary of State - Authentication Office
http://www.state.gov/www/authenticate/index.html
State by State Adoption Laws
http://wwwsecure.law.cornell.edu/topics/Table_Adoption.htm
Adoption Laws - By State
http://www.welcomegarden.com/laws.htm
Adoption Subsidy by State
http://members.aol.com/nacac/subsidyoverview.html
Medical:
Please visit our many links, here
Adoption Travel
http://www.adoptiontravel.com/adoptionlinks/linksa.htm
On Line, Translator
English to Russian
Russian to English and other languages too!
http://www.translate.ru/eng/erre.asp?directions=131073
Map of Russia
http://www.ciesin.ee/OTHER/MAPS/Russia.html
English to Russian Dictionary Online: (and in reverse)
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/rus.html
English to Spanish Dictionary Online: (and in reverse)
http://www.freedict.com/onldict/spa.html
The Kremlin Kam -- Live eye on Moscow. Have a look in real
time!
http://www.kremlinkam.com/
NON-PROFIT
A Child Waits is a non-profit Charitable foundation which provides
loans to parents needing
funds to complete their adoptions.
http://www.achildwaits.org
HELPFUL
Currency Converter
http://quote.yahoo.com/m5?a=1&s=USD&t=RUB
Mailings Worldwide - FEDEX
http://www.fedex.com
Growth Charts
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/hg/pg12.htm
Metric & English Conversion Utility
http://www.psinvention.com/zoetic/convert.htm
Support for families who have adopted children from Bulgaria
http://www.orbitweb.com/facab
Russian Cuisine:
An extremely "yummy" site by Olga Timohina from Russia! Make
those dishes which adopted children from Russia love and all adults and
children will clamor for.
http://www.ruscuisine.com
cuisine@mail.com
READING
Pact Press if you are interested in adoption issues and transracial
adoption.
http://www.pactadopt.org
Selecting an Agency for International Adoption - Cynthia Teeters
http://www.adopting.org/choosagn.html
Russian Life
http://solar.rtd.utk.edu/~ccsi/print/region/russlife.htm
Russian Newspapers in English
http://www.alincom.com/russ/news.htm#re
http://www.times.spb.ru/cgi-bin/www_search.cgi
ASSISTANCE
Companies Offering Adoption Benefits
http://www.adoptlink.com/benefits.htm
National Adoption Center 1-800-TO-ADOPT
(1-800-862-3678)
For adoption assistance from Employers, ask for the packet,"Advocating
for Adoption Benefits."
NAF - the National Adoption Foundation offers loans and grants for
Prospective Adoptive Families
http://www.cwla.org/cwla/adoption/adoptionmoney.html
MORE
ABC Adoption.com
Adoption information, resources and
services
http://www.abcadoptions.com/
Adoption Net
http://www.adopt-net.net
International Adoption Alliance
is a national support
organization for families who have adopted internationally or are in the process. We
help provide cultural resources to adoptees and their families.
http://www.i-a-a.org
123 Greetings.com
Babytalk, pitter-patter of li'l feet....
Send these warm, touching, well-animated ecards to congratulate the lucky parent(s). (free)
http://www.123greetings.com/family/adoption
Freckled Fish Activities is an Arizona based company which
provides activity-filled clear vinyl backpacks for kids traveling in the car or
airplane, recuperating from an illness, enduring a hospital stay, waiting at a
doctor’s office, waiting in a restaurant, standing in line at a bank, Grandma's
house, etc.
www.freckledfish.com
The Big White Dog has Russian T-shirts, Dolls & Collectibles for those
who celebrate Russia.
www.bigwhitedog.com
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