Books
Suggested Books and Adoption Resources
- Adopting in America by Randall B. Hicks
- Adoption as a Ministry, Adoption as a Blessing by Michelle Gardner
- The Adoption Resource Book by Lois Gilman
- Adopt Without Debt: Creative Ways to Cover the Cost of Adoption by Julie Gumm
- Parenting Your Adopted Child by Andrew Adesman, M.D. with Christine Adamec
- Raising Adopted Children by Lois Ruskai Melina
- The Strength of Mercy by Jan Beazely
- Talking with Young Children About Adoption by Mary Watkins & Susan Fisher
- There Are Babies to Adopt by Christine Adamec
- Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew by Sherrie Elridge
- Why I Chose You by Gregory E. Lang
- Dear Birthmother by Kathleen Silber & Phylis Speedlin
Attachment in Adoption
- Attaching in Adoption by Deborah D. Gray
- Building the Bonds of Attachment by Daniel A. Hughes
- When Love is Not Enough by Nancy L. Thomas
China Adoption
- The Chinese Adoption Handbook by John H. Maclean
- The Lost Daughters of China by Karin Evans
- Wanting a Daughter, Needing a Son by Kay Ann Johnson
International Adoption
- Cross Cultural Adoption by Amy Coughlin & Caryn Abramowitz
- How to Adopt Internationally by Jean Nelson Erichsen & Heino R. Erichsen
Memory Book
- Our Chosen Child by Judith Levy
Older Child Adoption
- Our Own: Adopting & Parenting the Older Child by Trish Maskew
Post-Adoption
- After the Dream Comes True by Michelle Gardner
- The Post-Adoption Blues by Karen J. Foli, Ph.D. & John R. Thompson, M.D.
Russia
- The Russian Adoption Handbook by John H. Maclean
- The Russian Word for Snow by Janis Cooke Newman
Special Needs
- Adopting the Hurt Child by Gregory C. Keck, Ph.D. & Regina M. Kupecky, L.S.W.
- Parenting the Hurt Child by Gregory C. Keck, Ph.D. & Regina M. Kupecky, L.S.W.
Financial Assistance
BAF is committed to helping families break down financial barriers in the adoption process. We are a proud partner with Resources 4 Adoptions. Where we can equip families with the financial tools to make adoption affordable.
For more information please contact http://www.resources4adoption.com/ or [email protected]
Mortgage and Credit Based Adoption Loans
Check with your bank’s loan officer
Adoption Tax Credit
Please check with your tax accountant for details
www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f8839.pdf
Employee Benefits Program
Ask your employer about this benefit
www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/f_benefi.cfm
www.adoptionfriendlyworkplace.org
Federal Medical and Family Leave Act
www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla
Military Family Subsidies
National Military Family Association, Inc.
2500 N. Van Dorn St., Ste. 102
Alexandria, VA 22302-1601
Phone: (703) 931-6632
Fax: (703) 931-4600
www.militaryfamily.org/info-resources/adoption
ABBA Fund
P.O. Box 14727
Greensboro, NC 27415
Phone: (888) 775-3422
Fax: (877) 899-5067
www.abbafund.org
Adoptive Families Magazine:
Information about where to look for help, what subsidies are available, and where loans and grants may be found.
www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=679
American Christian Credit Union
2100 E. Route 66
Glendora, CA 91740
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-343-6328, ext. 5440
Direct Phone: (626) 208-5440
www.AmericanChristianCU.com
Freddie Mac Foundation
8250 Jones Branch Dr
Mail Stop A40
McLean, VA 22102-3110
Phone: (703) 918-8888
www.freddiemacfoundation.org
Gift of Adoption Fund
P.O. Box 567
Techny, IL 60082
Phone: (877) 905-2367
www.giftofadoption.org
HelpUsAdopt.Org
P.O. Box 787
New York, NY 10150
Phone: (917) 684-5484
Fax: (253) 399-6780
www.helpusadopt.org
Lifesong for Orphans
P.O. Box 40
Gridley, IL 61744
Phone: (309) 747-3556
Fax: (309) 747-4647
www.lifesongfororphans.org
National Adoption Foundation
36 Plain Mill Rd.
Danbury, CT 06810
Phone: (347) 932-3678
www.nafadopt.org
Oxford Adoption Foundation
4309 Crayton Rd.
Naples, FL 34103
Phone: (239) 430-6240
Fax: (239) 430-4663
www.oxfordadoption.com
Parenthood for Me
P.O. Box 67750
Rochester, NY 14617
www.parenthoodforme.org
Sea of Faces Foundation
19615 W. Top O The Moor Dr.
Monument, CO 80132
www.seaoffaces.org
Show Hope
P.O. Box 647
Franklin, TN 37065
Phone: (615) 550-5600
Fax: (615) 595-0850
www.showhope.org