Waiting Children Photolistings
Photolists of Waiting Children 2011. This extensive list should help you if your are adopting in the United States or International Adoption.
Many foster children and adopted children have grown to be successful citizens, parents, employees and community leaders. They have reached success because their foster and adoptive parents believed in their potential and did not give up, even when things got tough. Children need parents who have faith in themselves and in children, who believe they can make a difference in a child's life, who are willing to take a chance and who are willing to learn. Parenting is a tough job. It can take a while to see the rewards, but there is nothing more satisfying than seeing those rewards. There is no other endeavor with such long lasting effects. This list is currently being updated all links were checked July 4, 2011! If you have any more great resources please feel free to send them to mommyof52010@ gmail. com
U.S. National Adoption Photolistings and U.S. Regional Adoption Photolistings
AdoptUSkids.org - this website is chocked full for encouragement with links to a majority of state's photolistings of children. Keep in mind the children you are seeing are those who are in desperate need of a family. There are SO MANY children in the foster care system waiting for permanency.
Faces
of Adoption: Wednesday's Child - beautiful pictures taken by professional photographers highlighting children in need of homes
Spaulding for Children (Southwest)
Adoption Center of Delaware Valley
Return home from Adopting Foster Children
U.S. Adoption Photolistings by State
Alabama adoption photolisting: http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/al/index.aspx
Alaska (Northwest Adoption Exchange): Northwest Adoption Exchange
Arizona adoption photolisting: http://www.aask-az.org/adoption/index.html
Arkansas adoption photolisting: http://www.nwaheartgallery.org/nwa-heart-gallery-portraits/
California (Waiting Children) Kids Connection: http://www.cakidsconnection.org/index.html
California - Santa Clara: http://www.kinshipcenter.org/foster-care.html
Colorado: http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/co/index.aspx (or) http://adoptex.org/wchildform.cfm
Connecticut: http://www.ctfosteradopt.com/fosteradopt/cwp/view.asp?a=3795&Q=449608
Delaware: none are found.
District of Columbia adoption photolisting: http://www.adopt.org/assembled/wendys.html
Florida: http://foreverfamily.org/meet_the_children.html
Georgia: http://167.193.144.179/
Georgia (Savannah -Chatham County): http://photolisting.adoption.com/foster-adoption/search-results/state-georgia
Idaho adoption photolisting: http://www.nwae.org
Illinois : http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/aici/browse.aspx
Indiana : http://www.in.gov/dcs/2730.htm
Iowa: http://www.iakids.org
Kansas: https://www.adoptkskids.org/Ad_Exch_Quick_Search.aspx
Kentucky: https://apps.chfs.ky.gov/snap/
Louisiana: http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/la/browse.aspx
Maine: http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/me/browse.aspx
Maryland : http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/md/index.aspx
Massachusetts: http://www.mareinc.org/MARE-Online-Photolisting.html
Michigan : http://mare.org/search.html
Minnesota: http://www.mnadopt.org/
Minnesota (Hennepin County): http://www10.co.hennepin.mn.us/csp/Adoptions/refinesearch.csp
Mississippi adoption photolisting: http://www.mdhs.state.ms.us/fcs_adoptall.html
Missouri : http://www.dss.mo.gov/cd/adopt/index.htm http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/mo
Missouri (Jackson Country): http://www.kclinc.org/mdfs/
Montana : http://www.dphhs.mt.gov/index.shtml
Nebraska: http://www.hhss.ne.gov/adoption/children.htm Nebraska Heart Gallery http://www.nebraskaheartgallery.org/heartgallery.htm
Nevada: http://www.cox.com/lasvegas/WelcomeHome/
http://www.co.washoe.nv.us/socsrv/socsrv_child_adoption_recruit.html
New Jersey: http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/adoption/adopt.html
New Mexico: http://www.state.nm.us/cyfd/adopt_categories.htm
New York : http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/adopt/internet/InternetPhotoinq.asp or http://www.dfa.state.ny.us/
New York (New York City): http://www.nyc.gov/html/acs/html/become_parent/meet_our_kids.shtml
North Carolina : http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/nc/index.aspx
North Dakota: http://www.nd.gov/humanservices/services/childfamily/adoption/adoptuskids.html
Ohio: http://www.athenschildrenservices.com/children
Ohio (Hamilton County): http://www.hcadopt.org/
Ohio (Marion County): http://www.marionkids.com/fosteradopt.htm
Ohio (Montgomery County): http://www.montcsb.org/Our_Kids/watc.htm
Ohio (Summit County): http://www.summitkids.org/
Ohio (Sundusky County): http://www.sanduskycountydjfs.org/chsvc.htm
Oklahoma http://www.adoptex.org/ or http://www.okdhs.org/adopt/
Oregon (Northwest Adoption Exchange): http://www.nwae.org/wait-or.html
Oregon (Special Needs Adoption Coalition): http://www.boysandgirlsaid.org/adoption/family_matters/index.html
Pennsylvania: http://www.adoptpakids.org/photoalbum.asp
Rhode Island : http://www.adoptionri.org/
South Carolina : http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/sc/index.aspx
South Dakota: http://dss.sd.gov/adoption/childrenwaiting/
Tennessee : http://www.adoptuskids.org/states/tn/index.aspx
Texas (Texas Adoption Resource Exchange): http://www.adoptchildren.org
Utah: http://www.utdcfsadopt.org/considering_adoption.shtml
Vermont: http://www.projectfamilyvt.org/adoption.html
Virginia : http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/ap/childwait.html
Washington (Northwest Adoption Exchange): http://www.nwae.org/children.php?tn=3
West Virginia: http://www.wvdhhr.org/oss/adoption/
Wisconsin : http://www.wiadopt.org or http://www.wiadopt.com/AdoptionResourcesOfWisconsin.aspx
Wyoming: http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/adoption.html
International Adoption Photolistings
Deaf Adoption News Service (Text Listing)
Rainbow Kids: Waiting Children of the World
More Adoption Agency Photolistings
Childrens Home Society Family Services - Children Waiting for International Adoption
Family Adoption Consultants - Adoption Photolisting Waiting Children
Holt International - Waiting Child Photolisting
Home from Waiting Children
Foster Adopt - Loving Families Needed!