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- 292Baby: Promotes high quality professional development to all early childhood educators in Greater Rochester. Produces "Parent Talk", a daily, television program that is broadcast Monday through Friday on Cable Channel 4 (Time Warner Cable, regional educational access) at 10:00 AM and replayed at 9:00 PM. http://www.292baby.org
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- Adoptive Families: The award-winning national adoption magazine, is the leading adoption information source for families before, during, and after adoption.
- http://www.adoptivefamilies.com
New York State Citizen’s Coalition for Children: The Coalition is concerned primarily with system-change advocacy and individuals taking responsibility for influencing and changing the systems affecting their lives and the lives of their children. http://www.nysccc.org/
New York State Adoption Information Registry: If you are adopted, or if you placed a child for adoption, or if you are the biological sibling of an adopted person, you may wish to learn more about your birth family. The New York State Health Department's Adoption Registry can help and even facilitate a reunion http://www.health.state.ny.us/vital_records/adoption.htm
- Child Welfare Information Gateway: Resources on all aspects of domestic and intercountry adoption, including adoption from foster care. Includes information for prospective and adoptive parents; information about searching for birth relatives; and resources for professionals on recruiting adoptive families, preparing children and youth, supporting birth parents, and providing post-adoption services.
- http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services: Each year, many people adopt children from outside the U.S. The Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA) grants those children the ability to automatically become U.S. citizens when they immigrate to the United States.
- http://www.uscis.gov/
- Evan B. Donaldson Institute for Adoption: Research, laws, practices and policies related to adoption
- http://www.adoptioninstitute.org
National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice and Permanency Planning: Training, technical assistance, and information services organization dedicated to help strengthen the capacity of State, local, Tribal and other publicly administered or supported child welfare agencies to: institutionalize a safety-focused, family-centered, and community-based approach to meet the needs of children, youth and families. http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/socwork/nrcfcpp/
New York State Adoption website: www.ocfs.state.ny.us/adopt/services.asp
American Academy of Pediatrics: Directory of pediatricians with a special interest in adoption and foster care medicine. http://aap.org/sections/adoption/
US Department of State: Provides both information and guidance to U.S. citizens seeking information about international adoptions. http://www.travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html
- Sylvia’s NY Adoption Page: Search support for adoptees and birth parents in New York State.
- http://www.nyadoption.org/
North American Council on Adoptable Children: Promotes and supports permanent families for children and youth in the U.S. and Canada who have been in care—especially those in foster care and those with special needs. http://www.nacac.org/
- Children Awaiting Parents: Provides pre- and post-adoption information to prospective foster and adoptive parents, in addition to photos and narratives of waiting children.
- http://www.childrenawaitingparents.org
Joint Council on International Children’s Services: With a mission to advocate on behalf of children in need of permanent, safe and loving families, Joint Council promotes ethical child welfare practices, strengthens professional standards and educates adoptive families, social service professionals and government representatives throughout the world. International child welfare agencies, child advocacy groups, parent support groups and international medical clinics choose membership in Joint Council as a means to address the critical issue of parentless children and creating permanent solutions. http://www.jcics.org/
Sunflower Birthmom Support: Message boards and support for birth mothers http://www.bmom.net/
Adoption Clubhouse: A site for kids http://www.adoptionclubhouse.org
- Raising Children’s Voices: A youth advocacy and empowerment group devoted to improving the lives and outcomes for children and youth growing up outside of their families of origin. This population includes foster, adopted and guardianed children; those being raised by relatives and kin other than birth parents; and those residing in congregate and/or therapeutic care settings.
- http://raisingchildrensvoices.org/
- Voice for Adoption: Speaks out to insure permanent, nurturing families for our nation's most vulnerable children and to strengthen support for families who adopt.
- http://www.adoptioninstitute.org/policy/polvfa.html
CT WOCAT: A family focused not for profit organization dedicated to promoting positive change in the child welfare system to improve the lives of children. http://www.adoptionmentoring.org/ctwocat/
Tapestry Books: Online adoption book store for learning about adoption: how to adopt, international adoption, domestic adoption, and adoptive parenting, as well as adoption books for children and professionals. http://www.tapestrybooks.com
Coalition for Foster and Adoptive Families: Composed of agencies providing foster care and adoption services in Western New York State, the Coalition is organized to support and enhance the delivery of quality adoption service to families and children. The mission of CAFFA is to collaboratively promote children's permanency through advocacy, education and support. http://caffawny.org
Public Records Center: Offers comprehensive lists of resources to assist you in obtaining records and information relating to the subject of your search including records and archives pertaining to adoptions: directories of adoption agencies, adoption centers, birthmothers, adoptive mothers, adopted persons, special-needs adoptions, independent and private adoptions, child placement, as well as international adoptions. http://www.publicrecordcenter.com/adoption.htm
AdoptUsKids: Together, we will find families for our children. http://adoptuskids.org/
CCSI - Coordinated Care Services, Inc.: I
nformation source for providers and others regarding behavioral health and developmental disability services in Monroe County. www.ccsi.orgChild rights information and publications
- CRC Kit of International Standards
- Our Book of Child Rights
- Understanding the CRC
- United Nations: Fact Sheet No 10.
Child welfare-related organizations
- Amnesty International
- Boes.org
- Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
- Child's Rights Information Network
- Support for Young Refugees in Britain
- Children's Defense Fund
- International Youth Foundation
Other Resources
- Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
- Child Welfare League of America
- Children and Mental Health
- Coalition of Family and Child Caring Agencies
- Education Department
- Foster Family-Based Treatment Association
- Foster Club
- National Association of the Deaf
- Office of Children and Family Services
- Stand For Children
- United Way of Greater Rochester
