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The Theraplay Institute trains hundreds of mental health professionals from around the world in the Theraplay® method. http://www.theraplay.org Institute for Attachement & Child Development provides information on attachment for parents and professionals. http://www.instituteforattachment.org
Domestic Adoption Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption: The foundation serves as an active voice for the more than 100,000 children in the public child welfare system who are waiting for homes and families. http://www.davethomasfoundation.org Adoption.org: A search engine to help find information on services for adoptive parents, birth mothers, and children. http://www.adoption.org The American Association of Open Adoption Agencies
is an organization of non-profit adoption agencies which provide open
adoption services. http://www.openadoption.org/
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute provides researchers and other with a wide range of information about adoption. http://www.adoptioninstitute.org Holt International Children's Services is an adoption and child welfare organization. http://www.holtinternational.org The National Adoption Center is a non-profit organization that promotes and provides information about adopting older children, minority children, and those with special needs. http://www.adopt.org/ Child Welfare Information Gateway: Formerly the National
Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National
Adoption Information Clearinghouse, Child Welfare Information Gateway
provides access to information and resources to help protect children
and strengthen families. A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration
for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
www.childwelfare.gov National Council for Adoption is a national resource which offers comprehensive information on all aspects of adoption. http://www.adoptioncouncil.org North American Council on Adoptable Children supports children waiting to be adopted and the families who adopt them. This site provides information about, adoption from US foster facilities, post-adoption support, adoption subsidy, resources for potential adoptive parents and researchers. http://www.nacac.org Bastard Nation advocates for the civil and human rights of adult citizens who were adopted as children. http://www.bastards.org The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) was created in May 1998 to provide post-adoption counseling and educational services to families, educators, child welfare staff, and mental health providers in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. In addition, C.A.S.E. is a national resource for families and professionals through its training, publications, and consultations. C.A.S.E. is a private, non-profit adoptive family support center. Its programs focus on helping children from a variety of foster care and adoptive backgrounds to receive understanding and support which will enable them to grow into successful, productive adults. Sign up to receive their free newsletter containing a wealth of information and resources! http://www.adoptionsupport.org
Financial-Community Resources
Ventura County Human Services Agency: County agency charged with foster care placements and adoption of children within the foster care system. http://www.vchsa.org Dave Thomas Foundation: The foundation serves as an active voice for the more than 100,000 children in the public child welfare system who are waiting for homes and families. http://www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org Foster Links website will educate
you and help guide you through the sometimes overwhelming and confusing
process of figuring out what you can do to get involved in helping a
foster child. It is also a resource site for foster children. North American Council on Adoptable Children supports children waiting to be adopted and the families who adopt them. This site provides information about, adoption from US foster facilities, post-adoption support, adoption subsidy, resources for potential adoptive parents and researchers. http://www.nacac.org Aspira Foster Homes: Supports foster care homes and adoption. California wide organization with a Ventura office. http://mossbeachhomes.org Koinonia Foster Homes: Provides foster care homes for Ventura County. http://www.kfh.org Ventura County Foster Parents Association: http://vcfpa.com/index.html
Health Care Access Healthy Families: Healthy Families is low cost insurance for children and teens. It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal.
International Adoption Families With Children From China is an organization of families that have adopted children from China. http://fwcc.org/ U.S. State Department - International Adoptions. News, articles, laws and information regarding international adoptions. http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption/adoption_485.html
Kinship Care California Kinship: This website provides a map to help locate other Kinship Support Services Programs in the state of California. http://cakinship.org
Legal Resource Center
National Resource Center on Family-Centered Practice & Permanency Planning: nrcfcppp.org The Child Welfare League of America is a nonprofit organization developing and promoting policies and programs for children and strengthen families. The CWLA also publishes books and magazines on adoption, foster care and other child welfare issues. http://www.cwla.org/
Tapestry Books: A source for adoption and infertility books. http://www.tapestrybooks.com The Child Welfare League of America is a nonprofit organization developing and promoting policies and programs for children and strengthen families. The CWLA also publishes books and magazines on adoption, foster care and other child welfare issues. http://www.cwla.org/ Adoptive Families Magazine: http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/ Positive Parenting, dedicated to providing resources and information to make parenting rewarding, effective and fun! http://www.positiveparenting.com/ Love & Logic Institute: Parenting books. www.loveandlogic.com Child & Family Web Guide: Gateway to the best websites
about children's health, education, parenting, childcare, and more.
http://www.cfw.tufts.edu
The American Adoption Congress is an international network that provides information and links for people separated by adoption. http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org/ Bastard Nation advocates for the civil and human rights of adult citizens who were adopted as children. http://bastards.org Toby Hanft - California Searcher. www.adoptionsearcher.com World Telephone Directories - World Wide telephone directories + USA. Free www.teldir.com/eng/
The Violence Prevention Unit of the CDPH's Epidemiology and Prevention for Injury Control (EPIC) Branch, is pleased to announce the availability of an updated on-line California Violence Prevention Resource Directory at: http://ww2.cdph.ca.gov/ We hope the California Violence Prevention Resource Directory will be useful to you in finding services and information when and where you need them most! STRATEGIES: State of California's Department of Social Services promotes a statewide network of community based family resource centers called STRATEGIES. http://www.familyresourcecenters.net
Ventura County Human Services Agency: County agency charged with foster care placements and adoption of children within the foster care system. www.vchsa.org Aspira Foster Homes: Supports foster care homes and adoption. California wide organization with a Ventura office. http://mossbeachhomes.org Koinonia Foster Homes: Provides foster care homes for Ventura County. http://www.kfh.org/ Family Connections Christian Adoptions: Office in Ventura. Domestic and some international adoptions. http://www.fcadoptions.org
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