Attachment

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

Ventura County Human Services Agency: County agency charged with foster care placements and adoption of children within the foster care system.
www.vchsa.org

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/

Ethica is a nonprofit corporation that seeks to be an impartial voice for ethical adoption practices worldwide, and provides education, assistance, and advocacy to the adoption and foster care communities. http://www.ethicanet.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

Foster Care

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.
http://www.fosterlinks.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

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

Support for the Kids: A long time partner and supporter of K&FT, Support for the Kids provides free tutoring and educational enrichment to children in the Ventura County Foster Care system & Relative Placement. http://www.supportforthekids.org

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

Resource Materials

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/
An adoption information source for families before, during, and after adoption

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

Children of Prisoners Library: Family and Corrections Network has created the Children of Prisoners Library (CPL), an Internet based resource at www.fcnetwork.org. CPL provides free information sheets designed for people serving children of prisoners and their caregivers.

Search & Reunion

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/

State of California

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

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

Last Revised: 5/30/07

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