Related Adoption Resources
Local
Harambee Village - www.harambeevillage.org - provides support groups and resources for African American and Pan-African children and their adoptive, kinship, or foster families.
MN Adoption Resource Network (MARN) - www.mnadopt.org - provides a variety of services and support, including outreach, advocacy, guiding persons through the adoption journey, education and support, and a list of waiting children.
MN Adoption Support and Preservation (MNASAP) - www.mnasap.org - services and resources to support adoptive families; includes information specific to adoption of a child from the foster care system; expansive list of information on issues related to these children, including transracial adoption, finding professional resources, abuse and trauma, depression, autism, and other relevant topics.
North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) - www.nacac.org - "promotes and supports permanent families for children . . . especially those in foster care and those with special needs."
National
Child Welfare League of America - www.cwla.org - a collaboration of agencies seeing to serve vulnerable children and families.
National Adoption Center - www.adopt.org - provides education on the adoption process of an older child; photo listing of available children are available
The National Clearinghouse on child Abuse and Neglect - www.calib.com/nccanch