Articles, web sites and videos about adoption, health needs and the children who wait.
Waiting Children
Adopting the Waiting Child - A short video about adopting a child with special needs.
Reference Material on Types of Special Needs
Realistic Expectations - An Article by Love Without Boundaries
HIV and Adoption
View project Hopeful's video Truth Pandemic to dispel myths and learn how HIV has become a manageable health condition.
Frequently Asked Questions About HIV from Project Hopeful.
Story of Adoption of a Child Living With HIV - From Parenting Magazine
Article from an adoptive mother's perspective.
HIV Fact Sheet - from Project Hopeful.
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s
HIV webpage – lots of
information and research as well as the newest information on HIV and AIDS.
Alfred Dupont Nemours
Hospital for Children
Facts about HIV and AIDS.
NYU School of Medicine
and Bellevue Hospital information and
research on HIV
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Effect
Center for Disease Control and Prevention, FAS site
SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence
FASD Unit @ the University of Washington School of Medicine
Affording Adoption
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Adoption helps families maneuver through the financial barriers of
adoption by providing a grant database, financial toolkit and loan
information. There is a fee for access to some of these resources.
Adopt Without Debt by Julie Gumm is a book that teaches families how
to find creative ways to cut expenses to save for an adoption, as well as
how to fundraise and apply for grants. Julie and her family adopted without
acquiring any debt!
Helpusadopt.org is a national non-profit 501(c)(3) financial assistance grant program providing qualified couples and individuals -regardless of race, ethnicity, marital status, gender, religion, sexual orientation, or disability- with grants of up to $15,000 towards their domestic, international, foster, or special needs adoption expenses.
OrganizationsNational Council For Adoption - NCFA’s mission is to meet the diverse needs of children, birthparents, adopted individuals, adoptive families, and all those touched by adoption through global advocacy, education, research, legislative action, and collaboration.
Books / Magazines
Adoptive Families Online & Print Magazine