This page of links is, of course, only a few of those available. We have tried to concentrate on sites which are Canadian or, if not Canadian, are exceptional organizations and/or websites, and to give you a range of sites across several adoption-related topic areas. Most sites will give you links to more on that topic. They are grouped by area:

Adoption in general: www.canadaadopts.com www.adoption.ca The Adoption Council of Canada – yes we do have a national adoption organization which is doing some good work. Check it out. www.adoption.com This is a very commercial site in the USA but it may have things of interest for you. www.adoption.org Another commercial US site that has something for everyone - expectant parents, adopting parents, searchers. There are chat rooms and forums and other features. www.adoptioninstitute.org The Evan B. Donaldson Institute for Adoption – doing some excellent current research in adoption. Visit their website to subscribe to their free e-newsletter. www.adoptionlearningpartners.org Very interesting site providing courses for adoptive parents on topics like attachment, talking about adoption, transracial, international, etc. Courses are free but completion certificates available for $25. www.bcadoption.com Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia – excellent articles on line. www.familyhelper.net A great site to find all the adoption resources in Canada, agencies, governments, international facilitators, support groups, etc. www.kinnect.org Center for Family Connections (Joyce Maguire Pavoa’s group in Massachussetts). Summer intensives on adoption and complex families on Cape Cod. www.kinshipcenter.org Sharon Kaplan Roszia’s agency in California. www.nacac.org The North American Council on Adoptable Children – this organization hosts a terrific annual Training Conference, promotes the adoption of waiting children, can give you info about subsidy, advocacy, etc. www.childwelfare.gov Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to information and resources to help protect children and strengthen families. (Formerly the National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information and the National Adoption Information Clearinghouse.) www.pactadopt.org Great information on transracial adoption.

Birthparents: www.openadoptioninsight.org This is Brenda Romanchik’s site. She is a birthmother who has published some excellent information for birthparents.

Books, magazines and e-mags: e-magazine.adoption.com Visit this website to sign up for this free weekly adoption e-mag. www.adoptivefamilies.com A glossy magazine for adoptive families, great articles, sometimes available on newsstands. www.perspectivespress.com An excellent publisher of adoption and infertility books; has good infertility links. Adoption Options carries most of their titles in our bookstore. www.tapestrybooks.com Another good adoption book source, well-annotated booklist. Adoption Options carries many of these titles.

International adopters: www.fwcc.org Families with Children from China www.iafa.ca International Adoption Families Association in Alberta www.pnpic.org Parent Network for the Post Institutionalized Child

Online radio talk show: www.letstalkadoption.com Tuesdays 8 am and 8 pm Pacific Time.

Searchers: www.americanadoptioncongress.org The American Adoption Congress is an excellent organization working for open records and hosting annual conferences. www.canadopt.ca A volunteer/donation registry in Canada. www.child.gov.ab.ca For Alberta’s Post Adoption Registry.

Waiting children: www.child.gov.ab.ca For Alberta’s waiting children photolisting. www.canadaswaitingkids.ca Photolisting of children across Canada. www.capbook.org American organization that has been photolisting kids for 30 years.

Resources: www.infertilitynetwork.org The Infertility Connection of Edmonton is a support group that meets regularly to provide support to couples who are experiencing infertility. Coming to the support group allows people to share their experiences and listen to other infertility stories realizing that they are not alone.