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ADOPTION EVENTS

Regular meetings and special events.

ADOPTION NEWS CENTRAL

Latest news from the world of adoption, by Robin Hilborn, editor of Family Helper.

IN THE SPOTLIGHT ...

Alberta cash for adoptive parents

International adoption stats for 2007 (partial)

Ontario adoption files open up June 1, 2009

Few orphans sickened by bad baby formula

Employment insurance benefits for adoption

Expert panel on infertility and adoption in Ontario

Citizenship easier for children adopted abroad

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  2. Agencies in Canada
  3. Agencies in the U.S.
  4. Newsletters in Canada
  5. Newsletters in the U.S.
  6. Support groups in Canada
  7. Adoption medical clinics
  8. Adoption resources

FREE GUIDE TO ADOPTION

Thinking of adopting? This 32-page guide explains it all: the step-by-step process of domestic adoption, plus resources to help answer your questions. Go to "A Child is Waiting: A Beginner's Guide to Adoption".

MAGAZINE EXCERPTS
Selections from Family Helper magazine ...

Health Issues in Intercountry Adoption
Canadian Guide to Intercountry Adoption
We Adopted From China
All About Domestic Adoption

Adoption and Money

You can order Family Helper magazine. We also have a list of Adoption Helper back issues.

Welcome message from Robin Hilborn

AGENCIES
Directory of adoption agencies in Canada
Directory of selected U.S. adoption agencies
Provincial adoption coordinators
Ontario Assn. of Children's Aid Societies
YOUR ADOPTION OPTIONS
DOMESTIC ADOPTION
All about domestic adoption
Private adoption (for adoptive parents)
Choose adoption for your child (for pregnant students)
How to adopt in Ontario (MCS)
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION
Canadian Guide to Intercountry Adoption
Choose your country (Country Survey)
Choose your agency, by country
Intercountry Adoption Act in Ontario
Doctors for pre- and post-adoption assessments
Immigration rules: crossing the border
International statistics, 1995-2005
MAGAZINES AND WEB SITES
Family Helper and Adoption Helper magazines
American adoption newsletters
Canadian adoption newsletters
Directory of adoption web sites
WORLD OF ADOPTION
Schools and adoption: Teacher's Guide to Adoption
      In French: Guide sur l'adoption
      In Italian: Guida per l'insegnante
      In Spanish: Guía sobre la Adopción
Financing your adoption: "Adoption and Money"
Adoption books: suggested reading
Adoption research in Canada
Adoption experts speak at Conference 2002
SUPPORT GROUPS
Adoption Council of Canada
Directory of adoption support groups in Canada
Adoption support: Why join a support group?
Families in Adoption (FIA)
Canadian Support Group Web Pages
Heart of Adoption

www.familyhelper.net/heart

Articles to inform and inspire