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Compiled by Robin Hilborn, editor, Family Helper UNITED STATES For directories listing all U.S. agencies, see "Adoption agencies - U.S." in Collecting Information. To search for U.S. agencies by state, go to the National Adoption Directory, by the Child Welfare Information Gateway. For a list of selected American adoption agencies serving Canadians, see Private agencies in the U.S. How can you judge if an agency is reputable? Some ideas are in How to Assess the Reputation of Licensed, Private Adoption Agencies by the Child Welfare Information Gateway. In What to Look for in an Adoption Agency, About.Com has some positive and negative signs to watch for. For those concerned about the legitimacy of adoption agencies, I've found the following site which might be helpful: Adoption Agency Checklist, www.adoptionagencychecklist.com. Checklist to vet international adoption agencies. Judge an adoption agency from its web site: use of photos, credentials, testimonials. Ethics of photolistings. By David Kruchkow, a victim of adoption fraud in Mexico. CANADA The private Canadian agencies and facilitators listed below handle either domestic or international adoption; some do both. Fees are in Canadian dollars, unless marked US$. This list doesn't include public agencies such as the Children's Aid Society (see Domestic Public Adoption). Looking for an agency for a particular country? See my alphabetical list of countries Canadians can adopt from, with the agencies for each -- Agency Chooser. Pick a country, see the agencies for that country, and then find descriptions of the agencies in the list below. It's prudent to inquire into the reliability of an agency by checking with the provincial adoption co-ordinator and other adoptive families (ask the agency for references). For more news about the countries served by these agencies, see Country News. For historical reference I've included agencies which are no longer operating; they are shown in small type. I'll happily correct errors or omissions. Inclusion in this list does not imply endorsement. If your agency isn't here, email helper@familyhelper.net and I'll include it (no charge). BRITISH COLUMBIA All adoptions in B.C. must occur through a B.C.-licensed agency or through the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Look for the mention "B.C. Licensed Adoption Agency." Some of those listed below are not licensed agencies. Unlicensed agencies and facilitators may not place a child for adoption inside or outside B.C., but they may act as consultants. Agencies which are unlicensed or closed are listed here for reference, in small type. Andrew & Barbara Chen, Box 8687, Victoria V8W 3S2, 250-386-5962, barbschen@hotmail.com. Moved to Hong Kong and no longer facilitating adoptions for China. Ceased operating. --June 13, 2000 Brilliance Immigration Consultants, Vancouver. 604-298-1132. China. [number not in service, Nov. 12, 1998] Brenda McCreight Consulting 4702 Laguna Way, Nanaimo V9T 5C3. 250-729-9193, fax 250-729-9194, info@theadoptioncounselor.com, www.theadoptioncounselor.com. Adoption consulting and coaching services: helping adoptive parents and foster parents with strategies to deal with challenging behaviors in children such as attachment concerns, aggression, FAS, ADHD, anger management. Counselling throughout B.C., Canada and internationally by telephone and in person. Ms. McCreight is author of "Recognizing and Managing Children with FAS" and "Parenting Your Older Adopted Child". --Jan. 6, 2005 Canadian-C.I.S. Friendship Exchange Society Dave Rempel, 10607 - 277th St., Maple Ridge V2W 1M7, 604-462-7563, dave@cancis.org, www.cancis.org. Dave Rempel. Russia, Kazakhstan. Children from orphanages in Ekaterinburg, Kaliningrad, Karaganda, Novosibirsk and Vladivostock. Adoption consultant, working with B.C. agencies and other governments, helping families with documents, accommodation, translation, etc. The Society has six co-ordinators in-country to help Canadian families. To date over 70 children have come to Canada, most in B.C. Canadian parents have banded together to preserve their children's Russian heritage. They have a Christmas party, a spring dinner and a summer picnic. Buddy parent support system. The Society seeks cash, medicine and clothing for orphanages. It has contributed over US$200,000 in humanitarian aid to orphanages. All directors are volunteers; some have adopted from Russia and Kazakhstan. --29 Nov 1999 Canadian Foundation for the Children of Haiti (CFCH) 18085 - 60th Ave., Surrey V3C 1V5. Gail Barth, 604-576-8308, barth@bc-alter.net. Provides adoption information on Haiti. Children are from the Rainbow of Love nursery in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Gladys Sylvestre) via the Foundation for the Children of Haiti (FCH). Children are 6 months to 5 years, black. 6 to 12 months to match you with a child after FCH has your documents, then 6 to 9 months for the child to travel. Costs: FCH fee (US$4,700 one child, US$7,300 siblings [2 children]) covers Haitian costs only: child's medical, foster care, lawyer's and Social Welfare fees, passport and visa. US$30 non-refundable registration fee payable to FCH when submitting documents to CFCH for review. Embassy of Haiti charges $130 to authenticate documents before being sent to Haiti. --June 22, 2000 Canadian Foundation For Ukrainian Orphans, Irina Plavutska and Andriy Yemelyanenko, 3861 Napier St., Burnaby V5C 3E6, 604-293-2920, fax 293-2919, cfuo_ukr@hotmail.com. Not operating? Consultant for licensed B.C. agencies, helping families adopt from Ukraine. --Did not reply to telephone message, 7 Mar 2000 Choices Adoption and Counselling Services #100, 850 Blanshard St., Victoria V8W 2H2, 250-479-9811, 888-479-9811, fax 250-479-9850, choices@choicesadoption.ca, www.choicesadoption.ca. Cheryl Fix, Executive Director. B.C. Licensed Adoption Agency. All adoption services. Domestic and intercountry adoption; free birthparent counseling and monthly support group; adoption education; post-adoption support across BC. Working in these countries: Bulgaria, China, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Lithuania, Nepal, Russia, Sierra Leone, St. Vincent, Taiwan, Ukraine, U.S., Vietnam and an upcoming program in Panama. Also working with provincial governments and U.S. states for adoption of children in foster care. --Nov. 16, 2007 Family Services of Greater Vancouver FSGV, 1616 West 7th Ave., Vancouver V6J 1S5, 604-736-7613, 1-866-582-3678, AdoptionServices@fsgv.ca, www.fsgv.ca. Cathy Loptson, Administrator, cloptson@fsgv.ca. B.C. Licensed Adoption Agency for homestudies, local and intercountry adoptions. Pre- and post-adoption services to birth and adoptive parents. Specializes in Philippines and India, but has worked with: China, Ethiopia, Fiji, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Mexico, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, U.S., Vietnam, Yugoslavia. --Apr. 6, 2007 Greenbay Adoption Services Inc., 5078 - 219A St., Langley V3A 8P8, 604-530-0072. China. Consultant. --closed?, Dec. 3, 1998 Hope Pregnancy and Adoption Services Society #200, 2975 Gladwin Road, Abbotsford V2T 5T4. 604-850-1002, 1-800-916-4673, fax 852-1045, contact@hopeadopt.org, www.hopeadopt.org. Lorne Welwood, Agency Administrator. B.C. Licensed Adoption Agency. Domestic and intercountry adoptions; birthparent counselling; monthly orientations. Countries dealt with most frequently are China, Haiti, Russia, Thailand, United States. --May 26, 2004 LDS Adoption Services of British Columbia Michael Todd, Agency Administrator, 10122 - 140th St., Surrey V3T 4M9, 604-585-7735, in B.C. 888-285-7735, in Alberta 800-563-9956, fax 604-585-2977, ldsofbc@telus.net. B.C. Licensed Adoption Agency. Domestic and interprovincial adoption. Applicants must be practising Latter Day Saints. --Sept. 27, 2006 Northern Interior Regional Health Board, Adoption Services, 1444 Edmonton St., Prince George V2M 6W5, 250-565-7492, toll free 888-736-8811, fax 565-7386. B.C. Licensed Adoption Agency. Tim Rowe, Director, Community and Senior Services. Marla Dhenin, Adoption Coordinator, mdhenin@pgrhosp.hnet.bc.ca. Agency closing, November 2001, owing to a lack of clients. Romanian Canadian Adoption Network (Rom/CAN), Nancy Tucker, 23 - 20841 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge V2X 3E7, 604-466-5089, nancy@roar.bc.ca, web was at www.ark.com/~roar. Formerly working in Romania. Nancy and Ron Tucker adopted two Romanian children in 1990 and 1991. She wrote on June 8, 1998 requesting removal of her agency from this agency list -- she is ceasing involvement with Romanian adoptions, citing extreme dissatisfaction with the adoption system in Romania. Her relief work will continue as it has for the last eight years (Romanian Orphan and Aid Relief). Sunrise Family Services Society #102, 171 West Esplanade St., North Vancouver V7M 3J9, 604-984-2488, fax 980-6469, toll-free in B.C. 1-888-984-2488. sunrise@sunriseadoption.com, www.sunriseadoption.com. Vancouver address: 1500-701 Georgia St. W., Vancouver V7Y 1K8, 604-984-2488. Douglas R. Chalke, executive director, doug@sunriseadoption.com; Marg Harrington, Manager of the Sunrise Asia Program. B.C. Licensed Adoption Agency serving both birthparents and adoptive parents. Services to birth parents include information and support; confidential pregnancy counselling; help locating support services; peer counselling; birth mother support group; and adoption planning services. Services to adoptive parents include adoption preparation; homestudies; facilitating local infant, intercountry, and direct placement adoptions; and post placement support. Programs in Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Philippines, South Korea, St. Vincent, Taiwan, Thailand, U.S., Vietnam. Sunrise specializes in adoptions from Asia and the Americas, including the U.S.A. It monitors the progress of the Hague Convention in the U.S. --July 9, 2004 South Korea program: Korea program temporarily closed. --Country Survey, Sept. 20, 2006 The Adoption Centre 255 Lawrence Ave., Kelowna V1Y 6L2, 250-763-8002, 800-935-4237, fax 250-763-6282, adoption@kcr.ca, www.adoption-bc.com. Agency Administrator is Bill Downie. B.C. Licensed Adoption Agency. Services only to B.C. residents. Domestic and intercountry adoption; homestudies; seminars; post-adoption services. Counselling before and after placement. Special fees may be incurred if the intercountry consultant's services are necessary. For a child from another province, local fees may also be incurred. --7 Mar 2002 Tribo Services/Bonnie Wong 8363 Shaughnessy St., Vancouver V5R 5J9, 604-322-8606, fax 322-8677, e-mail tribo@direct.ca. China adoption consultant. Eight years' experience. Fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Well-established network of contacts. Personal advice and guidance. Services including escort in China. --June 17, 2000 ALBERTA Alberta has five non-government, non-profit agencies which are licensed to arrange private adoptions in Alberta: Adoption Options, Adoption By Choice, Catholic Social Services, Christian Adoption Services and LDS Family Services. They must comply with the Child, Youth and Family Enhancement Act. Agencies which are unlicensed or closed are shown in small type. Adoption and Foster Family Resource Centre, 631 Prospect Dr. S.W., Medicine Hat T1A 4C2, 529-8079. --March 1998 Adoption By Choice In Calgary: Carol H. Lamb, Program Director, #315, 908 - 17 Ave. SW, Calgary T2T 0A3. 403-245-8854, toll-free in Alberta 800-570-2835, fax 403-245-8897, calgary@adoptionbychoice.ca, www.adoptionbychoice.ca. Carol H. Lamb, Program Director. In Edmonton: Sheila Feehan-Richler, Social Worker, 355 Burton Rd., Edmonton T6R 2J1, 403-448-1159, edmonton@adoptionbychoice.ca, www.adoptionbychoice.ca. Licensed open adoption agency. Programs include: domestic adoption, bringing birth families and adoptive families together through open adoption since 1989; international adoption (guiding families through the approval process); adoption counselling service for individuals, families and groups. Domestic adoption. Cost: $7,869 [including application fee $642, homestudy fee $1,311, seminar fee $749, preplacement counseling (for adoptive parents) $749, birthparent counseling $1,445, placement fee $2,974 (includes post-placement visits, preparing and filing final documents)]. Between 30-45 children placed in annually; average wait 12-24 months. International adoption. Cost: $1,900 (including application fee $295, homestudy $1,391, Self-Guided Study Book fee $214), plus post-placement reports and finalizing in Canada. --Sept. 27, 2006 Adoption Journeys, Linda Spiteri, 1009-17 Ave. S.E., Calgary, Alberta T2G 1J6, 403-269-2755, journeys@telusplanet.net. Was coordinating adoptions from Romania. Retired, Oct. 22, 2000. Adoption Options Edmonton office: Marilyn E. Shinyei, #304, 10109 - 106 St. NW, Edmonton AB T5J 3L7. 780-433-5656, toll free in Alberta 1-800-770-3023, fax 780-447-4763, aoedm@adoptionoptions.com, www.adoptionoptions.com. Calgary office: Jane Reid, #202, 1228 Kensington Rd. NW, Calgary AB T2N 3P7. 403-270-8228, fax 270-3929, toll free 888-277-8228, aocal@adoptionoptions.com. Licensed adoption agency. Fully open domestic adoption -- birthmother selects parent (free services to birthparents). Will place transracially. Publishes "Adoption Matters" newsletter. Domestic adoption. Cost: $8,200 (including application fee $800, homestudy $1,200, seminar fee $900, preplacement counselling (for adoptive parents) $800, birthparent counselling $1,500, placement fee $3,000 (includes post-placement visits, preparing and filing final documents). Singles and same-sex couples may apply. Couples, whether married or common-law, must have been together for two years. Have been placing an average of 60 children per year for 20 years. Average wait is one to two years. International adoption. Cost: $1,700 (including application fee $200, homestudy $1,200, seminar fee $300), plus post-placement reports and finalizing in Canada. Search services are also available (doing the search, making the contact, counselling, etc.) at $100/hour. --Aug. 22, 2005 Adoptions International, Inc., Penny Hiebert, Box 59008, River Bend P.O., Edmonton T6H 5Y3, 780-437-3687. --Believed no longer operating, 1997 Catholic Social Services 8815 - 99 Street, Edmonton T6E 3V3, 780-432-1137, fax 439-3154. Karen Reynolds, Director, Karen.Reynolds@catholicsocialservices.ab.ca, www.catholicsocialservices.ab.ca/services/family.asp. Licensed adoption agency since 1990, supporting open adoption. Complete home studies for international adoptions after approval by Alberta Children's Services. Non-denominational services. --11 Mar 2002 Connections in Adoption, Red Deer. Adoption agency, ceased operating in spring 2003. Formerly the licensed adoption and search agency Nuway Adoption Services Ltd. Now: Roxanne L. Shoulders, MSW, RSW, Clinical Director, NuWay Consulting Services, #1-A101, 5212-48 St., Red Deer AB T4N 7C3, 403-341-3773. --Sept. 5, 2006 Christian Adoption Services Wendy Robinson, #204, 11625 Elbow Dr., S.W., Calgary T2W 1G8. 403-256-3224, fax 256-8367, intadopt@telusplanet.net. Web www.christianadoption.ab.ca. Agency licensed to operate in Alberta only. International Home Studies: $1,100. Monthly course "Preparation for International Adoption" provides information on many countries and international coordinators that have worked well for Alberta couples: $150 for couples, $100 for singles. Also, a course "Preparing for Adoption from China". The agency also places newborns into practising Christian homes in Alberta; expect a two-year wait; cost up to $7,000. For domestic adoptions couples must be married and unable to conceive or have tried for three years. The agency placed 20 infants in 2001 and assisted with 56 international placements. 16 domestic placements in 2003; international about the same. --Mar. 30, 2004 Crossroads Counselling Centre, #202, 542 - 7th St. South, Lethbridge T1J 2H1. 327-7080, fax 327-7282, croads@telusplanet.net, www.alberta-adoption-agency.com. Suvi Teigen, Director. Crossroads' adoption program ceased operating in spring 2003, but the counselling service continues. It was a licensed adoption and search agency doing international adoption home assessments, private direct placements and licensed agency placements, and averaged 9 to 11 placements a year. --Sept. 5, 2003 LDS Family Services, Canada Steve Zobell, Program Director, 7040 Farrell Rd. SE, Calgary T2H 0T2, (403) 255-0153, toll free: 1-800-661-8256. Mike Todd, Director, Lethbridge, (403) 328-8263, fax 328-0383, toll free 800-563-9956. Licensed adoption agency. Applicants must be practising Latter Day Saints. Placed 28 children in 1997, in a program covering four provinces. Formerly named LDS Social Services. --Sept. 21, 2003; Aug. 2006 South Eastern Adoption Agency, Medicine Hat. Opened July 2002, ceased operating spring 2003; no placements. --Sept. 5, 2003

CONTENTS British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Québec Nova Scotia

For adoptions finalized in Ontario (domestic, and some international adoptions), you must adopt through the Children's Aid Society, or one of the agencies or persons licensed by CYS under the Child and Family Services Act, CFSA. (See the CYS list of licensees under CFSA.) Licensed agencies are shown below by the mention "CYS-licensed for adoptions finalized in Ontario (CFSA)."

For adoptions not finalized in Ontario (many international adoptions), you must use an agency licensed by CYS under the Intercountry Adoption Act, IAA, for the country you choose. (See the CYS list of licensees under IAA.) Below, look for the mention "CYS-licensed for [country] (IAA)."

To get a homestudy done you'll need to hire someone on the CYS list of Private Adoption Practitioners Approved to Conduct Homestudies. Below, look for the mention "CYS-approved for homestudies and supervising adoption placements."

For historical reference I've listed, in small type, other agencies -- those awaiting licences, not licensed, or closed.

Also listed are a number of Ontario practitioners offering adoption education programs to prepare adoptive applicants for their parenting role and help them understand how adoption impacts individuals and families.

Which countries may Ontario residents choose from? For the list of countries, and the agencies for each, see Agency Chooser.

LOG OF CHANGES
As received from Ontario CYS Adoption Unit
Dec. 17, 2001 -- Changed contacts, addresses
Jan. 10 2002 -- Added: Adoptionworx (Albania)
June 7, 2002 -- Access Adoption Services: agency closed. Children's Bridge: remove Vietnam. Global Village: remove Russia; add Haiti
June 7, 2002 -- New name: Ministry of Community, Family and Children's Services.
October 2003 -- New name: Ministry of Children's Services.
March 19, 2004 -- New name: Ministry of Children and Youth Services (CYS).
Sept. 21, 2003 -- Updates from CYS IAA list of July 30, 2003
June 16, 2004 -- Updates from CYS IAA list of June 16, 2004
Jan. 10, 2006 -- Updates from CYS IAA list of Nov. 8, 2005
Sept. 24, 2006 -- Updates from CYS IAA list of Aug. 23, 2006

Angela Galcso, Adoption Consultant - International, 651 Sumler Rd., Fenwick L0S 1C0, 905-892-0749, fax 892-1627, tgs@iaw.on.ca. Formerly working in Romania and Russia. --Feb. 6, 2002

Canadian Adoption Consultants International, 1387 Garry St., Sudbury P3A 4G2, 705-688-1849. [moved] Non-profit group run by adoptive parents Iris and Guy Campeau who lived in China and adopted two girls there. Address correction needed; 1997

Licensed for domestic and international adoptions. Agency for China, India, Kazakhstan, South Africa, South Korea, Vietnam. Children's Bridge was federally incorporated in 1994; Board of Directors are all adoptive parents. Working in all provinces except Quebec. A full-service organization: pre- and post-adoption support; Families in Waiting groups, adoption workshops, "well baby" clinics, heritage language program, cultural celebrations, quarterly newsletter, playgroups, annual picnics, information sessions, pre-travel meetings. For How-To-Adopt seminars, see Coming Events, www.familyhelper.net/events.html. Regional Coordinators throughout Canada help families in their own areas. An active volunteer base supports member needs. Up to Jan. 1, 2005, facilitated about 2,000 international adoptions, including about 1,600 adoptions from China.
For the China program Children's Bridge partner agencies in British Columbia are: Family Services of Greater Vancouver and Hope Adoption Services.
South Korea is open only to residents of Ontario. Children's Bridge works in South Korea through licensee Paul Conlin of Ontario.
Thailand is open to residents of Ontario. Children's Bridge has a contract with Hope Adoption Services in B.C.

China program
Eligibility: couples preferred, very limited for singles; will place in the U.S. to Canadian residents; no more than five minors still living in the home; must be 30 years of age, couples over 50 must accept a child of three years or older. All arrangements, including documents and travel.
Wait: 12 months before receiving an offer of a child.
Stay in China: 13 days.
Cost: Children's Bridge facilitation fee $2,500+ GST (includes Resource Kit); total including travel, about $20,000. Travel services in China cover the entire adoption journey, including: travel guide to escort family groups; a second "provincial guide" to help complete all adoption-related matters; all travel arrangements; sightseeing; appointments at Canadian Embassy; and hotel accommodations. --June 10, 2005

South Korea program: Children's Bridge has applied a temporary freeze on accepting files for Korea, to be lifted if and when possible. 2007 quota is already full; some families are waiting for 2008. --Sept. 20, 2006

Vietnam program: a Children's Bridge update on Apr. 21, 2006 said it has its Vietnam licence from the Ontario ministry, but awaits its accreditation from Vietnam "within the next few months". Once it is granted, Children's Bridge can forward dossiers to Vietnam for referral of a child. Meanwhile, Ontario families have the choice of sending their home studies now for Ontario ministry review, or waiting until accreditation is in place. The wait for ministry review is now 10-12 weeks. --Vietnam News, Sept. 19, 2006

CYS-licensed for adoptions finalized in Ontario (South Korea, domestic) (CFSA) --CYS, Aug. 23, 2006
CYS-licensed for China, India, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Vietnam (IAA). --CYS, Aug. 23, 2006

Homes For Children, 5 Scottdale Court, Fonthill L0S 1E3. 905-892-2536 homes@niagara.com, www.hfc-adoptions.niagara.com. Was operating in Romania. Started in May 1996; ceased operating, June 1997. Veronica Balaj was Director of Foreign Facilitation; Andre Champagne was Director of Canadian Operations --June 8, 1997

Precious Pearl Adoption, Luc and Janine Desormeaux, 1404 Houston Cr., Kanata K2W 1B6, 613-592-1023, fax 592-3525, ppa@netcom.ca. Web: www.netcom.ca/~desormo. China. Facilitator which sub-contracts to Tribo Services/Bonnie Wong of Vancouver as China adoption consultant. Accepting clients from outside Ontario. --Closed down; web site not working, May 14, 2002

Sunrise International Adoption, Nadia Gurfinkel, 61 Henry Welsh Dr., Willowdale M2R 3P3, 416-663-4970, arie@interlog.com. Adoptions in Russia. Phone number, email not working; presumed closed. --Nov. 7, 2000

For the SAI list of approved agencies, see "Organismes agréés". I updated the Quebec agency list below using the SAI list of Sept. 26, 2006.

For the notations "program is not taking applications" I used the pdf file from SAI, "Agréments délivrés".

Agence d'adoption pour la vie / Adoption Agency For Life
Victoria Reuter (vice-présidente et directrice), 4105 Highland Ave., Montréal H3Y 1R4, (514) 952-8725, viktoriareuter@hotmail.com, www.adoptionquebec.com [URL not working, Sept. 26, 2006].
Adoptions from Azerbaijan and Georgia. Georgian program started (with the agency Une Grande Famille) in June 1995; since then has placed over 50 Georgian children in Canada. Agency was founded July 2003 and is approved by the Ministry of Health and Social Services of Quebec. --June 14, 2004
SAI-licensed for Azerbaijan and Georgia since 2003.
Limited number of applications accepted for Georgia. --SAI, May 26, 2004
Not in SAI list of Sept. 26, 2006.

Fondation Adoption Avenir d'Enfants (Children's Future), Rossitza Nikolova, president, 18, 8e rue Roxboro, Québec H8Y 1G5, (418) 685-8721. Bulgaria. --June 30, 1999
Not in SAI list of Sept. 26, 2006.

NOVA SCOTIA

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Children from China
Linda Kirby, 3011 George Dauphinee Ave., Halifax B3L 4N3, 902-454-5559, cfc@hfx.eastlink.ca.
Linda Kirby, who adopted three girls from China, helps Atlantic Canadians adopt from China. Complete service from document assembly, to proposal of child, to trip to China. Linda assembles and sends files to China; her contacts liaise with the China Center of Adoption Affairs, monitor the progress of files, and arrange travel, escorts and translation. Meet regularly with other adoptive parents-in-waiting to prepare for the experience of adopting in China. Wait for the proposal of a child: about 13 months. Total cost: about $20,000. --Sept. 27, 2006

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Children of Choice Consulting
#325, 7071 Bayers Rd., Halifax, N.S. B3L 2C2, 902-422-9881. Mary F. Miller, MSW/RSW, mfmiller@ns.sympatico.ca.
Homestudies for individuals and couples in Nova Scotia who wish to adopt privately, interprovincially and internationally. Education, support and counselling to adoptive parents/adopted adults. For any country with an approved adoption program, especially China and Russia. --Mar. 30, 2004

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Home of the Guardian Angel
6345 Coburg Rd., Halifax B3H 2A4, 902-422-7964. Paula Wickenden, Coordinator of Adoption and Counselling Services.
Only private community-based agency in Halifax approved by N.S. Community Services to provide adoption services such as pregnancy counseling, education sessions, child placement, and post-placement services to birth and adoptive parents and adoptees. --30 July 2004

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