Resource Links for Adopting Children with Down syndrome

 

***Recommended Adoption Agencies***

Abba's Kids/Dream Adoptions-- adoption attorney and fellow Christian Antonia (Toni) Vladimirova facilitates only special needs adoption in Bulgaria.

About A Child- AAC is our premier agency partner in Hungary, Ukraine, Latvia, Russia, Mexico, Bulgaria, and Peru.

Adoption Hope International -an excellent, small agency for adopting children with special needs in Estonia

Asian Children's Services - facilitating adoptions of typical and special needs children in Viet Nam

From HIV to Home- a non profit organization which helps in the placement of children who are HIV positive (much like RR but for kids with HIV).

God's Waiting Children--a small, volunteer, Christian agency assisting with adoptions from Ukraine

Hopscotch Adoptions--an outstanding small agency based in North Carolina.  Specializes in special needs adoptions from Armenia and the Republic of Georgia.    Agency fees significantly reduced for all adoptions of children from our site, whether they have Down syndrome or are listed on our Other Angels page.

Small World of Adoption Foundation--Hague accredited and licensed adoption agency, able to assist with adoptions from Ukraine and several regions in Russia

 

*** Recommended Home Study Agents and Social Workers***

Susan Secor. – Adoption professional in GEORGIA who has many years of experience working with children with special needs and helping families build their forever families. Provides Pre-Adoption Consults and Advising, Adoption Counseling, Home Studies, and Post-Placements Services.  You can also contact her through www.oneworldadoptions.org

www.1-800-homestudy.com:  a nationwide list of social workers and home study agencies available to help you get started today!

 

Summit Adoption Home Studies:    Highly recommended by our own adoptive families for others in MINNESOTA (651-645-6657) www.summitadoption.com

 

*** Our Ministry Partners ***

Hope for Home Ministries:   An amazing ministry which travels to churches and gives presentations from Bible scripture explaining the responsibility of God's children to defend the weak and the fatherless.   They encourage church members to give donations and consider adopting, as God commands us to do.  They also coordinate ministry mission trips to Guatemala four times a year.   A truly inspirational ministry, and one that reaches deep into your soul!   

 

Adoption-Related Items

2 Peas, 1 Pod:  creates personalized birth and adoption announcements.  10% of your purchase of adoption announcements can be directed to Reece's Rainbow!

Cafepress:  purchase t-shirts, tote bags, coffee mugs, and other neat items with the Reece's Rainbow logo on them.  All profits go to our Raising Awareness fund.

Amazon.com:  purchase books about Down syndrome, international adoption, and travel to all of the countries we serve, and help us earn donations from Amazon to our Raising Awareness fund.

Yammiwear:  adoption country flags and blankets for your new adopted child

 

General Information about Adoption
 
http://www.adopting.com/ - Includes information on international adoption, special needs adoption, post-adoption support, and much more!
 

Information about Special Needs and Disabilities
 
Special Strength for Special Parents--Whether you hear Nina Fuller share her dynamic, personal pro-life message….hear her passion for parenting through the story of how God raised her from a two-parent alcoholic heritage to become a committed Christian wife and mother…or sit under her leadership as a gifted Bible teacher…you will be inspired to search deeper into your own experiences and learn the depth of God’s character and intimate presence in your own life. You will walk away knowing, as never before, that God loves you with an abiding love and has a plan for you!

www.dreamhouseforkids.org-  provides HANDS-ON  TRAINING CLASSES for parents who would like assistance meeting the needs of our most medically fragile children with Down syndrome.  The cost of this course is only $20!  Atlanta area.

http://www.irsc.org - This should be the first stop for anybody considering adoption or who has adopted a child with special needs. Links and resources for almost all conditions.

 
http://www.attachmentdisorder.net/ - A site that grew from a mother's determination to help
heal her son. One of the best places to start to learn more about attachment disorders.
 
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/down_syndrome_adoption/ - A news list group for families considering adoption of children with down syndrome or those who have adopted children with down syndrome.
 
http://www.pnpic.org/ - Information regarding children with post-placement issues.

http://adoption.about.com/od/specialneeds/

http://www.ukrainianangels.org/ 

http://special-needs.adoption.com/

www.comeunity.com/adoption/special_needs/index.html

www.einstein-syndrome.com--this is a great site with lots of inspirational ideas about Down syndrome, along with cutting edge research, info about nutrients and holistic methods to improve brain development, and much more!

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