Resource
Links for Adopting Children with Down syndrome
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- this agency waives all of it's agency fees for adoptions of children with special needs. AAC is our partner in Hungary, Ukraine, Latvia, and Peru.
Adoption Ark - this agency works in Russia, Kazakhstan, Guatemala, Brazil, Nepal, Mongolia, Bulgaria, Lithuania and Ukraine.
Adoption Hope International -an excellent, small agency which provides DISCOUNTED SERVICES for adopting children with special needs in Estonia
Asian Children's Services - facilitating adoptions of typical and special needs children in Viet Nam
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.
www.geocities.com/adoptukr --outstanding source for private facilitation of UKRAINIAN adoptions
*** Recommended Home Study Agents and Social Workers***
Lisa Leonard, M.A. – 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
All God's Children, Inc--non-profit agency located in the NE Georgia area and serving GA families. Provides home studies for special needs children, both domestic and international. Flexible meeting times (evenings and weekends), and price includes (4) post placement reports (which are required by all countries). Also licensed in placement of domestic special needs children.
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
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
Information about Special Needs and Disabilities
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://adoption.about.com/od/specialneeds/
http://www.ukrainianangels.org/
http://special-needs.adoption.com/
www.comeunity.com/adoption/special_needs/index.html