Adoption Funding Resources
Child Welfare Information Gateway
Children's Bureau/ACYF
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW -- Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and the general public to information and resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and families.
A service of the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides access to programs, research, laws and policies, training resources, statistics, and much more.
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Children's Bureau (CB)
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW
Eighth Floor
Washington, DC 20024
The Children's Bureau, the oldest Federal agency for children and families, is located within the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. The Bureau is responsible for assisting States in the delivery of child welfare services designed to protect children and to strengthen families. The Bureau provides grants to States, Tribes, and communities to operate a range of child welfare services including child protective services, family preservation and support, foster care, adoption, and independent living.
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Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
4288 West Dublin Granville Road
Dublin, OH 43017
The vision of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is that "every child will have a permanent home and a loving family." The Foundation strives to make the vision a reality by funding various national initiatives that directly affect waiting children and by expanding the public's awareness of adoption.
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Freddie Mac Foundation
8250 Jones Branch Drive
Mailstop A40
McLean, VA 22102
The Freddie Mac Foundation provides funds for various nonprofit organizations that work on behalf of children, youth, and families. The Foundation focuses on children and prevention-oriented programs. Typically, grants are awarded to programs that build strong families, prevent child abuse and neglect, and recruit foster and adoptive parents. Among the Foundation's major programs are Healthy Families America and Wednesday's Child USA, a campaign to promote adoptions.
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- Healthy Families America - http://www.healthyfamiliesamerica.org/
The Healthy Families America (HFA) program helps first-time parents nurture their young children, and helps prevent child abuse and neglect. Home visitors are assigned to new parents to provide support, parenting education and referrals for the services they need, along with training and employment opportunities, for up to five years after the child is born. Healthy Families, a signature program of the Freddie Mac Foundation, is coordinated by Prevent Child Abuse America.
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GrandsPlace - Grandparents and Special Others Raising Children
154 Cottage Road
Enfield, CT 06082
GrandsPlace is a support and information organization (Web site only) comprising grandparents (and foster parents, aunts, uncles, and step-parents) who wish that their grandchildren lived in safer, healthier environments. The GrandsPlace Web site provides a forum in which caregivers can discuss their concerns and offer support.
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National Adoption Center (NAC)
1500 Walnut Street
Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19102
General Scope: The National Adoption Center expands adoption opportunities for children throughout the United States, particularly children with special needs and from minority cultures.
Training Specific: Through the Learning Center, adoptive parents and prospective adopters can take an online parenting course, The Adoption Roadmap, to expand and enrich their understanding of adoption. The course focuses on parenting skills, especially those needed to raise children with special needs, advocacy strategies to help a family identify and secure services for its child, and an appreciation of adoption as a distinct form of family building. The Learning Center is funded by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. For additional information, please see http://www.adopt.org/whatwedo/index.html#The%20Learning%20Center.
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National Adoption Foundation (NAF)
100 Mill Plain Road
Danbury, CT 06811
The National Adoption Foundation provides financial assistance, services, and support to families before, during, and after their adoptions. The Foundation's programs are available to any family whether they are adopting an infant, a child from abroad, or a child from foster care. In addition to providing financial assistance, NAF seeks to educate policy makers and the public about the financial barriers to adoption and the unmet needs of many families. The National Adoption Foundation is the only national resource dedicated exclusively to providing financial support, information, and services directly to adoptive families.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF/HHS)
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20201
HHS is the Government agency responsible for protecting the health of Americans. While the website (http://www.hhs.gov) covers a much broader range of health issues, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is devoted to families and children and specific populations such as minorities, fathers, and the disabled.
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