Adoption

If you are interested in adopting a child, please feel free to use the resources below.  These recommendations were given to us by people in our church who have been in your shoes and gone through the adoption process.  We hope they are a great blessing to you as you consider bringing a child into your family!

Organizations that can help

A Baby from Heaven
Contact: Terry Volk
(714) 771-7500
This is a Christian organization

Vista Del Mar
(310) 836-1223
Help in handling all the legal stuff (home study, etc.). They are one of the most affordable.

Voice of the Orphan
www.voiceoftheorphan.org has information about orphan support from a Biblical framework and contains a nice section on adoption
 
US Government
http://adoption.state.gov/ is the US Government’s site on the status of different countries’ adoption programs.  It tells whether they are open or closed, how many are adopted to the US from that country each year, lists agencies that work with that country and lots of contact information.
 
Rainbow Kids
www.rainbowkids.com has lots of information about adoption and photolistings of waiting children all over the world. 
 
Adoption Blogs
Blogs about adoption that represent all different areas – from different countries, to foster adopting, to special needs adopting…
www.adoptionblogs.com

Orphans & The Church
www.orphansandthechurch.com

A Forever Family
Attachment help for adoptive families
www.a4everfamily.org

Show Hope
Financial assistance for adoption
www.showhope.org


Recommended reading

Attaching in Adoption by Gray
Toddler Adoption, The Weaver's Craft by Hopkins-Best
Thriving as an Adoptive Family by Sanford
Carried Safely Home by Wong


People at 'the shoreline' who would love to talk to you and help answer any questions

Raz & Dawnielle Hodgman
(949) 388-9579

Paul & Emily Ross
(949) 218-0646  
Our individual expertise would be for international adoption and Ethiopian adoption most specifically. We are not familiar with domestic adoption requirements.

Craig & Julie Landino
(949) 347-7605