Websites

Child Welfare League of America
A coalition of public and private agencies dedicated to advocacy and support for vulnerable children
http://www.cwla.org/

National Indian Child Welfare Association
A national organization focused on American Indian child welfare
http://www.nicwa.org/

Center for Family Connections
A non-profit educational and clinical resource center specializing in issues related to adoption, foster care, kinship and guardianship
http://www.kinnect.org/who_mission.html

American Adoption Congress (AAC)
A network of individuals, families and organizations committed to adoption reform
http://www.americanadoptioncongress.org

Annie E. Casey Foundation
A private charitable organization dedicated to meeting the needs of disadvantaged children
http://www.aecf.org

Center for Adoption Research
Affiliated with the University of Massachusetts’ Medical School, the Office of Foster Care and Adoption provides education, training and resources both for professionals who work with adopted and foster children, and for birth, foster and adoptive families.
http://www.umassmed.edu/adoption/index.aspx

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Foundation dedicated to raising awareness about foster care adoption and advocating for waiting children
http://www.davethomasfoundation.org/