Some of Our Favorite Web Sites*

Adoptive Families Today is a non-profit parent support group for adoptive and pre-adoptive families and adoption professionals located in the Chicago metropolitan area.

An interactive web site for adoptive families.

Serving Children and Families Affected by Attachment Disorder. Parent focused - Run BY parents and FOR parents.

A volunteer-operated information resource for the adoption community.

Lists online mailing lists, newsgroups, and bulletin boards relating to adoption.

An adoption focused search engine. Search hundreds of adoption related web sites.

This site includes links to many useful adoption-related sites as well as listing intersting books for adoptive parents.

A great site that includes adoptee stories about adoption, legal issues, media issues, chatroom and more.

Lists information on adoption advocates, legislative news and analysis, subsidy information, and legal resources.

A collection of information, research, opinion and policy documents related to adoption and issues facing adoptive families. AdoptINFO provides current and future adoptive families, policy makers and professionals with ongoing electronic access to the latest information resources on adoption.

Information and pointers relating to adoption law; exploring issues and activities toward the reform of adoption to make it more humane for all involved.

This acronym stands for Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children, a growing list of parents and professionals interested in attachment and bonding issues.

A humanitarian organization based in St. Charles IL dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance to abandoned children in Eastern Europe and Guatemala. They collect donations of clothing, medicines and vitamins, trying to provide the most basic needs for those children still in orphanages.

These pages are intended to provide a resource and forum for Fetal Alcohol education, advocacy and, above all, survival tactics for parents raising a child who was exposed to alcohol during pregnancy.

Week long culture camps available for Eastern European as well as other cultures for kids and for teens. HandsATW is based in Arlington Heights, IL.

Guidelines in understanding and interpreting medical and video reviews from Russia.

This page focuses on medical issues relating to adoption from Russia, such as medical terminology and links to other Russian adoption resources.

Russian Life Magazine

Russia Journal online

A list of wonderful cultural recipes are available by selecting ethnic cuisine by region, including Ukraine, Russia, and Romania.

An online newsletter than sends authentic Russian recipes, cooking tips, history to your e-mail address every other day. You can also search their library for recipes.

A website for Little Russia in the United States. It features a children's page, recipes, Russian attractions, treasures, art, and literature.

"Adopting Alyosha: A Single Man Finds a Son in Russia"

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