http://www.faintstarlite.com/2010/04/our-foster-Adoption-journey-step-1-getting-the-facts-going-to-an-informational-meeting/ We get a lot of questions so we decided to share our Foster Adoption journey and provide basic information for families interested in learning more about adopting through foster care. Keep in mind, each state has its own rules so the info I share is specific to adopting in Wisconsin… although there is a lot of cross-over in most states.

Where are we currently at in the process? As of this video’s posting date we’re just finalizing our home study and will be eligible for placement next month.

Thanks to Johnson & Johnson’s Health Channel for sponsoring this video series! I met the director of their channel at a conference awhile back and I ended up telling him about our adoption plans. I reached out to him after deciding to make a series of videos + posts on the topic and J&J said they’d be happy to sponsor it.

Check ‘em out at: http://www.youtube.com/jnjhealth

If you’re looking for more resources on American adoption or about foster care, a great resource is AdoptUsKids.org – they have photolistings, adoption stories, and details about contacting your state’s adoption resource center.

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12 Adoption Groups: California
CALIFORNIA

ALMA Chapter
Emily Carter
P.O. Box 2341
Alameda, CA 94501-2341
510-523-4774

ROOTS
P.O. Box 40564
Bakersfield, CA 93304-0564
mghy14a@prodigy.com
805-832-5549

Adoption with Truth
Sara Vick
66-C Panoramic Way
Berkeley, CA 94704

Adoptees’, Birthparents’ Association
P.O. Box 33
Camarillo, CA 93011
805-583-4306, 805-482-8667
SMVT47A@prodigy.com

ALMA Chapter
Henrietta Buchanan
P.O. Box 9425
Canoga Park, CA 91309-0425

Adoption Council of Orange County
P.O. Box 10857
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Independent Search Consultants
P.O. Box 10857
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

CUB
Cindy Shacklett, ISC
P.O. Box 816
El Toro, CA 92630

CUB
Janet Appleford
2041 Willowood Lane
Encinitas, CA 92024

S.C.A.N.
P.O. Box 230643
Encinitas, CA 92023

Severed Strings
Pat Treadway
P.O. Box 2203
Fullerton, CA 92633

Redwood Area Adoption Triad Support
818 Redwood Dr.
Garberville, CA 95542
voc: 707-247-3452
fax 707-923-9102
rlewis@asis.com

Central Coast Adoption Support Group
1718 Long Branch
Grover City, CA 93433

Adoptees Search Workshop
Marilyn Miller, ISC
P.O. Box 039
Harbor City, CA 90710

Mendo Lake Adoption Triad
P.O. Box 487
Hopland, CA 95449

C.A.R.S.
P.O. Box 6058
Huntington Beach, CA 92615

Coming Out Of The Dark
841 W. Branna Is Road #25
Isleton, CA 95641

CUB
14820 Figueras Road
La Mirada CA 90638
714-521-4204

Association of Korean Adoptees
Los Angeles, CA
http://ebhon.jnst.uor.edu/Administration/bryce/adoption.html
96bhilto@ultrix.uor.edu
(Bryce K Hilton)

CUB
Patti Prickett
1008 West Kensington Road
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Adoptees Research Assn
P.O. Box 304
Montrose, CA 91020-0304

CUB
26821 Preciados Drive
Mission Viejo, CA 92691

Dolphin Search
339 Magdalena Drive
Oceanside, CA 91257

PACER
Virgina Keeler Wolf
P.O. Box 309
Orinda, CA 94563-0309

CUB
686 South Arroya Parkway #106
Pasadena, CA 91105

Research
P.O. Box 2837
Petaluma, CA 94953-2837

LA County Adoption Search Assoc.
LACASA
P.O. Box 1461
Roseville, CA 95661
voc: 916-784-2711
fax: 916-784-0796

ALMA Chapter
Gary & Carol McDowell
P.O. Box 191514
Sacramento, CA 95819-7514

The Birth Connection
P.O. Box 277434
Sacremento, CA 95827-7434

Sylvia Hill
Reconnections
1191 Eastside Rd.
El Cajon, CA 92020

CUB
5224 Caminito Aruba
San Diego, CA 92124
619-685-7673

Baby Girl Jane Does
319 Virginia Ave
San Franciso, CA 94110

Bay Area Birthmothers Association
Sheila Ganz
1546 Great Highway #44
San Francisco, CA 94122-2446

CUB
423 Hill St.
San Francisco CA 94114

PACER
1053 Filbert Street
San Francisco, CA 94133

CUB Representative
1787 Michon Drive
San Jose, CA 95124

Professional Adoption Search Team
Dorothy Yturriaga, ISC
P.O. Box 24095
San Jose, CA 95154

Search Finders of California
P.O. Box 24595
San Jose, CA 95154-4595

Adoptee-BirthParent Connection
1365 Lesley Court
Santa Maria, CA 93454
voc: 805-922-4313
fox: 805-346-1156
72103.2257@compuserve.com, ccsd62b@prodigy.com, tinapeddie@aol.com

Triad Research
300 Golden West
Shafter, CA 93263

ALMA Chapter
Mary Anna DeParcq
P.O. Box 1233
Simi Valley, CA 93062

Adoption Reality
2180 Clover St.
Simi Valley, CA 93065

Snoop Sisters
P.O. Box 129
Soulsbyville, CA 95372-0129

Adoptees Identity Discovery (AID)
Neil Kelly
P.O. Box 2159
Sunnyvale, CA 94087-2159
408-737-2222

Reconnections of California
41669 Zinfandel Ave
Temecula CA 92591
909-695-1152

Hand In Hand
Patty Bybee
63 E. Avenida de las Flores
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3104
805-494-0199
805-495-5754
URXV71C@prodigy.com

Parenting Resources
250 El Camino Real #111
Tusin, CA 92680

Mendo Lake Adoption Triad
620 Walnut Avenue
Ukiah, CA 95482

Second Abandonment
2323 Eastern Canal
Venice, CA

ALMA Chapter
Leila Higgs
P.O. Box 271
Vina, CA 96092

ReConnections of Tulare-Kings Counties
3728 S. Chatham
Visalia CA 93277
209-627-3308
rogers@tcoe.k12.ca.us

Mary Jo Rillera
PURE, Inc.
P.O. Box 638
Westminster, CA 92663

I hope you find him!

On every site I look the age limits are different for Kazakhstan! And I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on agencies.

The requirements for international Adoption are set by the country in question. This includes things like age, marital status, infertility, number of children in the family, sexual orientation, etc etc etc.

That said, agencies can also set their own requirements as long as it doesn’t conflict with those of the country.

Example: Country A might require adoptive parents to be between the ages of 25-50. But the agency might say that they will only work with couples over the age of 30.

Check the US state department website for Kazakhstan’s requirements. It states the parents must be no older than 60.

Maybe it’s just me but I’m just not typing in the right things to see cats for sale/Adoption! Could anyone please give me some good websites?
We have tried shelters already, this is just for extra research, thank you so much!

The Blue Cross website (just type in Blue Cross) has everything you need on it, including your local animal rescue centre and all the cats available for adoption.

Please please please consider taking an older cat as they stay with us for so long.

Thank you.

I have a 12 year old son my husband and I are going through the process of Step Parent Adoption. Can we get adoption assistance of any kind, during and after the process?

I don’t believe that you qualify for assistance from any government agency as this child is the natural child of your husband. However, I know a lot of attorneys donate pro bono time for Adoption matters, especially in situations where it will be straight forward (like yours). The only way to find out if that is possible is to call an attorney and ask. You can also ask if he can do it on a flat fee, which could save you some money.

I’m not asking anything on yahoo answers that has to do with parenting. It’s because a bunch of people on here instead of answering your question have to go all out and post a bunch of crap and give you this big lecture I’m really sick of it. From now on I’m only asking questions about pets.

For example of what I’m talking about go here
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmDD1J8e8TN6Bnweq5mHSzvsy6IX?qid=20070308164359AAc5v0W

There are always people just trynna tell you what you should or shouldnt do which is not what you asked them squiddy,amberwavess etc so I don’t want to deal with it. What are some good Parenting forums well you can chat with other parents and DON’T have to deal with all that?

Try ivillage.com!

I am really keen to homeschool both my children. My daughter is 3 and my son is 1 but I am trying to research as much as possible now before we start. I have a problem in that their father is will be graduating as a teacher the year my daughter begins school. Our daughter is adopted from Ethiopia and our son is biological.
I originally considered h’schooling because I know that boys benefit more from beginning formal schooling when they are a little older. After some research, I now want to homeschool both to help provide strong moral (Christian) grounding for both children.
My husband’s family are very anti-homeschooling giving the reason that although the children might be ahead academically, they miss out socially. What has other people’s experiences been.
I was unsure as to whether to post on Adoption forum, but hoping to get some advice from parents who have adopted and are homeschooling on this forum.
Is h/schooling the wrong decision because of my husband’s career choice?

Interestingly, I know many school teachers families that homeschool. They know what the schools are like and don’t want their children in that situation. So his career is not a deciding factor.

"Socially", the majority of homeschoolers are actually more social than traditional school students due to their interaction with people of various ages and diverse nature (in the REAL world, not the artificial segregated peer age groups at school). I do believe that children educated at home get a wider range of experiences and benefit from that exposure to the world. I doubt that you would isolate your children and would make every effort to get them out and active if you decided to homeschool. So that pretty much eliminates the "Socialization" argument (that is really an myth that has been ‘busted’ over and over again.)

As for the "family members are anti-homeschool". Honestly, it isn’t their decision to make. This is a decision between you and your husband deciding what is best for your children. You really do need to honestly discuss this with him asking him to consider all educational options. There is plenty of time to make this decision and it doesn’t have to be made immediately. Meet with other homeschoolers in your area.. research the activities, support groups and services in your area. Most of all… Pray..

I’ve already asked this in the Adoption section but I thought that I would ask it here too, with added detail.

What are your views on interracial/International Adoption?
As in white people adopting black babies, asian babies, etc. Black people adopting white babies, Asian babies, etc. A person of one nationality adopting someone of another nationality, etc.

Do you worry at all about the complications of taking someone out of their their racial/national heritage or culture or community?

It goes beyond the color issue, though that would be where more significant and visual issues would arise. What about an person/couple adopting a child from another country or continent even where there is potentially a different heritage/background and how would that affect the whole process?

I ask this as I am reading "White Teeth" which deals heavily with identity and how a person finds/shapes/comes to terms with that identity, especially when one is obviously different from one’s peers.

I’ve also overheard someone talking about the strange looks (on both sides, white and black) his family would get because they look white with an adopted black child.

I’ve also seen questions regarding whether a seemingly "white" name might cause a black/mixed child to become alienated within the black community.

(also on the margins of the issue is the recent events involving an American couple adopting a Russian child, but this is only marginally relevant if even at all, I only know the basic facts and question whether I should include it at all, but what the hay)

SO, how do you feel/think about the matter?

If the african child come from a poor country, then he will have a better future in the white kid’s country. But the problem is he will not know his heirtage/ people and may feel his whole life like a stranger and his white parents can give him only their culture. The same problem with asian kids!

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