Helpful Links & Resources

Birth Family Support:

• BirthMom Buds
• BraveLove
• Postpartum Support International
• Life after Placement

 

Adoptive Family Support:

• Adoptive Families Magazine
• FRUA: Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption
• Families with Children from China – North Texas
• Resolve – Infertility Support Group
• The Center for Adoption Support and Education

 

Adoption Information:

• Child Welfare Information Gateway  
• Considering Adoption
• Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
• 1-800 Home Study
• Adoption Learning Partners
• Creating a Family

 

Legal:

• American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
• Brown Pruitt – Eric Freeby

 

International Adoption:

• U.S. State Department’s International Adoption Web Page
• Medical Information
• Special Needs Adoption
• Order Authenticated copies of birth certificates and marriage certificates

 

Financial Assistance:

• Adoption Tax Credit
• Adoption Loans and Grants – A Child Waits
• Show Hope
• Fund your Adoption
• Adopt Together
• Adoption Benefits by Employers

 

Child Development:

• Developmental Milestones
• Pre-Natal Exposure to drugs and alcohol

 

Post-Placement Resources:

• Picture Sharing – Tinybeans
• Pact: An Adoption Alliance for Transracial Adoption Resources
• Tapestry
• Empowered to Connect
• Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development
• Trauma Guide from the American Academy of Pediatrics

 

Counseling Resources:

• We highly recommend using a TBRI-trained counselor – find a list of trained practitioners here.
• Find adoption therapists in Texas here.