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    FAQs on Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Welfare, and Foster Care
    This page provides information about two ways to find answers to frequently asked questions related to child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and foster care.... Details >
    Child Welfare Information Gateway
    Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care: A Factsheet for Families
    This fact sheet presents details about financial assistance available to adoptive families who are considering adopting a child or children with special needs but are unable to afford the costs of car... Details >
    Child Welfare Information Gateway
    Adoption Options At-a-Glance: A Companion Guide for Families
    Also available in: Spanish
    This guide focuses on one way to think about how choices in adoption may flow from one another.... Details >
    Child Welfare Information Gateway
    Adoption Options: A Fact Sheet for Families
    Also available in: Spanish
    This fact sheet provides basic information about adoption options and it focuses on one way to think about how choices in adoption may flow from one another.... Details >
    Child Welfare Information Gateway
    Casey Family Services  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Casey Family Services is a fully licensed and accredited non-profit child welfare agency providing a broad range of programs to meet the changing needs of vulnerable children and families throughout N... Details >
    Annie E. Casey Foundation
    Foster Parents Considering Adoption: A Factsheet for Families
    This factsheet is written for foster parents who are considering adopting one or more of the children in their care. While this factsheet does not address the specifics of how to adopt, it provides in... Details >
    Child Welfare Information Gateway
    Meet the Children: AdoptUSKids  External Links Disclaimer Logo
    Children throughout the United States are waiting for permanent families. Some have special physical, emotional or educational needs. More than 60 percent come from minority cultures. You will find ov... Details >
    AdoptUSKids
    Multiethnic Placement Act and Interethnic Adoption Provisions
    Fact sheets and regulatory guidelines on the use of race, color or national origin as consideration in adoption and foster care placements.... Details >
    Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    National Foster Care and Adoption Directory
    Also available in: Spanish
    Includes State-by-State contact information for a variety of adoption-related organizations and services including public and licensed private adoption agencies, support groups, State reunion registri... Details >
    Child Welfare Information Gateway
    Organizations
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    Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
    Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families
    Annie E. Casey FoundationExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Child Welfare League of AmericaExternal Links Disclaimer Logo
    Children With AIDS Project of AmericaExternal Links Disclaimer Logo

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