Hague Convention Adoption Agencies - Choosing Yours!Below you will find a list of COA Hague Convention Approved Adoption Agencies. Use this list as a starting point when researching adoption agencies that place children from China. Remember, the agency doesn't have to be located in your state of residence!!Important Note
By listing an adoption agency on this page, that does NOT mean that I have specific experience with that agency or that I necessarily recommend them. I do everything possible to maintain this list with reputable agencies that are COA approved, but please do your own research on this very imporant topic. This is not an exhaustive list, but a list of the most prominent adoption agencies that are considered to be the most well respected. Any agency on this list would be a good choice. This list is also not by any means exhaustive! If you know of a great agency that isn't listed here, please feel free to
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Hague Convention Adoption Agencies (China)AACA Helping Hand Adoption Advocates International Adoption Associates, Inc (AAI) Adoptions Together ASIA Adopt America World Adoptions (AWAA) Bay Area Adoption Services (BAAS) Bethany Christian Services China Adoption With Love (CAWLI) Chinese Children Adoption International (CCAI) Children's Hope International Children's Home and Family Services Dillon International Faith International Adoptions Families Thru International Adoption (FTIA) Great Wall China Adoptions Holt International International Family Services La Vida International Lifeline Children's Services Living Hope Adoption Madison Adoption Associates Nightlight Christian Adoptions Small World Adoptions Wasatch International WACAP Wide Horizons Homestudies and Adoption Placement Services Children's House International
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Evaluating An Agency
Get references and contact them. Get references who are at different stages in the adoption process and who have completed adoptions at different times. Talk to families who had both good and bad experiences with the agency. If it was a bad experience, why? What was the problem? How did the agency handle it?
Join local and internet adoptive parent support groups. This is one of THE most important things you can do. There is nothing like personal experience when selecting an agency. Network as much as you possibly can. Listen, learn and ask as many questions as you can think of. List serves and the various Internet bulletin boards are invaluable. Use search engines like Google, Dogpile, and Yahoo to look for information about the adoption agency you are considering contracting with. Search for complaints. Search the names of agency principals, workers and facilitators, particularly if the agency is small, not well known, or new to the field of adoption. Don't skimp on this step. Choosing an adoption agency is probably the most important aspect of the process.
Ask questions. Contact the agency president, head social worker, or whoever is in charge of the adoption program you are considering. Ask any question you can think of. There is no such thing as a dumb question! Find out about the cost of the program, who you'll be working with as you move through the adoption process, the agency's policy about the shared list, how they match families with children, etc..
Take into account your own personality. Are you a person who likes doing everything yourself, or someone who prefers to sit back and let others take over? This can play a big part in what kind of agency you will be most comfortable with. Take travel for instance. There are some agencies that will take care of every little detail of your trip to China, while others let you book your own flights and get your own hotels. Find the agency's policy on travel. Also take into consideration the level of involvement the agency has in preparing the dossier. Do they offer to do the state certification and Chinese authentication for you? Will they charge for this service? Would you prefer to do it yourself? These are all things that play a big part in your decision.