Adoption law, in general
The Children’s Bureau publishes the Child Welfare Information Gateway, including state-by-state adoption statutes. Start at childwelfare.gov.
Resources
Help that is not this website
These offices and lines are independent of us. Using them does not start an adoption.
Your state agency
Search for your state’s department of social services or department of children and families. They can explain home-study rules, foster-care adoption, and which agency licenses are recognized where you live.
Pregnancy and health care
HRSA’s Find a Health Center tool lists clinics that charge on a sliding scale: findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov. Call 211 in many U.S. communities for local food, housing, and prenatal referrals.
If you are in danger
Call 911 if you need emergency help. The National Domestic Violence Hotline is 800-799-7233, or thehotline.org.
Adoption professionals
The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys keeps a directory at adoptionart.org if you need a specialist in your area.
This agency
For a counseling conversation, use the contact page or email info@privatechildadoptionagencyforyoungandoldchildren.com. Hopeful adoptive families can also open the adoption application. Nothing here commits you to a plan.