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Organizations and Commercial Sites

Adoptees' Internet Mailing List (AIML)
A.I.M.L. is an Internet mailing list-- with a mission and a website. Membership on AIML is restricted to legal adoptees and "adoptee-lites" only, but anyone can visit their website and use their online resources (such as their links to Registries and Mailing Lists & Newsgroups).

Adoption Information
Whether you choose to Adopt domestically or internationally learn what your Adoption Options are.

AdoptionNetwork
A volunteer operated information resource for the adoption community.

American Adoption Congress
The American Adoption Congress is composed of individuals, families and organizations committed to adoption reform. We represent all those whose lives are touched by adoption.
Through education and advocacy we promote honesty, openness and respect for family connections in public policy.

DNA Testing Center
DNA Center paternity testing and DNA test services.

EMK Press
A place to get adoption themed books and great parent resources free for the downloading.

Open Adoption Organization
TxCARE Co-Founder Bill Betzen's site. Bill's a sort of hero among adoption reformists. Visit his site and find out why!

Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
A nonprofit organization committed to improving the quality of information about adoption. This institute is one of the pre-eminent adoption policy, education and research organizations in the United States. It provides an array of resources -- including independent, accurate and up-to-date information about adoption-related issues - for triad members, journalists, professionals and researchers. The Adoption Institute's mission is to improve adoption for everyone it touches, especially children. Its executive director is Adam Pertman, author of the acclaimed book "Adoption Nation" and one of the country's leading adoption experts.

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
120 Wall Street 20th Floor
New York, NY 10005
info@adoptioninstitute.org
T: 212-269-5050
F: 212-269-1962

International Soundex Reunion Registry
ISRR is a non-profit, humanitarian agency which serves and promotes, through the reunion registry, the interests of adults desiring and seeking a reunion with next-of-kin by birth.
You can register at http://www.isrr.net/registration.shtml.

R-Squared Press
This site offers several adoption related publications for sale including A Birth Mother's Day Planner, The Adoptee's Family Tree, and Open Adoption Birthparent a quarterly newsletter for birthparents in open adoptions.

Tapestry Books
Tapestry sells books dealing with Adoption Issues, with Infertility and with other Parenting Issues.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
"The destiny of human rights is in the hands of all our citizens in all our communities." Eleanor Roosevelt This site commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the UDHR.


TxCARE™ Members (and Friends)

Adoption Law & Reform
Kevin McCarty's site spotlights current Adoption Law and Reform Efforts

Homepage For Adoptees & Birth Families
Birthmother, Mary Block-Baker has created a site dedicated to adoptees and birth familiesand provides links to other useful search and reform pages.

Jeff Hartung's Adoptee's Web Site

Kerrylyn's Search Sites
TxCARE member Kerrylynn has composed an amazing collection of Search and Information sites for each State.

KKay's Adoption Corner
Review:: This site was created by a reunited adoptee and his mother to help other adoptees and birthfamilies in their search efforts. The site provides useful search information, search tools, and lots of great links to geneology sites.

TxCARE - Texas Coalition for Adoption Resources and Education

The Demeter Project
Bring a hanky. TxCARE member Barb Morra has created an incredibly moving art project.

Tina Clark's State by State Adoption Information
Another TxCARE member has worked up a great site! She has pages dedicated to many of the states with pending or recent adoption reform legislation as well as info on current law in many states.


International Adoption Sites

Apostille and Legalization of US Documents - Apostilla.com
Apostilla.com offers you the most complete and effective Apostille and Embassy Legalization services for US documents.

The Austin International Adoption Fair

The Miracle Foundation - Indian Adoptions

Vital Statistics Agency, British Columbia, Canada
Includes information about legal access (and vetos) as provided by the 1996 Adoption Act. Soon to include statistical information regarding the access (and vetos) provided for by the Act.


Adoption Knowledge Affiliates
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512.442.8AKA
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