Resources
Good To Know
Following, you will find a list of resources that we hope are helpful to you, whether you are searching for adopton and foster care support or looking for helpful literature to address your partcular needs.
ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE RESOURCE ORGANIZATIONS
Below is a national listing of organizations that offer a variety of support services to adoptive and foster families. Some, but not all of these organizations also recruit and train foster and adoptive parents. Dr. Andrews has had personal contact with each of these agencies, and they are considered exemplary in their service to families.
The organizations are grouped according to the type(s) of services provided (Adoption, Foster Care or Foster-to-Adopt).
~ ORGANIZATIONS BY STATE ~
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING BOTH ADOPTIVE AND FOSTER FAMILIES:
ALABAMA
Lifeline Children’s Services (Birmingham, with additional regional locations) www.lifelinechild.org
ARKANSAS
The Call (Little Rock) www.thecallinarkansas.org
CALIFORNIA
Child Hope Services (Camarillo) www.childhopeservices.org
COLORADO
Project 1.27 (Aurora) www.project127.com
FLORIDA
His Kids Adoption & Foster Care/First Baptist Church (Orlando) www.hiskidsorlando.com
GEORGIA
Promise 686 (Norcross) www.promise686.org
OKLAHOMA
111 Project (Oklahoma City) www.111project.org
TEXAS
Embrace Texas (McKinney) www.embracetexas.org
Hope Ft. Worth (Ft. Worth) www.hopefw.org
The Fostering Collective (Tyler) www.thefosteringcollective.org
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING EXCLUSIVELY FOSTER AND
FOSTER-TO-ADOPT FAMILIES:
CALIFORNIA
Foster the Bay (Santa Clara/Bay Area) www.fosterthebay.org
Peninsula Covenant Church (Redwood City) www.wearepcc.com
COLORADO
Timberline Orphan Ministry/Timberline Church (Ft. Collins) www.timberlinechurch.org
FLORIDA
4 Kids of South Florida (Ft. Lauderdale) www.4kids.us
Mosaic Church (Winter Garden/Orlando) www.thisismosaic.org
GEORGIA
Fostering Together (Alpharetta) www.fosteringtogether.com
Families 4 Families (entire state) families4families.cc
Bloom Foster Care (metro-Atlanta area) www.bloomouryouth.org
Childkind (Tucker, GA- serves primarily medically fragile children) childkind.org
TEXAS
Foster Villages (Austin) www.fostervillage.org
ORGANIZATIONS SERVING EXCLUSIVELY ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
OREGON
Holt International Children’s Services (Eugene) www.holtinternational.org
TEXAS
Legacy 685/Houston First Baptist Church (Houston) www.houstonfirst.org
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“Meeting monthly at the Chick-fil-A Support Center with other adoptive and foster parents under Mark’s direction has been such a great experience! It is comforting to know you are not the only one experiencing certain issues, and it is also nice to be encouraged by other like-minded individuals. I look forward to each time we get together!”
- Erica, adoptive mom of four siblings from the U.S.
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HELPFUL BOOKS
Beyond Consequences, Logic, and Control: A Love Based Approach to Helping Children With Severe Behaviors, by Heather T. Forbes and B. Bryan Post
It Takes More Than Love: A Christian Guide to Navigating the Complexities of Cross-Cultural Adoption, by Bruttany Salmon
The Great Behavior Breakdown, by B. Bryan Post
We've Been There: True Stories, Surprising Insights and Aha Moments for Adopted Teens, by Sysan TeBos
The Child Who Was Raised as a Dog: What Traumatized Children Can Teach us About Loss, Love,
and Healing,
by Bruce D. Perry, M.D. and Maia Szalavitz
When Love is Not Enough: A Guide to Parenting Children with RAD - Reactive Attachment Disorder,
by Nancy L. Thomas
20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
by Sherrie Eldridge
20 Things Adoptive Parents Need to Succeed
by Sherrie Eldridge
20 Life-Transforming Choices Adoptees Need to Make
by Sherrie Eldridge
Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs Kids
by Gregory C. Keck, Ph.D. and Regina Kupecky, LSW
Adoption and Loss: the Hidden Grief
by Evelyn Burns Robinson
Adoption Through the Rearview Mirror: Learning from Stories of Heartbreak and Hope
by Karen Springs
Are Those Kids Yours? American Families with Children Adopted from Other Countries
by Cheri Register
Becoming Home: Adoption, Foster Care and Mentoring--Living Out God's Heart for Orphans
by Jedd Medefind
Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adoptive Children
by Cheri Register
Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self
by David M. Brodzinsky, Ph.D., Marshall D. Schechter, M.D. and Robin Marantz Henig
Detached: Surviving Reactive Attachment Disorder
by Jessie Hogsett
Everyone Can Do Something: A Field Guide for Rallying Your Church Around The
Orphaned and Vulnerable
by Jason Johnson
Fasten Your Seatbelt:10 Things You Need to know About Older Child Adoption
by Jodi Jackson Tucker and Agnes Tucker
From Fear to Love: Parenting Difficult Adopted Children
by B. Bryan Post
I Wish for you a Beautiful Life: Letters from the Korean Birth Mothers of Ae Ran
Won to Their Children
Sara Dorow, editor
Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow,
by Gregory C. Keck, Ph.D. and Regina Kupecky, LSW
Secret Daughter (a novel),
by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D.
The Connected Child
by Karyn B. Purvis, Ph.D. and David R. Cross, Ph.D.
The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment
by Karyn Purvis, Ph.D. and Lisa Qualls
The Global Orphan Crisis: Be the Solution to Change Your World
by Dianne Lynn Elliot
The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing and Coping with Sensory Processing Disorder
by Carol Stock Kranowitz
The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child
by Nancy Newton Verrier
The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind,
by Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. and Tine Payne Bryson, Ph.D.
Thriving as an Adoptive Family: Real-Life Solutions to Common Challenges
by David and Renee’ Sanford
Wait No More: One Family’s Amazing Adoption Journey
by Kelly and John Rosati