International Adoption: Additional Resources

Books on Adoption
The Complete Book of International Adoption: A Step by Step Guide to Finding Your Child
by Dawn Davenport

10 Steps to Successful International Adoption: A Guided Workbook for Prospective Parents
by Brenda K. Uekert

The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family
by Karyn Purvis

Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s Parents
by Deborah D. Gray

Toddler Adoption: The Weavers Craft by Mary Hopkins Best

Financial Resources

Federal Tax Information: www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607.html

North Carolina Tax Information
www.ncleg.net/sessions/2007/Bills/House/PDF/H1882v0.pdf

The National Adoption Foundation provides grants from $500-$2500 for adoptions. The grant program has no exclusions as to race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, family characteristics, or income.

The Abba Fund is a Charlotte based organization that grants no interest loans to Christian families to cover part of their costs of adoption.

Gift of Adoption grants are for families already in the process of adopting. They give $3,500-$7,500 to families without consideration to an applicant’s marital status, gender, race, creed, national origin, religion, or sexual orientation.

Christian Adoption Services is an adoption agency located in Matthews. They facilitate domestic and international adoptions. They also offer homestudy services and postplacement services.

Nathanson provides homestudy services.

Passport Health NC is a clinic in Charlotte which gives vaccines and travel information to families traveling to another country to pick up their children.

David Thurman is an adoption attorney in Charlotte.

Kerry Everett is an adoption attorney in Charlotte.

Find other adoption listings in the and the Ultimate Family Resource Guide.