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| Sunny Ridge Family Center is licensed as a child welfare agency by the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (#019976), and by the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, Division of Family and Children, as a child placing agency. |
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| Below are some adoption-related links you may found helpful. |
| Membership Organizations, Support & Resources |
www.coanet.com The Council on Accreditation (COA) is an international, independent, not-for-profit, child- and family-service and behavioral healthcare accrediting organization |
| www.jcics.org Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS) is the oldest and largest affiliation of licensed, non-profit international adoption organizations in the world. Members includes adoption agencies, child welfare organizations, parent support groups and medical specialists with an interest in intercountry adoption. |
| www.adoptivefamiliestoday.org Adoptive Families Today (AFT) is a support group located in Illinois for prospective adoptive parents, adoptive parents, adoption professionals and all those interested in adoption. |
| www.caffa.org Chicago Area Families for Adoption, also known as CAFFA, is the largest adoptive parent support group in the Chicago area. Our member families include children of all races and ethnicity. We are dedicated to providing information and support to adoptive, as well as, pre-adoptive families in the Chicago area. |
www.fccchicago.org Families with Children from China (FCC) Chicago chapter of a national support organization for families with children from China. |
| www.cheerchicago.org Children of Eastern European Regions, or CHEER, is a not-for-profit, volunteer group of families and individuals with adopted children or working on adopting from Eastern European countries. |
| www.frua.org Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption (FRUA) is a nonprofit support network for adoptive families with children from the former Soviet Union with chapters throughout the US. |
| www.starsofdavid.org Stars of David is a nonprofit Jewish Adoption information and support network providing a compassionate network of support, adoption information, and education to prospective parents, adoptive families, adult adoptees, birth families, and the Jewish community. |
| Resolve (The National Infertility Association) – regularly scheduled educational seminars on issues related to infertility and adoption, support groups (1-800-395-5522) |
www.positivepareningdupage.org Positive Parenting DuPage is working to enhance the ability of parents and caregivers to stimulate, protect and nurture young children through a network of collaborating organizations. |
| Good Deeds Academy - A Naperville, Illinois based school providing classes for those interested in learning Chinese language and culture. |
| www.iaatp.com (Infant Adoption Training Initiative) Sunny Ridge partners with IAATP; a curriculum developed to understand infant adoption, designed to train health care professionals and other service providers on how to provide adoption information and referral to pregnant women. |
| Resources |
| Illinois Adoption Registry - provides a means by which registrants may authorize or prohibit the release of identifying information, including a copy of the adopted person's original birth certificate, to others involved in their surrender or adoption. Confidential facts may be released to registrants only after at least two specified parties to the adoption have each filed explicit mutual consent for the exchange of this information. |
| www.adoptivefamilies.com Adoptive Families Magazine covers an array of issues to families adopting domestically, internationally, or raising adopted children. |
| www.adoption.com A very extensive resource for all aspects of adoption and the adoption community. |
| www.123.adoption.com A comprehensive introduction for those looking for adoption information. |
| www.AdoptionInformation.com Provides information and resources related to adoption and foster care. |
www.parentprofiles.com Provides information for placing your profile on the internet. |
| Adopting Older Children Domestically |
| www.adoptinfo-il.org Adoption Information Center of Illinois (AICI) is an adoption resource exchange providing information about adoption, waiting children, and how they can help. (800) 572-2390 |
| www.adoptuskids.org Collaboration to AdoptUsKids has worked to devise and implement a national adoptive family recruitment and retention strategy, operate the website, encourage and enhance adoptive family support organizations and conduct a variety of adoption research projects. |
| Financial Assistance with Adoption |
| IRS Tax Benefits for Adoption: Federal Adoption Tax Credit and Exclusion (2003-$10,160) Download a copy of IRS Publication 968 |
www.affordingadoption.com A site dedicated to helping make adoption an affordable option for every family. |
| www.giftofadoption.org An organization that provides financial assistance in the form of a one-time grant. |
| www.motherscharm.com |
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