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General Ohio Adoption Resources

A Child is Waiting
http://www.achildswaiting.com/
The website is maintained for private foster care and adoption services offered through contacts in Cleveland and the Akron/Canton area. The site includes answers to frequently asked questions under the topics of adoption services, birthparents, and international adoption. Each topic includes answers in compliance with the agency's policy and procedural steps. An excellent resource guide is included in the site index which offers information through book, website addresses, and support groups.

The Adoption Network
http://www.adoptionnetwork.org/
The Adoption Network is non-profit agency located in Cleveland which provides a coalition of services to all parties involved in the adoption process. The site index includes an extensive range of information including membership, upcoming events and programs, issues forum, programs and services, links, and other relevant topics. The site's philosophy is inclusive of all prospective adoptive parents including gay and lesbian parents.

Catholic Social Services of Miami Valley
http://www.cssmv.org/
The site is maintained by the Catholic Social Services of Miami valley which serves families in southeast Ohio. Adoption procedures offered include open, closed, and identified. The agency offers extensive services to birthparents through pregnancy counseling and adoption services. The agencies philosophy states service to all persons regardless of religious faiths, ethnic backgrounds, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
http://www.state.oh.us/odjfs/
This site is maintained by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Their adoption services can be accessed clicking on icons our services, service for Ohio families, families, and then choose adoption or kinship. Under adoption, the site explains an Ohio program call AdoptOhio and the government subsidies this program offers for adoptive parents and children.

Ohio Adoption Laws
http://www.state.oh.us
The site provides information on Ohio adoption laws pertaining to the parties involved and procedures. Information can be accessed through a word search or through researching index topics. A word search under adoption will lead to accessing different divisions pertaining to families and child welfare as well as Adopt Ohio.

AdoptOhio
http://www.state.oh.us/odhs/oapl/
The AdoptOhio website is an excellent resource for adoptive parties offered by the Ohio department of Job and Family Services. The website offers services through public and private agencies. A listing including children's photos is available where the prospective parent's preferences are suited with a child. The Ohio Adoption Guidebook is an extensive guide offered to help adoption parents through the process. This site's services provide outstanding service to adoptive parents.

European Adoption Consultants, Inc.

http://www.eaci.com
The site is maintained by the European Adoption Consultants, Inc. which is an international adoption agency approved by the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services. Prospective parents can adopt from China, Kazakhstan, Romania, Russia, and Vietnam. Single women are welcomed to adopt as well. The site provides information on the agency's services such as past client mentors for adoptive parents. An excellent service the center offers is a registered nurse and a social worker, MSSA, are accessible through the agency to answers questions about children for post-adoptive parents.

Lutheran Social Services of Miami Valley
http://www.lssmv.org
The Lutheran Social Services of Miami valley is a community based agency that provides adoption and pregnancy services to southwest Ohio. The site provides a short description of certain types of adoption services offered including domestic, international, and pregnancy counseling. The agency offers infant, African American, identified, independent, special needs, and international adoption placements.