This page contains a list of self-reported intercountry adoption programs operated by Joint Council Member Organizations.  Please note the information may be outdated and/or inaccurate; all prospective parents should contact the Member Organization directly to confirm country and program status.

• To find contact information for these agencies please refer to our
  Membership Directory

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  Country Information page found on the left side navigation bar.

• Before choosing an agency to work with please review our information for parents.

Please click on the country below to see more information:

Albania | Afghanistan | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Brazil | Bulgaria | Burundi | Cambodia

 Chile | China | Colombia | Costa Rica | Democratic Republic of Congo

Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador | Estonia | Ethiopia | Gambia | Georgia

 Ghana | Guatemala | Haiti | Honduras | Hong Kong | Hungary | India | Jamaica | Japan

Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea | Kyrgyzstan | Latvia | Liberia | Lithuania | Mali

Marshall Islands | Mexico | Moldova | Mongolia | Morocco | Nepal | Nicaragua | Panama |

 Peru | Philippines | Poland | Romania | Russia | Rwanda | Serbia | Sierra Leone

 Slovak Republic | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Taiwan | Thailand | Uganda | Ukraine

 Uzbekistan | Vietnam | Zambia

Updated June 22, 2010

U.S. Agencies working with U.S. citizens living abroad:

• Adopolis

  • Places in: Colombia, Mexico, Bulgaria and El Salvador; as well as, any country where the prospective adoptive parent (US citizen) is currently living

• Adopt-Abroad, Inc.

  • Social workers based all over world

• Americans for African Adoptions, Inc.

  • Places in: Africa

• Associated Services for International Adoption

  • Works with: married couple, one spouse must be an US citizen

  • Places in: China, Germany, Singapore, and England, but is not limited to only those countries

• Carolina Adoption Services

  • Placement services in any country that will allow the agency to place

• Celebrate Children

  • Places in: Taiwan, Ethiopia, Dominican Republic, Argentina and Trinida

• Children's House International

  • Places in: Bulgaria, China, Haiti, Hungary, India, Morocco and Poland

• Forever Families Through Adoption, Inc.

• Hopscotch Adoptions, Inc.

  • Placement and home study services

  • Places in: All countries that permit placing assistance from their agency 

• Journeys of the Heart

  • Placement and home study services; overseas social worker must be an employee of the agency or another reputable agency

  • Works in: Hague countries, case by case basis

• La Vida International

  • Places in: China, Nepal and Colombia

  • Does not do independent home studies abroad

• Little Miracles International, Inc.

  • Places in countries case by case

  • Cases must be approved by LMI administration

• Nathanson Adoption Services

  • Works with: North Carolina families

  • Places in: every country, provided that North Carolinian family resides there

• Wasatch International Adoptions

  • Placement and home study services, and independent adoption assistance

  • Works with: Married couples, one spouse must be an US citizen

  • Places in: Any country with any US citizen

  • Home study services provided to families adopting from Hague countries as long as family can obtain permission from country’s CA

• World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP)

  • Works with: US government and military employees only

  • Places in: China and Ethiopia

U.S. Agencies working with non-U.S. citizens abroad:

• Adopolis

  • See above list for countries agency works in  

• Adopt-Abroad, Inc.

  • See above list for countries agency works in

• Americans for African Adoptions, Inc.

  • See above list for countries agency works in

• Forever Families Through Adoption, Inc.

• Hopscotch Adoptions, Inc.

  • Placement and home study services

  • See above list for countries agency works in

• Journeys of the Heart

  • Placement and home study services; overseas social worker must be an employee of the agency or another reputable agency

  • Works in: Hague countries, case by case basis

• Little Miracles International, Inc.

  • Places in countries case by case

  • Cases must be approved by LMI administration

Individual’s working with U.S. and non-U.S. citizens living abroad:

• Michael S. Goldstein (American Academy of Adoption Attorneys)

  • US and non US citizens

  • Works with all countries that permit them to do so

  • So far worked with Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Britain, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Canada, and Curacao

Albania

• International Children’s Alliance

Afghanistan

• International Orphan Care 

Armenia

• Adopt Abroad

• Carolina Adoption Services, Inc

• Hopscotch Adoptions, Inc

 Azerbaijan

• Adoptions Together

• Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc

  Brazil

• Sunrise Family Services Society

 Bulgaria

• A Better World

• Adopt Abroad

• Adoption STAR

• Adoptions Together

• All God’s Children International

• Americans for International Aid and Adoption

• Carolina Adoption Services

• Christian World Adoption

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Holt International

• Hopscotch Adoptions

• Karing Angels International Adoptions, Inc

• Little Miracles International

• Lutheran Service Society of New York

• Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc

• Partners for Adoption

• Saint Mary International Adoptions

• Spence-Chapin

• Sunrise Family Services Society

• Voice for International Development and Adoption (VIDA)

• Wasatch International Adoption

• World Links Association, Inc

 Burundi

• Americans Adopting Orphans

• Wide Horizons for Children

 Cambodia

• Adoptions Together

• Lutheran Service Society of New York

• Nightlight Christian Adoptions

• World Child International

Chile

• Bay Area Adoption Services

• Illien Adoptions International, Inc (program in development, June 2010)

 China

• AAC Adoption and Family Network

• Americans Adopting Orphans

• A Better World

• Adopt International

• Adoption Advocates International

• Adoption Associates, Inc.

• The Adoption Center of Washington

• Adoption Links Worldwide

• Adoptions from the Heart (June 2010, not accepting applications)

• Adoptions Together

• All God’s Children International

• Alliance for Children

• Associated Services for International Adoption (ASIA)

• Bal Jagat – Children’s World, Inc

• The Barker Foundation

• Bethany Christian Services

• CASI Foundation for Children, Inc.

• Carolina Adoption Services, Inc.

• Catholic Charities of Baltimore

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Children’s Hope International

• Christian Adoption Services

• Christian World Adoption, Inc.

• Chrysalis House, Inc.

• Coordinators 2 inc

• The Cradle

• Creative Adoptions, Inc.

• Crossroads Adoption Services

• The Datz Foundation

• Dillon International, Inc., A Ministry of Buckner Children & Family Services

• Dillon Southwest

• European Adoption Consultants

• Faith International Adoptions

• Families Thru International Adoption, Inc.

• Family Adoption Consultants

• Family & Children’s Agency, Inc.

• Family Services, Inc.

• The Family Network

• Family Resource Center

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Good Hope Adoption Services

• Hawaii International Child

• Heart of Adoptions Alliance

• Holt International

• Hope Cottage

• Hope’s Promise (Colorado residents only)

• Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services

• LaVida International

• Little Miracles International

• Living Hope Adoption Agency

• Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota

• Lutheran Social Services of New England

• Lutheran Social Services of New York

• MAPS Worldwide

• Madison Adoption Associates, Ltd.

• New Life Adoption Agency, Inc.

• Nightlight Christian Adoptions

• Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc.

• Partners for Adoption

• Spence-Chapin

• Sunrise Family Services Society

• Voice for International Development and Adoption (VIDA)

• Villa Hope International Adoption

• Wasatch International Adoptions

• Welcome House of Pearl S. Buck

• West Sands

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

• World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP)

• World Child International

 Colombia

• Adopolis

• Adoption by Shepherd Care

• Adoptions Together

• Alliance for Children

• Baker Victory Services

• The Barker Foundation

• Bay Area Adoption Services

• Bethany Christian Services

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Crossroads Adoption Services

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Heart of Adoptions Alliance

• Heart to Heart Adoption Services, Inc.

• Heartsent Adoptions, Inc. (program in development, June 2010)

• Illien Adoptions International, Inc.

• LaVida International

• Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota

• Partners for Adoption

• Spence-Chapin Adoption Services

• Sunrise Family Services Society

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

Costa Rica

• Children's Home Society and Family Services

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Pearl S. Buck

• Wide Horizons for Children

Democratic Republic of Congo

• Spence-Chapin Adoption Services (program in developmental stages, June 2010)

Dominican Republic

• Forever Families through Adoption

Ecuador

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Illien Adoptions International, Inc.

 El Salvador

• Americans for International Aid and Adoption

• Christian Adoption Services

• Kentucky Adoption Services

• Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc.

• Voice for International Development and Adoption (VIDA)

• Villa Hope International Adoption

  Estonia

• Adoption Hope International

 Ethiopia

• Adoption Advocates International

• Adoption Associates, Inc.

• All God’s Children International

• Americans for African Adoptions, Inc.

• Bethany Christian Services

• Buckner Adoption & Maternity Services, Affiliated with Dillon International, Inc.

• Celebrate Children International

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Children’s Hope International

• Children’s House International Adoption Agency

• Christian World Adoption, Inc.

• Families Thru International Adoption Services

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Holt International

• Illien Adoptions International, Inc.

• International Adoption Guides

• International Adoption Net

• Little Miracles International

• West Sands Adoption

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

• World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP)

 Gambia

• Kentucky Adoption Services

Georgia 

• Adoption Options, Inc

• Hopscotch Adoptions, Inc.

• Partners for Adoption

 Ghana

• Adoption  Advocates International

• Children’s House International Adoption Agency

• Hopscotch Adoptions, Ink

• Life’s Vision International

• Madison Adoption Associates, Ltd.

• Partners for Adoption

• Wasatch International Adoptions

 Guatemala

        While Guatemala is currently closed to intercountry adoption, many of our    member organizations maintain a presence in the country through humanitarian aid.

 Haiti

June 2010  Special note regarding Haitian adoptions:
Summary Report: Intercountry Adoption in Haiti: Safeguards and Protections

• Adoption Alliance

• Adoption-Link

• Adoption Links Worldwide (currently not accepting new applications, June 2010)

• Adoption STAR

• Alliance for Children

• Bethany Christian Services (program on hold, June 2010)

• Buckner Adoption & Maternity Services, Inc. (affiliated with Dillon Internat'l, Inc.)

• Carolina Adoption Services

• CASI Foundation for Children, Inc. (currently not accepting new applications, June 2010)

• Children’s House International

• The Datz Foundation

• DeColores Adoptions International (program on hold, June 2010)

• Dillon International, Inc., A Ministry of Buckner Children and Family Services

• Kentucky Adoption Services

• The Family Network

• Heart to Heart Adoption Services, Inc.

• Holt International (currently not accepting new applications, June 2010)

• Lifelink International Adoption

• Partners for Adoption

• Wasatch International Adoptions

 Honduras

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• MLJ Adoptions

 Hong Kong

• Bethany Christian Services

• Family Connections Christian Adoptions

• Hawaii International Child

• Kentucky Adoption Services

• Lifelink International Adoption

 Hungary

• Adoption STAR

• Americans for International Aid and Adoption

• Little Miracles International

 India

• Adoptions from the Heart (June 2010, not accepting applications)

• Alliance for Children (June 2010, not accepting applications)

• All God’s Children International

• Americans for International Aid & Adoption

• Bal Jagat – Children’s World, Inc.

• The Barker Foundation

• Bay Area Adoption Services

• Children's Home Society & Family Services

• Christian Adoption Services

• Crossroads Adoption Services

• Family Services, Inc.

• Families Thru International Adoption, Inc.

• Holt International

• Hope’s Promise

• Illien Adoptions International, Inc.

• Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services

• Love Basket, Inc.

• MAPS Worldwide

• Partners for Adoption

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

• World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP)

 Jamaica

• Adoption STAR

• Creative Adoptions, Inc.

• Hands Across the Water

 Japan

• Across the World Adoptions

• Madison Adoption Associates, Ltd.

• Partners for Adoption

• Voice for International Development and Adoption (VIDA)

 Kazakhstan

• Across the World Adoptions

• Adoption Associates, Inc.

• Alliance for Children

• Americans Adopting Orphans

• Baker Victory Services

• Bay Area Adoption Services

• Celebrate Children International

• Children at Heart Adoption Services, Inc.

• Children’s House International (program temporarily on hold as of June 2010)

• Christian Adoption Services

• Chrysalis House, Inc.

• The Datz Foundation

• European Adoption Consultants

• God’s Families International Adoption Services

• Good Hope Adoption Services

• Heart of Adoptions Alliance

• Little Miracles International

• MAPS Worldwide

• Nightlight Christian Adoption

• Partners for Adoption

• Sunrise Family Services Society

• Wasatch International Adoptions

• Welcome House of Pearl S. Buck

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

• World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP)

• World Child International

• World Links Association, Inc.

 Kenya

• Carolina Adoption Services

 Korea

• AAC Adoption and Family Network

• Adopt International

• Adoptions Together

• Alliance for Children (in Florida and South Carolina)

• Americans for International Aid & Adoption

• The Barker Foundation

• Bay Area Adoption Services

• Bethany Christian Services (South Korea)

• Buckner Adoption & Maternity Services, Inc. (affiliated with Dillon Internat'l, Inc.)

• Carolina Adoption Services, Inc.

• Catholic Charities of Baltimore

• Catholic Community Service – Seattle

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Christian Adoption Services

• Dillon International, Inc., A Ministry of Buckner Children & Family Services

• Dillon Southwest

• Family Adoption Consultants

• Family & Children’s Agency, Inc.

• Holt International

• Kentucky Adoption Services

• Lifelink International Adoption (South Korea)

• Partners for Adoption

• Spence-Chapin

• Welcome House of Pearl S. Buck

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

• World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP)

 Kyrgyzstan

• Adoption Alliance

• Americans Adopting Orphans

• God’s Family International Adoption Services

• Nightlight Christian Adoptions

  Latvia

• Lutheran Social Services of New York

• Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc.

• Premier Adoption Agency

 Liberia

• Americans for African Adoptions, Inc.

• Angels’ Haven Outreach

• Christian Adoption Services

• Hope International (program opening soon in Liberia)

• New Horizons Adoption Agency, Inc. (program temporarily on hold, June 2010)

 Lithuania

• Adoptions Together

• Bethany Christian Services

• Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc.

• Voice for International Development and Adoption (VIDA)

 Mali

• Americans for African Adoptions, Inc.

 Marshall Islands

• Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services

Mexico

• Adopolis

• Adoption Alliance (program on hold, June 2010)

• Bal Jagat – Children’s World, Inc.

• Carolina Adoption Services

• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• International Adoption Net

• Partners for Adoption

 Moldova

• Adoptions Together

• Bal Jagat – Children’s World, Inc.

• Carolina Adoption Services

• Spence-Chapin

 Mongolia

• Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota

• Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc.

 Morocco

• Adopt Abroad

• Hopscotch Adoptions, Inc.

 Nepal

• Adoption Alliance

• Adoption Associates, Inc.

• Adoption by Shepherd Care

• Adoption STAR

• All God’s Children International

• The Barker Foundation

• Carolina Adoption Services

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Crossroads Adoption Services

• DeColores Adoptions International

• Faith International Adoptions

• Families United Network

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Heart to Heart Adoption Services, Inc.

• Hope’s Promise

• Illien Adoptions International, Inc.

• International Adoption Net

• Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services

• Kentucky Adoption Services

• LaVida International

• Life’s Vision International

• MAPS Worldwide

• MLJ Adoptions

• Welcome House of Pearl S. Buck International

• Wide Horizons for Children

• World Child International

 Nicaragua

• Adoption Hope International

• MLJ Adoptions

 Panama

• Sunrise Family Services Society

Peru

• Carolina Adoption Services, Inc.

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Illien Adoptions International, Inc.

• Open Door Adoption Agency

• Villa Hope International Adoption

 Philippines

• Bay Area Adoption Services

• Bethany Christian Services

• Catholic Charities of Baltimore

• Child & Family Services – Hawaii

• Christian Adoption Services

• Chrysalis House, Inc.

• Crossroads Adoption Services

• Family Adoption Consultants

• Graham’s Gift Children’s Foundation

• Holt International

• Lifelink International Adoption

• Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota

• Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc.

• Our Children’s Homestead

• Partners for Adoption

• Sunrise Family Services Society

• Voice for International Development and Adoption (VIDA)

• Welcome House of Pearl S. Buck

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

Poland

• Adopt Abroad

• Baker Victory Services

• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago

• Christian Adoption Services

• Lifelink International Adoption

• Lutheran Service Society of New York

• Saint Mary International Adoptions

 Romania

• Bal Jagat – Children’s World, Inc.

• Holt International

• Lutheran Service Society of Minnesota

 Russia

• Adoption Associates, Inc.

• Adoption Center of Washington

• Alliance for Children

• Americans for International Aid and Adoption

• Catholic Social Services / Diocese of Charlotte, NC

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Children’s Hope International

• Christian World Adoption

• Creative Adoptions, Inc.

• European Adoption Consultants, Inc.

• Families thru International Adoption

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Global Adoption Services, Inc.

• Happy Families International Center

• Little Miracles International

• Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc.

• MAPS Worldwide

• WACAP

• Wide Horizons for Children

• World Child International

• World Links Association, Inc.

 Rwanda

• All God’s Children International

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Wide Horizons for Children

Serbia

• Cradle of Hope Adoption Center, Inc.

• Hope Adoption, Inc.

Sierra Leone

• Americans for African Adoptions, Inc.

 Somalia 

• Americans for African Adoptions, Inc.

 Sri Lanka

• New Horizons Adoption Agency, Inc.

 Taiwan

• All God’s Children International

• Alliance for Children

• Associated Services for International Adoption (ASIA)

• Bay Area Adoption Services

• Celebrate Children International

• Family & Children’s Agency, Inc.

• Gladney Center for Adoption

• Hawaii International Child

• Heartsent Adoptions, Inc.

• Journeys of the Heart Adoption Services

• MLJ Adoptions

• Nightlight Christian Adoptions

• Partners for Adoptions

• Spence-Chapin

• Thursday’s Child, Inc.

• Wasatch International Adoptions

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

Thailand

• Adoption Advocates International

• Bal Jagat – Children’s World, Inc.

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Heartsent Adoptions, Inc.

• Holt International

• World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP)

 Uganda

• Americans for African Adoptions, Inc.

• Holt International

• New Horizons Adoption Agency, Inc.

 Ukraine

• A Better World

• Adopolis

• Adopt Abroad

• Adoption Alliance

• Adoption Associates, Inc.

• Adoptions from the Heart

• Adoptions Together

• Adoption STAR

• All God’s Children International

• Americans Adopting Orphans

• Baker Victory Services

• Bal Jagat – Children’s World, Inc.

• Bethany Christian Services

• Carolina Adoption Services, Inc.

• Celebrate Children

• Children’s Home Society & Family Services

• Children’s House International Adoption Agency

• Christian Adoption Services

• Christian World Adoption, Inc.

• Cradle of Hope Adoption Center, Inc.

• Crossroads Adoption Services

• European Adoption Consultants

• European Children Adoption Services

• Families United Network

• God’s Family International Adoption Services

• Heart to Heart Adoption Services, Inc.

• Holt International

• Hope International

• Illien Adoptions International, Inc.

• International Adoption Net

• Kentucky Adoption Services

• Little Miracles International

• Love Basket, Inc.

• Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota

• Lutheran Social Service of New England, Inc.

• MLJ Adoptions

• New Horizons Adoption Agency, Inc.

• Nightlight Christian Adoptions

• Open Door Adoption Agency, Inc.

• Partners for Adoption

• Saint Mary International Adoptions

• Wide Horizons for Children, Inc.

 Uzbekistan

• Cradle of Hope Adoption Center, Inc.

• Good Hope Adoption Services

 Vietnam

• A Better World

• Adoptions Together

• Children’s Hope International

• Crossroads Adoption Services

• Faith International Adoptions

• Families Thru International Adoption, Inc.

• Families United Network

• Family Services, Inc.

• Heart of Adoptions Alliance

• Lutheran Social Services of Minnesota

• MLJ Adoptions

• World Child International

 Zambia

• Love Basket, Inc.