ADOPTION

"Heartland Catalog - Adoption Resources"
PO Box 1974
LaPorte, Texas 77572-1974
218 471-6252
Heartland is a specialized sales catalog that carries adoption and infertility materials. Phillip and Laura Lynch are aware of the need for readily available information on these subjects because of their own 5-year journey through infertility and their family formation through adoption, domestic and international. Book selections and reviews are based on their experiences as former infertility clients and adoptive parents.

National Adoption Center
1500 Walnut Street, Suite 701
Philadelphia, PA 19102
1-800-TO-ADOPT
Created in 1972, it is a private, non-profit organization that expands adoption opportunities for children throughout the US, especially for children with special needs and those from minority cultures. They, along with Children Awaiting Parents (CAP), also administer Faces of Adoption, an on-line adoption information service. Faces can be reached at:
http://www.adopt.org
nac@adopt.org

Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
PO Box 7164
Dublin, Ohio 43017
614 764-3009
Established by Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy's Restaurants, to help the thousands of children waiting to be adopted. Works to raise awareness about the children and to provide direct support for adoption programs. It does not fund individual adoption applications or agency operating budgets.

As a result of a partnership with the Kellogg Foundation, the National Adoption Center and the Dave Thomas Foundation provide information about the federal adoption tax credit and "An Employer's Guide to Adoption Benefits" which includes model policies and strategies to encourage employers to offer adoption benefits.

The National Adoption Foundation
100 Mill Plain Rd.
Danbury, CT 20852
Provides grants and non-secured loans to adoptive parents who can demonstrate financial need.