More Adoption Resources

  • North American Council on Adoptable Children. 
NACAC promotes and supports permanent families for children and youth in the U.S. and Canada who have been in care—especially those in foster care and those with special needs.
    www.nacac.org
  • Open Path. The Family-Building Resource of Northern California
An organization that provides, support, education and resources for those considering a variety of family-building options including fertility treatments and adoption.

    Address:
    312 Sutter Street

    Suite 405
 San Francisco, CA 94108

    Phone: 415-788-6772
    Email: info@youropenpath.org

    www.YourOpenPath.org

  • Adoptive Families Magazine. 
Amazing quarterly magazine that covers all topics for adoptive families in the process and long after.
    www.adoptivefamilies.com
  • Families with Children from China. Network and activities through out the year.
    www.fwcc.org
  • Dr. Dana Johnson. Leading international adoption pediatric specialist.
    
University of Minnesota
 Hospital and Clinic

    420 Delaware Street
    SE
 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455

    Phone: (612) 626-2928
  • Dr. Nancy Curtis. Leading international adoption pediatric specialist.
    Children’s Hospital and Research Center
    Oakland 
International Adoption Clinic

    
Email: ncurtis@mail.cho.org

    Phone: (510) 428-3010

    Fax: (510) 450-5878
    http://www.childrenshospitaloakland.org
  • Dr. Jane Aaronson

    International Pediatric Health Services

    151 East 62nd Street, Suite 1A

    New York, NY 10021
    
Phone: (212) 207-6666
  • Dr. Ira Chasnoff

    National Association for Families and Addiction Research and Education

    200 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 300

    Chicago, Illinois 60601

    Phone: (312) 726-4011 ext.202
  • UCSF-Mount Zion Medical Center

    Division of Behavioral & Developmental Pediatrics
    
2330 Post Street, Suite 360

    San Francisco, California 94115
    
Phone: (415) 353-7766

    Fax: (415) 353-9532
  • Dr. Julie Bledsoe

    Center for Adoption Medicine
    
University of Washington

  • Roosevelt Pediatric Care Center

    4245 Roosevelt Way
    NE
 Seattle, Washington

    Phone: (206) 598-3006
    
Fax: (206) 598-3040
  • CTIS-Pregnancy Risk Information
. Free information about the effects of drug and alcohol exposure during pregnancy.

    Phone: 800-532-3749
  • Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. 
Helps families advocate for their employers to support adoption by providing employees with financial reimbursement, paid leave and other adoption benefits
    
www.adoptionfriendlyworkplace.org
  • PACT, An Adoption Alliance
. Great Resource for transracial families for education, training, and on-going support.
    Phone: 510-243-9460
    
www.pactadopt.org

  • Infant/Toddler Massage & Baby Yoga Workshops by Rebecca Blake
    www.upliftingyogaforall.com
    Email: rebecca@upliftingyogaforall.com
    Phone: (415) 378-7001


REGIONAL CENTERS
. Early Start programs for infants and toddlers, birth to 36 months, who qualify.

Golden Gate Regional Centers:

  • 120 Howard Street, 3rd FL
San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 546-9222
  • 3130 La Selva Drive, Suite 202
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 574-9232
  • 5725 Paradise Drive, 
Suite 100, Building A
Corte Madera, CA 94925
Phone: (415) 945-1600

San Andreas Regional Centers:

  • 300 Orchard City Drive, Suite 170
Campbell, CA 95008
/Phone: (408) 374-9960
  • 1880 N. Main Street, Suite 350
Salinas, CA 93906
/Phone: (831) 442-3061
  • 1110 Main Street, Suite 8
Watsonville, CA 95076
/Phone: (408) 728-1781, 688-7633

East Bay Regional Center:

  • Airport Corporate Centre: 
7677 Oakport Street, Suite 1200
, Oakland, CA 94621
/Phone: (510) 383-1200
  • Sacramento Regional Center:2031 Howe Avenue, Suite 100
, Sacramento, CA 95825
/Phone: (916) 614-0400