RESOURCES

RESOURCES

In our efforts to provide you with the best possible service, All Blessings desires to provide our families with adoption resources, including adoption financing options, adoption support, and adoption preparation resources. 

We feel strongly that the more information you have on adoption, the more prepared you will be in your adoption journey. Below you will find a list of external links which may be beneficial for your family as you research your adoption process further. ABI does not share an affiliation with these organizations, and we do not “refer” families to these resources, but the resources listed have been utilized by ABI clients and found to be beneficial to those clients. We will add to this list as we find more sites that we feel can benefit you.

RESOURCES AND INFORMATION:

• Domestic Adoption Grants
  • A Child Waits Foundation https://www.achildwaits.org/domestic-grant-program
  • A Gift of Adoption Fund https://giftofadoption.org/apply-for-a-grant/
  • Help Us Adopt https://www.helpusadopt.org/apply
  • JSC Foundation https://www.jscfoundation.org/register/
  • Lifesong for Orphans https://lifesong.org/adoption/apply/
  • National Adoption Foundation https://fundyouradoption.org/adoption-grants/
  • Show Hope https://showhope.org/our-work/adoption-aid/
  • Sparrow Fund https://sparrow-fund.org/
  • The Buescher Foundation https://www.thebuescherfoundation.org/apply/

• Interest Free Loans
  • ABBA Fund https://abbafund.org/interest-free-loans/
  • Pathways for Little Feet https://pathwaysforlittlefeet.org/#apply

• Crowdfunding
  • Lifesong for Orphans https://mystory.lifesongfororphans.org/how-it-works
  • Adopt Together https://www.adopttogether.org/

• Fundraising
  • Both Hands https://www.bothhands.org
  • Bonfire https://www.bonfire.com/fundraising/
  • Fund Your Adoption https://fundyouradoption.tv/101-adoption-fundraising-ideas/
• Adoption Attorneys & Post Placement Resources
  • Indiana http://aww.adoptionattorneys.org/aaaa/state-directory/in-indiana
  • Tennessee http://aww.adoptionattorneys.org/aaaa/state-directory/tn-tennessee
  • Kentucky http://aww.adoptionattorneys.org/aaaa/state-directory/ky-kentucky
  • Social Security Number Pending Adoption Finalization https://www.irs.gov/individuals/adoption-taxpayer-identification-number
  • Parenting https://allblessings.org/resources/

• International Adoption Training Program – Hague compliant training and education specifically geared towards international adoption.
• National Council For Adoption
• Orphan Doctor – Dr. Jane Aronson’s site about medical and developmental issues affecting adopted children
• Guide Star Grant Resources

• Some Recommended Books:
  • The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Karyn B. Purvis (Author),‎ David R. Cross (Author),‎ Wendy Lyons Sunshine (Author)
  • The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child’s Developing Mind by Daniel J. Siegel MD
  • Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship by Laurence Heller Ph.D. and Aline LaPierre Psy.D.
  • Brainstorm: The Power and Purpose of the Teenage Brain by Daniel J. Siegel MD
  • Parenting from the Inside Out: How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Daniel J. Siegel and‎ Mary Hartzell
  • Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens by John E. Meeks, Debbie Riley, et al.
  • Adopting the Hurt Child
  • Real Parents, Real Children
  • 20 Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
  • The Post Adoption Blues
  • Adoption LifeBook
  • Being Adopted: The Lifelong Search for Self
  • Parenting in the Eye of the Storm by Katie Jae Naftzger
• Children’s Books
  • Over the Moon by Karen Katz
  • Just Right Family: An Adoption Story by Silvia Lopez
  • And That’s Why She’s My Mama by Tiarra Nazario
  • We Belong Together by Todd Parr
  • Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
  • Adoption is Both By Elena S Hall and Laura Norris
  • Motherbridge of Love By Xinran, Josee Masse, et al.
  • The Story of My Open Adoption By Leah Campbell
  • Being Adopted By Amy Wilkerson LCSW

• Government Resources:
  • https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/Intercountry-Adoption.html
  • https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/reslist/tollfree/
  • https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/adoption/
  • uscis.gov
• Adoption Trained Consultants, Counselors, Psychologists & Programs Nashville
  • Kim Warner-Hudy, LCSW
    Licensed Counselor who is a Korean Adoptee
    7209 Haley Industrial Blvd #130
    Nolensville, TN 37135
    (615) 852-7535
    
    Client population: Infant, Toddler, Preschool, Elementary-Age, Middle School-Age, Adults, Families
    Specialties: Anxiety, ARC, Attachment, EMDR, Grief & Loss, Racial Identity, Search & Reunion, Theraplay, TBRI, TF-CBT, Transracial Adoption
  • Nurture House – www.nurturehouse.org
    232 3rd Avenue North
    Franklin, TN
    615-656-0232
  • Real Child Consulting LLC – www.realchild.net
    108 4th Ave South – Suite 201
    Franklin, TN 37064
    615-498-4958
    
    
  • The Papillion Center – https://www.papillioncenter.org/
    2042 Nashville Pike
    Gallatin, TN 37066
    (615) 590-7213
• Birth Parent Resources
  • Post Partum Support Group
• Early Intervention Services
  • Tennessee – Early Intervention Sytem
  • Indiana – First Steps Services
  • Kentucky – Early Intervention Services