Adoption guides
Our free adoption guides are available to all parents and prospective parents considering adoption. We distribute more than 90,000 free copies across the country and in Canada each year. Our guides are published in English and Spanish for U.S. audiences. A special version for Canadian residents is also available.
Finding Forever Families: A Step-by-Step Guide to Adoption
This product is currently on backorder.
Are you thinking about foster care adoption? “Finding Forever Families” is a concise and effective road map for adoptive parents to help you comfortably navigate the process. The guide answers general questions about foster care adoption, explains how to begin the process, and walks you through the steps. We include a variety of additional resources: a glossary of adoption terms, agency referrals, and heartwarming stories of successful adoptions. When you order one to five copies of this guide, we automatically include A Step-By-Step Guide to Post-Adoption. For larger quantities of the post-adoption guide, select the item at the bottom of this page.
Maximum quantity: 500 | Download a digital copy (US)
A Step-by-Step Guide to Post-Adoption
This product is currently on backorder.
This free resource booklet includes information for parents about the types of resources available after adoptions have been finalized. Topics include how to select and locate providers, what to do if your community doesn’t have resources available, and recommendations of other national non-profits that can help. This booklet was developed along with our partner, Jockey Being Family.
Maximum quantity: 500
Finding Forever Families: A Step-by-Step Guide to Adoption (Canada)
Are you a Canadian resident thinking about foster care adoption? “Finding Forever Families” is a concise and effective road map for adoptive parents that will help you comfortably navigate the process. The guide answers general questions about foster care adoption, explains how to begin the process, and walks you through the steps. We include a variety of additional resources: a glossary of adoption terms, agency referrals, and heartwarming stories of successful adoptions.
Maximum quantity: 500
Finding Forever Families: A Step-by-Step Guide to Adoption (Spanish)
Are you thinking about foster care adoption? “Finding Forever Families: A Step-By-Step Guide to Adoption” answers general questions about adoption and the foster care adoption process. Spanish-language version.
Maximum quantity: 500.
¿Está considerando la crianza temporal de un niño para la adopción? En “Un niño está a la espera: Una guía detallarda para la adopción” hallará respuestas a preguntas en general sobre la adopción y el proceso de crianza temporal para la adopción. Disponible en español.