Adoption Voices- Adoption Voices is a new Social Network, similar to Facebook, for those in the adoption community.  Many members of our chapter have already joined.  Feel free to check it out.  It is a great place to find information on birthparent perspecitves, international adoption, and other great topics, or just connect with others involved in Adoption. 

North American Council on Adoptable Children - Founded in 1974 by adoptive parents, the North American Council on Adoptable Children is committed to meeting the needs of waiting children and the families who adopt them. For more information about NACAC, click on the Services link or download our most recent annual report.


Lane County CASA ~ Court Appointed Special Advocate

CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. CASA of Lane County was founded in 1994 to train community citizens as volunteers to advocate for the best interests of children who have been abused or neglected and are under the protection of the Juvenile Court.

When children are removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect, they enter a complex and unfamiliar world of caseworkers, temporary homes, and attorneys. For more than half of these children, all of this happens before their sixth birthday. CASA volunteers are trained to advocate for these kids, working to ensure that decisions made are in the child's best interest. The CASA is often the only steady presence in the child's life during this tumultuous time.


Family and Children's Service~Helping families be the best they can be
Building strong families, vital communities and capable children.

The Grandfamilies State Law and Policy Resource Center is a collaboration between Casey Family Programs, the American Bar Association’s Center on Children and the Law and Generations United.

The Grandfamilies State Law & Policy Center

Kids Count video

American RadioWorks

Strangers on a plane~People Magazine

State Fact Sheets for Grandparents and other relatives raising children---More than six million children - approximately 1 in 12 - are living in households headed by grandparents (4.5 million children) or other relatives (1.5 million children). In many of these homes, grandparents (approximately 2.4 million) and other relatives are taking on primary responsibility for the children’s needs. Often they assume this responsibility without either of the child’s parents present in the home.

Youth Advocacy Center

Adoption Life Books for Teens

Charity Guide---Foster Care teens need your help to establish happy, productive lives.

National Adoption month spotlights teens in foster care

KEZI NEWS Eugene OR -- Kids in Crisis

KVAL NEWS Eugene OR -- Heart Gallery Kids

KOIN NEWS Portland OR -- Wednesday's Child