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Tax I.D. 20-4151057
Christy Obie~Barrett
Executive Director
880 Beltline Road
Springfield, OR 97477
fax 541-343-2866

OUR MISSION:
To find loving, permanent families for every waiting foster child.

BOOKS

Swings Hanging From Every Tree: Daily Inspirations & Reflections for Foster/Adoptive Parents
(Sept. 30, 2001) Susan Stone Reynolds

A Child's Journey Through Placement
(1991) Vera Fahlberg

Adopting the Hurt Child: Hope for Families with Special Needs Kids
(1998) Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky

Adopting the Older Child
(1979) Claudia L. Jewett

Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today's Parents
(2002) Deborah Gray

The Connected Child: Bring hope and healing to your adoptive family by Karyn Purvis, David Cross, and Wendy Sunshine (Paperback - Apr. 22, 2007). The website that has loads of information about her work, including a video interview, an excerpt from the book and a number of articles. The link is: http://www.child.tcu.edu

Attachment Disorder in Children and Families
(1998) Terry M levy and Michael Orlans

Helping Children Cope with Seperation and Loss
(1989) Lors Ruskai Melina

Older Child Adoption
(1998) Grace Robinson

Parenting the Hurt Child: Helping Adoptive Families Heal and Grow
(2002) Gregory Keck and Regina Kupecky

The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child
(1993) Nancy Verrier

Raising Adopted Children: Practical Reassuring Advice for Every Adoptive Parent
(1998) Lois Ruskai

Raising Children who Refuse to be Raised
(2000) Dave Ziegler

Raising Children: Fostering Strength, Hope and Optimism in Your Child
(2002) Robert Brooks and Sam Goldstein

Real Parents, Real Children: Parenting the Adopted Child
(1994) Holly Van Gulden and LIsa M. Bartels-Rabb

Telling the Truth to Your Adopted or Foster Child: Making Sense of the Past
(2000) Betsy Keefer and Jayne Schooler

The Family of Adoption
(1998) Joyce Pavao

The Whole Life Adoption Book
(1993) Jayne Schooler

Toddler Adoption: Weaver's Craft
(1997) M. Hopkins-Best

Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew
(1999) Sheri Eldridge

Booklets

Supporting an Adoption by Pat Homes

When Friends Ask About Adoption: Question and Answer Guide ~ A booklet by Linda Bothun

Websites / Other

* National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
* Adoptive Families Magazine
* Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center (ORPARC), www.orparc.org
* Child Welfare Information Gateway (formerly National Adoption Information Clearinghouse), www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/index.cfm