Adoption Service Providers Seeking Hague Accreditation, Hague Approval or Renewal of Hague Accreditation or Approval as of 10/1/2011

The Council on Accreditation, one of two agencies appointed by the US DOS to accredit adoption service providers (ASPs) under the Hague, has published it's latest list of ASPs under consideration for Hague Accreditation, Approval or Renewal of Accreditation or Approval. If you have a comment concerning any ASP under consideration, please submit it to the COA by visiting their website: http://www.coanet.org/front3/page.cfm?sect=54&cont=4251 click on "click here" for a list of agencies, then click on the agency name to submit a comment. Or, you may mail or call in your comment to COA:

Jayne Schmidt, Hague Accreditation Project Manager
COA
45 Broadway, 29th Floor
New York, NY 10006
FAX: (212) 797-1428
Phone: 866-262-8088 ext. 203

Information is presented in this order:

Applicant Name
Mailing Address
Under Active Consideration Since

**PEAR has added information on whether each organization is a new applicant, is seeking renewal, or has been previously denied accreditation.

Adoption Service Providers Seeking Hague Accreditation, Hague Approval or Renewal of Hague Accreditation or Approval as of 10/1/2011

ABC Adoption Services, Inc. (reaccreditation)
c/o Carolina Adoption Services, Inc.
301 N. Elm Street, Suite 500
Greensboro NC 27401
6/17/2011

Adopt-A-Child, Inc. (reaccreditation)
6315 Forbes Avenue, Suite L-120
Pittsburgh PA 15217
7/12/2011

Adoption & Beyond, Inc. (new applicant)
16236 Metcalf Avenue
Overland Park KS 66085
5/6/2011

Adoption Advocates International (reaccreditation)
709 South Peabody
Port Angeles WA 98362
6/3/2011

Adoption Assistance, Inc. (new applicant)
306 East Lexington Avenue, #3
Danville KY 40422
5/3/2011

Adoption Resource Center, dba Adoption ARC (reaccreditation)
4701 Pine Street J-7
Philadelphia PA 19143
6/28/2011

All God's Children International
(AGCI), dba Families are Forever International (reaccreditation)
3308 NE Peerless Place
Portland OR 97232
8/9/2011

American Adoptions (reaccreditation)
9101 West 110th Street, Suite 200
Overland Park KS 66210
9/27/2011

Baker Hall dba Baker Victory Services (reaccreditation)
780 Ridge Road
Lackawanna NY 14218
8/10/2011

Bal Jagat - Children's World, Inc. (reaccreditation)
5199 East Pacific Coast Hwy, Suite 204
Long Beach CA 90804
7/8/2011

Carolina Adoption Services, Inc. (reaccreditation)
301 N. Elm Street, Suite 500
Greensboro NC 27401
6/28/2011

Catholic Charities of Tennessee (new applicant)
30 White Bridge Road
Nashville TN 37205
5/18/2011

Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois (new applicant)
8601 W. Main Street, Suite 201
Belleville IL 62223
5/18/2011

Celebrate Children International (previously denied accreditation)
1757 W. Broadway, Suite 5
Oviedo FL 32765
3/15/2011

Children's Aid Society in Clearfield County (new applicant)
1008 South 2nd Street
Clearfield PA 16830
5/20/2011

Children's Home Society of West Virginia (reaccreditation)
P.O. Box 2942
Charleston WV 25330
5/27/2011

Children & Families of Iowa (new applicant)
1111 University Avenue
Des Moines IA 50314
8/9/2011

Christian Family Services of the Midwest, Inc. (new applicant)
10500 Barkley, Suite 216
Overland Park KS 66212
7/8/2011

Community Residences, Inc. (new applicant)
732 West Street
Southington CT
5/20/2011

Dove Adoptions International (reaccreditation)
180 North Maine Street, Suite A
Banks OR 97106
7/8/2011

European Adoption Consultants, Inc. (reaccreditation)
12608 Alameda Drive
Strongsville OH 44149
5/20/2011

Families United Network, Inc. (reaccreditation)
P.O. Box 264
Muncy PA 17756
12/30/2010

Family Resource Center (reaccreditation)
5828 N. Clark Street
Chicago IL 60660
4/5/2011

Hillcrest Family Services (new applicant)
2005 Asbury Road
Dubuque IA 52001
8/23/2011

Hillside Family of Agencies (reaccreditation)
1180 Monroe Avenue
Rochester NY 14620
9/15/2011

Holston United Methodist Home for Children, Inc. (reaccreditation)
P.O. Box 188
Greeneville TN 37744- 9982
7/19/2011

Home at Last Adoption Agency, Inc. (new applicant)
1727 N. Atlantic Avenue
Cocoa Beach FL 32931
7/12/2011

International Adoption Services, Inc. (reaccreditation)
4940 Viking Drive, Suite 7B
Minneapolis MN 55435
5/27/2011

International Family Services, Inc. (reaccreditation)
700 South Friendswood Drive, Suite F
Friendswood TX 77546
7/6/2011

Jewish Family & Career Services of Louisville (new applicant)
2821 Klempner Way
Louisville KY 40205
5/10/2011

Jewish Family Service of Rochester (reaccreditation)
441 East Avenue
Rochester NY 14607
6/17/2011

Miriam's Promise (new applicant)
522 Russell Street
Nashville TN 37206
7/12/2011

Saint Mary International Adoption (reaccreditation)
1515 Mockingbird Lane, Suite 204
Charlotte NC 28209
5/24/2011

Shepherd Care Ministries, dba Adoption by Shepherd Care (reaccreditation)
5935 Taft Street
Hollywood FL 33021
8/30/2011

The Datz Foundation (reaccreditation)
311 Maple Avenue W, Suite E.
Vienna VA 22180
12/29/2010

The Sacred Portion Children's Outreach (new applicant)
7104 Bristol Lane
Bozeman MT 59715
2/23/2011

Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services (reaccreditation)
3200 Motor Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90034
9/9/2011

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