Voices of the Victims of Focus on Children Utah's Samoa Scam

PEAR is giving to voice to the victims of FOC Utah: below is the first statement, from Elizabeth Muenzler, Adoptive Mother of a trafficked child.

Many thanks for your invitation to write a statement on your blog concerning the recent Focus on Children case. We are the parents of one of the children involved and after having been vilified in some circles for appearing and making a statement at the sentencing hearing, it’s nice to actually be “asked” to comment on this case and our disappointment with the outcome.

We were one of the few families who advocated for jail time in this case. For me, jail time was a no-brainer. After reading the indictment two years ago, there was no way I thought that they weren’t going to jail for a very long time. And yes, I know that they aren’t “hardened criminals,” ready to attack people on the streets. And, I realize they have many children of their own. And that they done many good things too, through their adoption work. But, does that really “justify” them not going to jail? I consider myself a good person. I have children. I’ve done good things in my life. But if I went out and robbed a bank tomorrow, I bet I would go to jail. And rightly so.

My faith in the Justice System in this country has been greatly reduced by this case. I hope the tax payers don’t spend the $10 fine per count all in one place. The defendants probably spent more on their lunch that day than they had to pay to get out of court. Unfortunately, more than anything in this process, I have learned that the Justice System isn’t for “justice.” It’s for “resolution.” And sometimes…the bad guys do win.

However, regardless of the spineless outcome, we must go on and continue to fight. It’s now time for organizations like this one, to spearhead a cry loud and clear that changes need to be made. And soon. No other child or family on either side of the ocean deserves what they got in this case. And things like the definition of “an orphan”, or the definition of “abandonment,” which could have easily been defined with a good dose of common sense and a handy Webster’s Dictionary, should never have been fodder for defense attorneys to “make their case.” (Defense attorneys, who, by the way, mentioned during the sentencing that their defendant had “suffered the most” in this case.)

Count us in to begin to work with you, side-be-side, until all of those in the adoption world who think they can continue to hurt innocent children and families, realize we are watching. We will change whatever needs to be changed to ensure that no one ever has to go through what our family has gone through ever again.

As for our family, we move forward now and not backward. We’ve been in contact with our daughter’s birthparents are working on establishing that relationship. We will continue to make sure that they are a part of her life and that she knows who they are. Once she is an adult, we will support any decision she makes in terms of her relationship with them.

My statements at the hearing last month were full of the anger, hurt and betrayal that our family has felt throughout this tragedy. Some criticized me for it. It’s hard for people on the outside looking in to know what it’s like. But saying our comments then, and outlets like this blog, have helped healed us. It gave our daughter a voice in this process. And gave us a chance to someday show her that we did everything we could to help bring them to justice.

Thank you for this opportunity and for everything you do to help clean up the adoption world. We look forward to joining you on this journey very soon.

Elizabeth Muenzler

PEAR Winter Newsletter, March 2009

Winter Newsletter, March 2009

From the Board

We are pleased to formally introduce our two newest Board members, Pamela Veazie and Kim Kennedy.

Pamela Veazie joins the board as both our Membership and Post Adoption Services and Support Chairs. Pam believes that adoption preparation for prospective parents and post-adoption support for health issues is completely inadequate. The lack of insurance coverage for many therapies and lack of affordable educational remediation that targets language loss are two issues not being addressed. Additionally, Pam feels there needs to be a clear, holistic multiyear pathway of healthcare steps to heal internationally adopted children. Pamela is currently a stay-at-home mother of three children. Her youngest was internationally adopted from Moldova in 2005 at the age of two and a half. She has a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Purdue University in 1994. Her professional experience includes clinical research and project management of women’s health products at a large pharmaceutical company and development of training materials for clinical research professionals, doctors and nurses. Over the past four years, Pam has become owner of two online adoption support groups and moderator for three others.

Kim Kennedy joins the board as a general member. She comes to PEAR with many years of experience as an advocate for adoption reform. She and her husband have adopted internationally and know both the joys of successful adoption and the tragedy of adoption scams. They have a special interest in open adoptions and adopting children with special needs and are particularly concerned about the lack of regulation for adoption service providers as well as the illegal procurement of children for adoption. Kim has an undergraduate degree in Psychology and Sociology from Hope College and a Master's degree in Urban Planning from the University of Michigan. Prior to becoming a stay-at-home mom she taught middle school and worked in community development. Kim has volunteered with non-profit organizations dedicated to improving adoption practices, spoken publicly on ethics in adoption, written for Adoptive Families magazine, facilitated adoption support groups, and volunteered with her local foster care agency.

New Search Engine on PEAR Website

We are pleased to announced the creation of PEAR's Adoption Ethics, Corruption and Reform Search Engine located on our website. PEAR board member Karen Holt has been busy uploading, indexing and updating this search feature to help the adoption community in researching these issues. Our search engine can be accessed by visiting our website: www.pear-now.org. It is located in the upper right-hand side of the webpage.

Adoption Agency Licensure, Regulation, and Oversight Project

PEAR is currently in Phase I of a study on the licensing, regulation and oversight of adoption agencies. The purposes of this study will be to better educate prospective adoptive parents, expectant mothers and the general public on the role of adoption agencies, to ensure best practices in adoption, to find appropriate avenues for resolving conflicts among agencies and clients, and to establish the groundwork for a model system that adequately protects the entire triad. In Phase I, we are researching the current laws and regulations governing adoption agencies with the assistance of the Miller Center for Public Interest Advocacy at the Penn State Dickinson School of Law. PEAR is indebted to Ms. Lynn Long and Ms. Karen Wilson, both second year law students at Dickinson, for conducting the research into statutory and regulatory state law. We are hoping to complete this phase of the study in early May 2009.

Phase II will explore current systems for resolving conflict, making formal complaints and overseeing the work of adoption agencies. Phase III will analyze the efficacy of the current system, and propose improvements that will better protect the adoption triad. For further information on this project, please contact Gina Pollock: rmprhp @ yahoo.com.

Post Adoption Services Project

PEAR is pleased to announce that our Post-Adoption Service Project is underway. The first phase of this project is our Observational Survey of Adoptive Parents on Success, Satisfaction and Types of Post-Adoption Services. The survey is currently available through a link on our website: www.pear-now.org. To date, we have received responses from over 300 adoptive families.

This project has three main goals: to identify Post-Adoption support that PEAR can provide to fill in the gaps that currently exist, to lay the groundwork for a joint clinical, randomized study with a larger, well-established adoptive parent organization, and to demonstrate PEAR's commitment as an organization dedicated to wholly supporting adoptive parents. Our hope is that this project will lead PEAR to work with other organizations to provide a comprehensive “healing roadmap” for adopted children and their families. For further information on this this project, please contact Pamela Veazie: PharmGirl13 @ indy.rr.com

Call to Action Vietnam

In November 2007, PEAR launched the Call to Action: Vietnam in response to increasing concerns within the adoption community over the ethical problems surrounding adoptions from Vietnam. Throughout the following year, PEAR has offered support and resources to families with children adopted from Vietnam who are facing the difficult realization that their adoptions may have been corrupted. We also continued to monitor the situation and have offered our perspective to the JCICS, and our government officials in Washington and Hanoi. For further information on Call to Action: Vietnam, please contact Karen Moline or Margaret Weeks at reform @ pear-now.org

Hague Issues

PEAR continues to monitor the transition to the Hague Process by following developments in agencies and approve persons, the applicant process, and the handling of complaints against Hague accredited agencies. Of particular concern are the current practices of umbrellaing, mergers, and employee/board sharing by Hague and non-Hague accredited agencies.

On March 6, 2009, three board members and two regular members of PEAR will travel to New York to attend the New York Law School's Sixth Annual Adoption Policy Conference cosponsored by the Center on Adoption Policy. The focus of the conference is International Adoption, the United States, and the Reality of the Hague System. PEAR highly recommends that triad members participate in this conference and lend voice to a process which we believe discounts the voice and experience of triad in matters of policy creation, attendance is free. Further information can be found at: www.nyls.edu/adoption.

For additional Information on our Hague related activities, please contact us at pearadopt@ yahoo.com

Adoptee Access to Records

PEAR continues in its work to support the right of all adoptees to full and complete access to their birth information. We recently joined forces with Cal Open to support legislation allowing unconditional access by adult adoptees to their original birth certificate in California. Our official Policy Statement on Open Records will be published this month. For further information on PEAR's work in support of Adoptee Access to Records, please contact us at pearadopt@yahoo.com

Adoptive Parents Bill of Rights and Prospective Adoptive Parents Bill of Rights

PEAR has been busy refining versions of a Prospective Adoptive Parent Bill of Rights and an Adoptive Parent Bill of Rights which respect the rights of adoptive parents, families of origin and adoptees and ensures best practices in adoption and post adoption services. Our Prospective Adoptive Parent Bill of Rights is near completion and our Adoptive Parent Rights is in committee for a redraft. For further information on these projects, please contact Kim Kennedy at pearadopt @ yahoo.com

Coming Soon...

International Adoption Statements
PEAR has been closely monitoring international adoptions for many countries. We are very concerned with information and reports coming from adopting families, adoptees, the US Department of State, and local media concerning adoptions from India, Nepal, Ethiopia and China. We will continue to closely monitor these country programs and hope to publish formal statements on our findings and concerns in late March/early April 2009.

In the Spotlight

Tidbits of information, resources and articles worth pursuing in the fight for ethical adoptions:

Focus on Children - 5 Defendants Sentenced on February 24, 2009. ~PEAR would like to express our profound disappointment in the sentencing of the owners and operators of the Focus on Children adoption agency. We believe the U.S. government had a real opportunity for justice in this case, but that justice was not served. Our government could have sent a powerful message to the adoption community that procuring children for adoption, misleading families of origin and lying to adoptive families is wrong and will be punished. Unfortunately, we do not believe the sentence given was proportionate to crimes committed. Five years probation is nothing compared to the lifelong effects all members of the triad will experience. Our sincere sympathies go out to all of the families, both in Samoa and the U.S. and we commend the families who chose to speak out about their experiences. Our organization will continue to advocate for improvement of regulations and enforcement of laws that promote sound ethical adoption practices. We hope for a day when all parents who seek to adopt can trust their agencies to place children honestly, ethically and legally. During the month of March, we will be offering FOC Samoa clients the opportunity to express their perspective and feelings about the issues they face on our blog. FOC clients interested in participating may contact Gina Pollock at rmprhp @ yahoo.com

Ethica’s Webinar Series: PEAR is pleased to support Ethica’s first webinar series for prospective adoptive families. The webinars will explore issues surrounding adoption fraud, how to choose an agency, and the implications of adopting from a "Hague" country. Upcoming webinars include: Webinar 2: March 18, 7-8:30PM EST "From Good Samaritans to Convicts - How to Choose an Ethical International Adoption Agency" and Webinar 3: April 8, 7-8:30PM EST "The Hague Convention 1 Year Later: Successes and Drawbacks" Space is limited so please register early. For more information, visit Ethica at www.ethicanet.org

PEAR is a 501(3)(3) non-profit corporation registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All of our services and resources are offered free of charge and are prepared, maintained, and updated by an all volunteer board and staff. We hope that you will consider assisting PEAR’s activities and goals by making a donation or becoming a member. For more information on how to do this, please visit our website: www.pear-now.org.

Gina Pollock
President
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File of Russian Homestudy Providers missing PPR

A downloadable pdf file of the list of Homestudy Providers with missing Post Placement Reports can be found on PEAR's website at http://www.pear-now.org/resources.html

Home Study Agencies with Missing Post Placement Reports

For families currently in Process of a Russian adoption.

Please be aware that the Russian Ministry of Education and Science has just sent a letter to the regions with a list of Home Study Providers who have not followed through with their commitment to produce post placement reports. This would be mainly from 'independent' or non-accredited adoptions, or closed agencies. It may affect a pending adoption even if you are working with an Agency with a Russian permit but your homestudy agency is listed below.

If your Homestudy provider is listed below, it is possible your homestudy will not be accepted by the region, or by the judge at court time. You should speak to your placing agency for advice, and your homestudy agency to see if they are taking steps to provide the missing reports. You may need to locate another homestudy agency to complete your adoption process.

This is the official letter from the MOE to the regional databank operators. The original is in Russian. http://www.usynovite.ru/international/ru/info/160209/

This is the official list of homestudy agencies, it is mainly in English
http://www.usynovite.ru/f/documents/federal/regulations/170209/prilogenie.doc

The a list of homestudy agencies, organized by state, with minor corrections is below:

Unknown or State not listed:
[International Children's alliance] Internejshnl Childrens Allajns, Ink. - -
[Lifelink Bensville Home Society] Lajflink/Bensvill Houm Sosajeti - -
[Little Flower Adoptions] Littl Flauer Edopshns - -
[Paquette Children's Services] Poket Childrens Servisiz, Ink - -
[Seek International] Sik Internejshnal - -
[Sunny Ridge Family Center] Sanni Ridzh Femili Senter, Ink. - -
Jewish family service Metrovest - -
Licensed Master social worker – Malinda A. Perr - -
Sandra Carlson and Associates, Inc.. Child Pleysing Agency -

UK agency:
Norwood Jewish Adoption Society Broadway House 80-82 The Broadway Stanmore Middlesex UK HA7 4HB

Alabama:
Lifeline Children Adoption Services 2908 Pump House Road Birmingham AL 352433
Southern Social Works Inc. 3008 Shady Creek Lane Anniston AL 36207
Villa Hope International Adoptions 6 Office Park Circle Suite 218 Birmingham AL 35223

Arkansas:
Childrens Homes 1502 East KiehlSherwood AR 72120

Arizona:
Arizona Family Adoption Services Inc 346 AZ 85004
Oasis Adoption Services Inc. 4420 West Oasis Drive Tucson AZ

California:
[Adopt International] Dip International 121 Springdale Redwood city CA 94061
Accept an Adoption and Counseling Center 339 South San Antonio Road Suite 1A Los Altos CA 94022
Accros the World Adoptions 399 Taylor Blyd. Ste. 102 Pleasant Hill CA 94523
Adopt International 1000 Brannan Street # 301 San Francisco CA 94103
Angels` Haven Outreach 25134 Avenida Rotella Santa Clarita CA 91355
Famili Connection Adoptions 1120 Tully Road Modesto CA 95350
The Family Network Inc. Adoption Services 820 Bay Ave.Suite 206 Capitola CA 95010
Vista Del Mar 3200 Motors Ave Los Angeles CA 90034
Vista del Mar Cyild and Family Services Reiss-Davis Child Study Center - Home-Safe - Family Service of Santa Monica 3200 Motor Avenue los Angeles CA 90034

Colorado:
Adoption Homestudy Agency of Colorado 4685 West Princeton Avenue Denver CO 80236-3213
Friends of Children of Various Nations Inc 1562 Pearl Street Denver CO 80203

Florida:
[One World Adoption Services] Van Vorld Edopshn Servisesb Ink. 1030 S Federal Suite 100 Hollywood FL
Adoption Home Stady Services Inc. 37118 Dogtrot St. New Port Richey FL 34655
Adoption Placement Inc. 1840 North Pine Island Rd Plantation FL 33322
Advocates for Children and Families 16831 N.E. Sixth Avenue North Miami Beach FL 33162
Children's Home Society of S. Florida 2100 45th Street West Palm Beach FL 33407
Chldren`s Home Society of Florida 415 Ave. A Suite 101 Ft. Pierce FL 34950
Commonwealth Adoption International Inc 13902 North Dale Mabry Hwy Suite 102 Tampa FL 33618
Family Creations Inc. 5550 26th Street West Suite 8a Bradenton FL 34207
Hope for Families : Adoption and Cancellin 207 1/2 east Orang Avenue Suite A Ft. Pierce FL 34950-4348
United Advocates for Families Inc. 23123 State Road 7 Suite 304 Boca Raton FL 33428

Georgia:
AAA Partners in Adoption Inc 5665 Highway 9 Suite 103-351 Alpharetta GA 30004
Adoption Planning Inc 17 Executive Park Drive Suite 290 Atlanta GA 30329
Elina Adoption Services Inc. 310 Saddle Ctreek Drive Roswell GA 30127
Families First Making Families Last 1105 West Peachtree Street N.E. P.O. Box 7948 Station C Atlanta GA 30357-0948
Family Counseling Center CSRA 630 Ellis Street Augusta Richmond GA
Illien Adoptions Internationai Inc. 1250 Piedmont Avenue NE Atlanta GA 30309

Iowa:
Adoption and Child Custody Studies 6868 NE Berwick Drive PO Box 618 Ankeny IA 50021
Williwam Pearce Adoptions 6868 NE Berwick Drive HJ Box 618 Ankeny IA 50071

Idaho:
Idaho Youth Ranch Adoption Services 2201 Government Way STE “J” Coeur D Alene ID 83814

Illinois:
[Illini Christian Ministries] Christian missionary org of Illinois 429 E Warren Box 200 St Joseph IL
[Illini Christian Ministries] Christian missionary org of Illinois 429 E Warren Box 200 St Joseph IL
Bethany Christian Services 9718 S Halsted St. Chicago IL 60628-1007
Catholic Charities of Joliet. 203 N Ottava st Joliet city IL 60432-4006
EuroAsian Adoption Consultants 4320 Winfield Road Ste 200 Warrenville IL 60555
Glenkirk 3504 Commercial Ave Northbrook IL 60062
Glenkirk 3504 Commercial Ave Northbrook IL 60062
Illini Children's Ministries 429 E. Warren St.Joseph IL 61873
International Children's Alliance 200 South Frontage Rd. Suite 330A Burr Ridge IL 60527
Jill M. Silvestri 1500 W/ Kennedy Road Lake Forest IL 60045
Sunny Ridge Family Center 2 Soutn 426 Orchard Road Wheaton IL 60187

Indiana:
Adoptions of Indiana 1980 116-th St. of.325 Carmel IN 460326
Children`s Bureau Inc. 615 North Alabama Street Ste. 426 Indianapolis IN 46204
KidsFirst Adoption Services, LLC 8580 Ctdar Place Drive Suite 120 Indianapolis IN 46240
Lutheran Child &Family Services of Indiana 1525 N.Ritter Ave. Indianapolis IN 46219
Paralegal On Call 275 Southwind Way Greenwood IN 46162

Kansas:
Adoption And Beyond 16236 Metcalf Avenue Overland Park KS 66085
Adoption Connections Inc 105 E. Rhondda Andover KS 67002
Special Additions Inc. 19055 Metcalf Ave. Stilwell KS 66085

Kentucky:
Bluegrass Christian Adoption Services Inc. 1517 Nicholasville Road Lexington KY
KENTUCKY ADOPTION SERVICES Inc 4501 BRIDLE RIDGE ST. OWENSBORO KY 42303
NECCO the Power of Family 125 Eagle Nest Drive Paducah KY 42003

Louisiana:
Saint Elizabeth Foundation 8054 Summa Avenue Suite A Baton Rouge LA 70809
Adoption Home Studies Inc 3433 Hwy 190 # 327 Mandeville LA 70471

Massachusetts:
Bright Futures Adoption Center 5 Broadview Street Acton MA 1720

Maryland:
Adoptions Together Inc. 5750 Executive Drive Suite 107 Baltimore MD 21228
DIAKON ADOPTION SERVICES 3805 N. Charles Street Baltimore MD 21218
The Adoption Resource Center Inc; 6630 Baltimore National Pike 205-A Baltimore MD 21228
The Adoption Resource Center Inc; 6630 Baltimore National Pike 205-A Baltimore MD 21228

Michigan:
Adoptees Help Adopt International 5955 North Wayne Road Westland MI 48185
Adoption Advocates 218 S/Main St. Rockford MI 49341
Adoption Options Worldwide Inc 5745 W. Maple Rd. Suite 214 W. Bloomfield MI 48322
Child and Family Services 2806 Davenport Saginaw MI 48602
Child and Parent Services 30600 Telegraph Suine 2215 Bingham Farms MI 48025
Christian Family Services 17105 W 12 Mile Rd Southfield MI 48076
International Adoption Assoc. Inc 517 Baldwin Avenue Jenison MI 49428

Minnesota:
Crossroads Adoption Services 4620 West 77th Street Suite 105 Edina MN 55435
REACHING ARMS INTERNATIONAL 3701 WINNETKA AVE. NORTH NEW HOPE MN 55427 Summit Adaption Home Studies Inc. 1389 Summit Avenue St. Paul MN 55105

Missouri:
Creative Families Inc. 9378 Olive Blvd St. Louis MO 63132
Heart of America Family Services 3100 NE 83rd Street Suite 1401 Kansas City MO 64119
Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri 4201 Lindell Boulevard S.400 St. Louis MO 63108
Adoption Counseling 206 Austin St. A3 Columbia MO 65201

Mississippi:
New Beginnings 2164 Southridge Drive Tupelo MS 38801
Southern Adoption 12511 Marty Stuart Drrive Philadelphia MS 39350
World Child Inc. 200-F Pass Road Gulfport MS 39507
World Child of Mississippi 2413 23rd Ave. Gulfport MS 39501

Montana:
Life Line of Hope Adoptions 135 Kelly Road Kalispell MT 59901

North Carolina:
Children’s Home Society of North Carolina 604 Meadow Street Greensboro NC 27405
Lutheran Family Services in the Carolinas P.O. Box 12287 Raleigh NC 27605
Mandala Adoption Services 6601 Turkey Farm Rd. Chapel Hill NC 27514
Nathanson Adoption Services 6060 J.A.Jones Drive Suite 504 Charlotte NC 28287

New Hampshire:
Adoptive Families For Children Inc. 26 Fairview Street Keene NH 3431
Lutheran Social Services of Northern New England 261 Sheep Davis Rd. Suite A-1 Concord NH 3301

New Jersey:
Better Living Services Inc. 560 Spring Field Avenue Suite C Westfield NJ 07991-2969
The Children`s Home Society of New Jersey 635 South Clinton Avenue Trenton NJ 08611-1831

New Mexico:
La Familia Inc 707 Broadway NE Suite 103 Albuquerque NM 87102

Nevada:
Departament of Human Resources Division jf Child and Family Services 701 N. Pecos Building K Las vegas NV 89101-2411

New York:
BAKER VICTORY SERVICES 280 RIDGE ROAD LACKAWANNA NY 14218
Family Focus Adoption Services 54-40 Litte Neck Parkway Suite 4 Litte Neck NY 11362
Family Tree Adoption Agency 2 Crestmont Dr. Route 146 Clifton Park NY 12065
Heart to Heart Adoption 340 Central Park Avenue Scarsdale NY 10583
Jewish Child Care Association 120 Wall Street New York NY 10005
Karing Angels International Adoptions Inc. 302 Virginia Avenue Oceanside NY 11572-5433
New Beginnigs Family and Childrens Services Inc 141 Willis Avenue Mineola NY 11501
Small World Chity Inc 350 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10118
Spence-Chapin Services to Families and Children 6 East 94-th Street New York NY 10128-0698
The Family Tree Adoption Agency 2 Crestmont Drive C Clifton Park NY

Ohio:
A Child Waiting Worldwide Inc 3490 Ridgewood Rd Akron OH 44333
AdopTion By Gentle Care 3893 Library Pank South Columbus OH 43215
Adoption Specialists Inc. 3373 East Scarborough Road Cleveland Heights OH 44118
CHERUB 1827 WEST TAMARRON COURT SPRINGBORO OH 45066
Worlds Together Inc. 6209 Bona Vista Place Cincinnati OH 45213

Oklahoma:
Bless This Child Inc. 10220 South Quebec Tulsa OK 74137
Crisis Pregnancy Outreach Inc 470583 Tulsa OK 74147
Crisis Pregnancy Outreach Inc. 11323 South Vine Jenks OK 74037
Natasha's Story Inc. 1554 South Yorktown Place Tulsa OK 74104
Oklahoma Home Study 1820 Threestars Road Edmond OK 73034

Oregon:
Angel Adoptions International P.O. Box 7361 Salem OR 97303
Dove Adoptions World Inc. 3735 SE Martins Portland OR 97202
Orphans Overseas 1486 NW Cornell Road Portland OR 97229
Tree of Life Adoption Center 9570 SW Barbur Boulevard Suite 304 Portland OR 97219

Pennsylvania:
Adoption By Choice 2503 West 15th Street Suite Four Erie PA 16505
Adoption From The Heart Inc. 4331 North Front Street Harrisburg PA 17110
Catholic Social Service of Lackawanna County 400 Wyoming Avenue Scranton PA 18503-1272
Child and Home Study Associates 1029 N. Providence Road Media PA 19063
Children and youth dervice Administration Office:Central Park Complex 110Frankin Street Suite 400 Johnston PA 15901-1881
Covenant Family Resources 743 Roy Road King of Prussia PA 19406
Families International 1205 Farragut Street Pittsburgh PA 15206
First Steps International Adoption Inc R.R. 2 Box 38 Hawiey PA
ILB Adoption Agencu 734 Melboume st. Pittsburgh PA 15217
INTERNATIONAL FAMILIS LISENSED ADOPTION AGENCY 518 SOUTH 12 STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19127
LUTHERAN SERVICES NORTHEAST 1 SOUTH HOME AVE. TOPTON PA 19562
The Salvation Army 3055 College Heights Boulevard Allentown PA 18104

South Carolina:
A loving Choice International Inc 209 North Main Street PMB #103 Greenville SC 29601
Child of the Heart 1156 Bowman Rd. Ste. 200 Mt. Pleasant SC 29464
Worldwide Adoption Services Inc 187 North Church Street No city state given- Probably: Spartanburg SC 29306

Tennessee:
Adoption Hromists [Promises] P.O.Box 253 Huntingdon TN 38344
Adoption Promises P.O. Box 253 Huntingdon TN 38344
Adoptions Consultants in Tennessee 8921 Shallowford Road Knoxville TN 37923
Heaven Sent Children Inc 307 North Walnut Street Murfreesboro TN 37130
Jewish Family Service of MetroWest 6560 Poplar Av. Memphis TN 38138

Texas:
Adoption Access Inc 8330 Meadow Road suite 222 Dallas TX 75231
Adoption Agency 417 San Pedro San Pedro TX 78212
Adoption Servicies Associates 5370 Pru Road San Antonio TX 78240
AdoptionPros 1110 Kingwood Dr. Suite 200L Kingwood TX 77339
Adoptions International Inc. 7475 Skillman Suite 107D Dallas TX 75231
El Paso Adoption Services Inc. 905 Noble Street El Paso TX 79902
International Family Services 700 S. Friendswood Drive Suite B Friendswood TX 77546
Licensed Master Social Worker Ruth Alene Stratton 3419 Navasota Circle San Antonio TX 78259
Lutheran Social Services Of The South Inc. 8305 CROOS PARK DRIVE AUSTIN TX 78754

Utah:
Children’s House International 1236 North 150 West American Fork UT 84003
Families For Children P.O. Box 521192 Salt Lake City UT 84152-1192
West Sands Adoptions 461 East 2780 North Provo UT 84604

Virginia:
Family Life Services 124 Liberty Mountain Drive Lynchburg VA 24502
Forever Families Adoption Services Inc 9 North Third Street Suite 100 13 Warrenton VA 20186
Frost International Adoptions Inc 6348 Lakeview Drive Falls Church VA 22041
Loving Families Inc. 102 South Whiting Street Alexandria VA 22304
Madison Adoption Associates 3357 Hillcrtst Drive Toms Brook VA 22660

Vermont:
Family Centr Lund 389 Warden Pond Road Barnet VT 5821

Washington:
Faith International Adoptions 535 East Dock Street Suite 103 Tacoma WA 98402
Luteran Community Services Northwest 7 S.Howard St. Sbite 200 Spokane WA 99201
Lutheran Social Services 7 South Howard Stuite 200 Spokane WA
New Home Child and Family Agency 2611 Northeast 125th Street Suite 146 Seattle WA 98125

Wisconsin:
Adoption Choice Inc 924 E. Juneau Avenue Milwaukee WI 53202-2748
Adoption Services Inc. 911- of. # 2C North Lindeyl Drive Appleton WI 54914
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lacrosse 204 East Avenue 4th Floor Eau Claire WI 54701
Pauquette Children's Services 315 West Conant Street Portage WI 53901-0162
Special Children Inc. 15285 Watertown Plank Poad Suite # 3 Elm Grove WI 53122

Wyoming:
Catholic Charities of Wyoming P.O. Box 1468 Cheyenne WY 82003-1468

Adoption Agencies with a Russian Permit for Adoption Activity

Agency Name ~ Russian Permit for Adoption Activity (formerly known as 'accredited')

USA
ABC Adoption Services Inc ~ 28-Jan-08
Adopt-A-Child ~ 19-Jul-07
Adoption Associates ~ 19-Jul-07
Adoption Center of Washington ~ 26-Feb-08
Adoptions Together Inc ~ 14-Dec-07
Alaska International Adoption Agency (AIA) ~ 28-Dec-07
Alliance for Children ~ 22-Nov-07
Beacon House Adoption Services Inc ~ 28-Jan-08
Buckner Adoption and Maternity Services ~ 21-Jul-08
Catholic Social Services of the Diocese of Charlotte ~ 27-Jun-07
Children of the World Adoption Agency, NY ~ 14-Dec-07
Children's Home Society & Family Services (CHSFS) ~ 27-Jun-07
Children's Hope International ~ 14-Dec-07
Christian World Adoptions ~ 14-Dec-07
Cradle of Hope Adoption Center (COH) ~ 27-Jun-07 (reinstated)
Cradle Society (The Cradle) ~ 27-Jun-07
Creative Adoptions Inc ~ 14-Dec-07
Dove Adoptions International Inc ~ 26-Feb-08
European Adoption Consultants (EAC) ~ 19-Jul-07
Families Through International Adoption (FTIA) ~ 20-May-08
Florence Crittenton League of Lowell ~ 14-Dec-07
Frank Adoption Center-NC ~ 27-Jun-07
Gift of Life ~ 19-Jul-07
Gladney Center for Adoption ~ 14-Dec-07
Global Adoption Services Inc ~ 26-Feb-08
Hand in Hand ~ 26-Feb-08
Happy Families International Center ~ 22-Nov-07
Homestudies & Adoption Placement Services (HAPS) ~ 24-Dec-07
International Assistance Group (IAG) ~ 27-Jun-07
Life Adoption Services ~ 22-Nov-07
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan ~ 3-Mar-08
Maine Adoption Placement Services (MAPS) ~ 14-Dec-07
New Hope Christian Services ~ 24-Dec-07
Nightlight Christian Adoptions ~ 24-Dec-07
Small World Adoption Foundation of Missouri ~ 12-Sep-07
Wide Horizons for Children ~ 22-Nov-07
World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP) ~ 14-Dec-07
World Child International ~ 28-Jan-08
Wyoming Children's Society ~ 19-Jul-07

Belgium
A La Croisee Des Chemins ~ 14-Dec-07
Adoptiedienst Horizon ~ 22-Nov-07

Canada
Adoption Horizons Inc ~ 22-Nov-07
Caring Homes for Orphan Children (CHOC) Tzivos Hashem ~ 22-Nov-07
CHOICES Adoption ~ 3-Apr-08
Societe D'Adoption Quebecoise Une Grande Famille ~ 28-Aug-08

Finland
Pelastakaa Lapset ~ 24-Dec-07

France
De Pauline à Anaëlle Association ~ 28-Jan-08
Enfance Avenir ~ 19-Jul-07
L'Agence Française d'Adoption ~ 27-Jun-07

Germany
Diaconal Services of the Evangelical Church of the Rhein-Necker Region ~ 26-Feb-08

Israel
Atid Haieladim ~ 22-Nov-07
TAF ~ 19-Jul-07

Italy
ARAI - Regione Piemonte (ARAI) ~ 28-Dec-07 ~ corrected permit ~ 3-Apr-08
Associazione Amici dei Bambini (Ai. Bi.) ~ 14-Dec-07
Associazione Ariete ~ 28-Dec-07
Centro Internazionale per l'Infanzia e la Famiglia (CIFA) ~ 14-Dec-07
I Bambini dell'Arcobaleno ~ 28-Dec-07
La Primogenita International adoption ~ 28-Jan-08
L'airone - Adozioni Internazionali ~ 28-Dec-07
Nuova associazione di genitori insieme per l'adozione (NADIA) ~ 22-Nov-07
Servizio polifunzionale per l'adozione internazionale (SPAI) ~ 24-Dec-07
SOS Bambino International Adoption ~ 24-Dec-07

Spain
AIPAME ~ 19-Jul-07
ANDAI Asociación Nacional de Acogida Infantil ~ 24-Dec-07
Asociacion de Aydua a la Infancia del Mundo (AAIM) ~ 19-Jul-07
Association of Navarra Nuevo Futuro ~ 28-Jan-08
Creixer Junts ~ 24-Dec-07
Infancia y Futur ~ 3-Apr-08

Sweden
Adopshunssentrum ~ 28-Jan-08