What you need to know to get started.

Compare the basic facts, requirements, and processes in the top ten adoption countries.
Read more on the U.S. Department of State's Adoption Website

A comparison of international vs. domestic adoption

The top-10 countries of origin for international adoption.
Expanded statistics from the U.S. Department of State

Learn why children are available for adoption in various countries around the world.

Could I really love a child who didn't look like me?

A mother interweaves her Arab ethnicity with her child's Guatemalan heritage.

There is an irrevocable moment when you become a parent...

He staked his claim on our hearts as only he could.

Step-by-step through an international adoption.

I was ready for something more.

A Russian toddler flourishes despite his babyhood in an orphanage.

A five-year-old in an Ethiopean orphanage receives a package that promises a brighter future.

One thing led to another, and we became--unexpectedly--twice blessed.

A single man becomes a father.