AGENCIES WE'VE USED
(FCC Louisville does not endorse any of the agencies listed below. They are strictly a listing of the agencies that our members have used. Please contact the agency you are interested in for a list of referrals.)

A Helping Hand Adoption Agency, Inc. 606.223.0072

Adoption and Home Study Specialists, Inc.
A homestudy agency in Louisville, KY

502.423.7713
Carolina Adoption Services 336.275.9660
Chinese Children Adoption International 303.850.9998

Families Thru International Adoption

888.797.9900
Great Wall China Adoption 888.GW.FAMILY
Holt International Children's Services 541.687.2202

Jewish Family & Vocational Service
A homestudy agency in Louisville, KY. You can also contact Judy Freundlich Tiell at jftiell@jfvs.com.

502.452.6341
World Child International 800.332.1053

ADOPTION/CHINESE RELATED

"InterCountry Adoption"
The State Department has also redone its website and there is now significantly more information available concerning international adoption statistics than has been available in the past.
"Back... To Our Children's Homeland"
It chronicles a friend's trip back to China, (Mrs. Yannie Fan, originally from China), where she visited 11 different Chinese orphanages in 8 different Provinces!
Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
China - A Country Study
Library of Congress/Federal Research Division 1987 China - A Country Study
China Centre of Adoption Affairs

China Embassy in Washington, D.C.

Cityscapes in China
A website about China. Information about some of China's cities can be found here.
China Weather
Crane House
A private nonprofit Asian cultural resource center in Louisville
FWCC National Website
INS - see the Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services
Half the Sky
Half the Sky was created by adoptive parents of orphaned Chinese children. Their purpose is to enrich the lives and enhance the prospects for the babies and children in China who still wait to be adopted, and for those who will spend their childhoods in orphanages.
Joint Council on International Children's Services
The Joint Council on International Children's Services from North America (JCICS) is the oldest and largest affiliation of licensed, nonprofit international adoption agencies in the world.

Organization of Chinese Americans Kentuckiana Chapter
Learn more about OCA by clicking here.

Our Chinese Daughters Foundation
OCDF is a 501c3 non-profit foundation that supports families with children adopted from China. Established in 1995 and registered in the State of Illinois in 1996, Our Chinese Daughters Foundation desires to support adoptive families in many ways . . .

White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou, China

OTHER LINKS

Asian language and culture store

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Blue Mountain Arts
Electronic greeting cards for free
China Sprout
High-quality Chinese products and thoughtful community services
Fat Ming Company
Purchase Chinese greeting cards
Shens
Books and supplies