Adoption and Foster Care
Please Note: These resources are provided solely for your consideration. The Down Syndrome Association of Los Angeles makes no endorsement of any agency or their services.
FosterAll 1544 W. Glenoaks Bl. Glendale, CA 91201 Tel: (818) 649-8000 Services Provided: Recruit, train and support foster and adoptive families.
National Down Syndrome Adoption Network Stephanie Thompson 4623 Wesley Avenue, Suite A Cincinnati, OH 45212 Tel: 513-709-1751 Services Provided: Expectant/Birth Parent counseling/support,registry of families who are immediately ready and licensed, and want to adopt a child with Down syndrome.
EVOLVE Adoption & Family Services 5850 Omaha Avenue North Oak Park Heights, MN 55082 Tel: 651- 439-2446 Services Provided: Assisting birth parents and perspective adoptive parents in Minnesota.
International Christian Adoptions Dr. Patrick McLogan 41745 Rider Way Suite 2 Temecula, CA 92590 Tel: 951-695-3336 Services Provided: International Christian Adoptions (includes babies and children) arrange adoptions for parents, placing a child or looking for a child with special needs.
Jewish Children's Adoption Network Steve and Vicki Krausz PO Box 237 Brooklandville, MD 21022 Tel: 720-260-5864 Services Provided: Have experience with placing children with special needs. The directors, Steve and Vicki Krausz, have adopted two babies with Down syndrome and have facilitated many other adoptions nationwide.
Lutheran Social Services Adoption 2485 Como Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55108 Tel: 651-642-5990 Services Provided: Special needs adoption.
The Nikita Fund Michele Bolinsky c/o Summit Bank Box, Nuremberg Branch Nuremberg, PA 18241 Services Provided: The Nikita Fund is a foundation dedicated to stopping the abortion of babies with Down syndrome. To that end, a $500 Grant is available to parents adopting a child with Down syndrome to help defray adoption costs.
Spaulding for Children 16250 Northland Drive, Suite 120 Southfield, MI 48075 Tel: 248-443-0300 Service Provided: They specialized in adoption of children with special needs.
Walden Family Services 8525 Gibbs Drive, Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92123 Tel: 619-584-5777 Services Provided: They place at-risk and developmentally disabled children in certified foster homes, therapy for foster kids, and training for certification homes.
