Adoption from China

Family Resource Center makes adoption from China simple and streamlined. We have been working with the China Center for Adoption Affairs and helping people adopt from China since 1995. Our program has assisted more than 380 families adopt from China. Our Chicago based adoption agency's in-house China Adoption program works with potential adoptive parents from start to finish: conducts adoption home studies for Illinois and New York residents; guides adoptive parents through putting together their dossier; has documents notarized, authenticated and consulate sealed; provides required adoption education and training; helps with international travel preparation; accompanies adoptive parents to China; provides translation and in-country assistance and helps orphaned children and their parents obtain required visas. Once home our China adoption program helps families complete post-placement reports and satisfy international adoption requirements.

Dossier Preparation Service: Family Resource Center helps adoptive parents gather all necessary documents, then have them notarized and sealed. WE stand in line at the Chinese Consulate and the Secretary of State's office saving adoptive parents time and aggravation. We make sure that the t's are crossed and the i's dotted so that families in our China Program have paperwork that is properly prepared and ready to submit to the China Center for Adoption Affairs in Beijing.

Once an adoptive parent's dossier has been sent to China they become part of an FRC Travel Group. Between six and ten families are typically in each group, and many choose to get together over the months between the time their dossiers are sent to China and the time that they receive their referrals. Adoptive families meet long before they travel, and often build strong, supportive bonds. Family Resource Center helps adoptive families plan and prepare for international travel, providing everything from packing lists to recommendations about which formula to bring. Our China Program makes sure that every adoptive parent is ready when it's time to travel.

Family Resource Center does not require adoptive parents to meet in Beijing or Hong Kong for several days, as many other agencies do. Adoptive parents travel right to the Province where their child is waiting.

Since most of the FRC families that complete an adoption from China are from the Chicago area, adoption travel groups often continue to get together for reunions, special holidays and the annual FRC Picnic. These activities provide an opportunity for Chinese adoptive children to interact with other children adopted at the same time, from the same province, and frequently from the same orphanage. This sense of connection can provide a great deal of comfort and support.

Family Resource Center's China Adoption Program makes adopting from China simple, streamlined and manageable. Join the more than 380 FRC China adoptive families who have been through the process and are willing to act as references for the program. To learn more about China adoption register to come to a China Intro meeting by calling 1 (800) 676-2229 or click here