Choosing an Agency

I am breaking up my original post of Ethiopian Adoption Resources so it is more easily searchable by content.  So this is the first of a few.

(In deciding on an agency you must be very careful. I used to have a few agencies listed here that passed my  inquisition and research mission. I have decided, that while MOST of them are still great, I will not post any agencies on this blog as recommended. So many have hidden stories and I can not uncover them all. There are others who do a great job of that. Please see the following sites and check out my other posts on choosing an agency.)


Check out the agency review web site and this site, adoption agency checklist for agency selection too. Also check the PEAR site (Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform) they have great info too.
Be sure to do a google search on any agency and the agency director/country coordinator's name(s) and the agency as well, and ask lots of questions. There is a yahoo group for the purpose of finding out about agencies, look into that too. I have posted a list of questions to ask on a few group sites. If you want my questions send me an email and I will send it to you. jillanddave@yahoo.com Decide what is important to you and use that as your guide. The most important thing to decide is if you feel comfortable with the level of ethics they have showed over the last 5 years. Be careful.

Other posts on this topic:
Other sites
Be careful
Questions to ask