RESOURCE COLLECTION

Adoption Resources for Spanish-Speaking Families

The United States has the second largest Spanish-speaking population in the world. Update your collection of resources in Spanish with these free publications featuring important information on issues related to adoption.

If you work with the Spanish-speaking community, share this collection of adoption resources with the families you serve:

• El proceso de estudio de hogar para la adopción (The Adoption Home Study Process) A major step in building your family through adoption is the home study. This factsheet discusses common elements of the home study process and addresses questions you may have about this important adoption requirement.
  
  
• Explorar los caminos hacia la adopción (Exploring the Pathways to Adoption) This factsheet for families provides an introduction to the many pathways to building a family through adoption.
  
  
• Asistencia para la adopción para niños adoptados del sistema de cuidado de crianza (Adoption Assistance for Children Adopted From Foster Care) This factsheet for families describes how adoption assistance in the form of subsidies may help make adoption possible for families who are considering adopting a child from foster care. 
  
  
• Buscando a parientes biológicos (Searching for Birth Relatives) This factsheet for families provides guidance to adopted persons and birth families on the search process and information access as well as resources for further help in conducting a successful search.
  
  
• Adopción: considerando sus opciones y haciendo un plan (Adoption: Considering Your Options and Making a Plan) This factsheet for families provides information and guidance for exploring parenting and adoption options and about making an adoption plan. It includes resources that may help those contemplating adoption make the choice that feels best for them and their child.
  
  
• El impacto de la adopción (The Impact of Adoption) This factsheet for families provides an overview of the seven core issues in adoption and how they may affect the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of children and adults who have been adopted, birth parents, and adoptive parents.

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