Welcome to the Wisconsin
Adoption Information Center!
We're a state-funded service
providing information about adoption to:
- Adolescents and adults experiencing
unplanned pregnancies
- Birth fathers who want to know what
their rights are
- Prospective adoptive parents
- Social workers and the general public
We provide the following services
- Adoption information and referral to
birth parents, adoptive parents, adult adoptees and professionals
- A confidential and toll-free telephone
line in Wisconsin
- Training about adoption as an option
for professionals who work with adolescents and adults
- Publicity to increase public awareness
and improve the public’s image of adoption as a positive option
for an unplanned pregnancy
Information Provided:
- Information on Wisconsin adoption agencies
- Referral to birth parent counselors
- Rights and responsibilities of birth
parents
- Adoption procedures and laws
- International adoption
- Adoption from the foster care system
- Infant adoption
- Independent (identified) adoption
- Relative and step-parent adoption
- Transracial adoption
- Search and Reunion
- Post-adoption information and support
Training
We provide training for Wisconsin professionals
who come in contact with persons experiencing unplanned pregnancies.
Contact us for more information.
Our Mission
We believe the best possible decision for
adoption options is an informed decision. Our mission includes increasing
the public's awareness of adoption as an option for an unplanned pregnancy
and promoting the availability of adoption resources in Wisconsin. We
offer comprehensive information regarding
all aspects of adoption.
The Wisconsin
Department of Children and Families provides funding for
the Wisconsin Adoption Information Center. Adoption Resources of Wisconsin
operates the Wisconsin Adoption Information Center under contract.
For more information on adopting a child
from foster care, visit http://wiadopt.org.
For information on becoming a foster parent,
visit http://wifostercareandadoption.org.
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