NAAA Member Agencies

Adoption Consultants
URL: http://www.adoptionconsultantsinc.org

Adoption Consultants
Western Nebraska Office
205 Apache Drive
McCook, NE 69001
(308) 345-5628 or (308) 340-6242
E-mail:nancy@adoptionconsultantsinc.org
Nancy J. Morris, LCSW

Adoption Consultants
Central Nebraska Office
416 6th Avenue
Holdrege, NE 68949
(308) 995-8185 or (308) 991-4702
E-mail:Barbara@adoptionconsultantsinc.org
Barbara B. Swanson, CPC, LMHP

Adoption Consultants
Eastern Nebraska Office
1702 S. 110th Street
Omaha, NE 68144
(402) 884-5421 or (402) 679-1807
E-mail:michelle@adoptionconsultantsinc.org
Michelle E. Warner, LCSW

Adoption Links Worldwide
5017 Leavenworth Street Suite 1
Omaha, Nebraska 68106
Phone: (402) 556-2367
Fax: (402) 556-2401
Cheryl Murray
Bonnie Sarton
E-mail: alww@alww.org
URL: http//www.alww.org

Adoption Links Worldwide specializes in International and Transracial adoptions. The agency has direct International Programs in Guatemala and China. We also offer a Domestic Minority Program. Home study services for those adopting through an out-of-state agency or doing an adoption facilitated by an attorney are also provided. Along with these adoption services, ALW provides counseling services through its Therapy Program, including services to potential birth parents.

Bethany Christian Services is a private, licensed child-placing agency licensed to practice in the states of Iowa and Nebraska. Bethany's trained counselors offer free, face-to-face counseling for expectant parents where options are discussed to aid them in making informed choices about their future and that of their children. Bethany offers birthparents the life-giving option to make an adoption plan that will provide their children with a stable, loving home. Bethany considers the needs of birthparents, adoptive parents, and adoptees, and is there to support each member every step of the way.

Bethany's Infant Adoption Program provides many babies with Christian homes each year. Bethany also places sibling groups and older children, some with special needs. Bethany embraces children of all races.

Each year hundreds of international children are placed with forever families through Bethany's International Adoption Services. Our international adoption counselors prepare families to receive a child from another culture or race, and they guide adoptive parents through the process.

Bethany provides additional services, including Post-Abortion counseling, Stepping Stones infertility ministries, mediation services, custody evaluations and Teen Legacy Abstinence Education Services.

Catholic Charities, as part of its pro-life philosophy, has provided unplanned pregnancy counseling within the Archdiocese of Omaha for over seventy years. Some clients make the decision to plan an adoption, in which case they themselves choose a family for the baby. Most choose a fully open adoption plan.

Catholic Social Services believes that the process of adoption is a life-changing event for everyone involved; therefore Catholic Social Services approaches it with the concern and respect it deserves.

Child Saving Institute has been building families through adoption since 1892. Child Saving Institute's Adoption Center focuses on the education and support of all parties involved in adoption. CSI is a licensed, accredited agency that serves triad members with a wide range of programs including open adoption. Child Saving Institute has recently expanded its adoption services to include special needs children and support groups for all triad members.

• enable participants to receive support from others who share similar experiences;
• receive information regarding search laws;
• learn steps for biological relative search;
be informed about other topics related to search and reunion.

Holt International has had a significant role in establishing international adoption. Holt has built a reputation for policies and practices which serve the best interests of children while protecting the rights of birth parents and adoptive parents.

Adoption Connection is Jewish Family Service's adoption program. Jewish Family Services serves all religious denominations and offers a variety of adoption services, including home studies for private adoption, and adult adoptee searches.

Lutheran Family Service’s programs assist birth parents in considering the various options of parenting and adoption and helps them prepare for the option they choose. Lutheran Family Service is an accredited child placement agency that provides state-wide, open adoptions to families of all Christian denominations.

Nebraska Children’s Home Society is a private, statewide, non-sectarian, licensed adoption agency. Since 1893, Nebraska Children’s Home Society (NCHS) has provided safe and loving care to children of all ages. NCHS provides on-going support and education for anyone dealing with an unplanned pregnancy whether they choose parenting, marriage or adoption. In addition, adoptive couples are provided with education and support on the adoption process along with post adoption services for both birth parents, adoptive couples and anyone adopted through our agency. Please visit our website www.nchs.org for more information.

Nebraska Christian Sevices handles domestic, infant adoptions. The agency also offers post-placement services and private home studies.

Children available through the Department of Health and Human Services are generally older and have some sort of special needs, while private agencies continue to place infants for adoption. Please visit the website for further information.