The Northwest
Adoption Exchange

providing special needs adoption services since 1976

The Exchange has helped find families for over 3,500 Northwest children since its inception. Each year we connect thousands of families from all over the United States with workers for waiting children. Read more about our programs below!

The Northwest Adoption Exchange (NWAE):

• Features waiting children photolisting the state of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
• Facilitates placements for families with home studies from all over the United States
• Provides information about adoption in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
• Has adoption professionals available to answer your questions; Provides information and referrals on a wide variety of adoption issues
• Creates public awareness about waiting children and special needs adoption
• Advocates for and develops project to expand support services for families throughout the adoption process
• Provides consultation, training, articles, and technical assistance to adoption agencies, social workers, and adoptive parent support groups
• Maintains six other programs designed to facilitate and support Northwest Adoptions including:
  • The Oregon Post Adoption Resource Center
  • The Washington Adoption Resource Exchange
  • The Adoption Post Graduate Certificate Program in cooperation with Cascadia Training
  • The Washington Specialized Recruitment Project

The Northwest Adoption Exchange is a division of Northwest Resource Associates
A Non-Profit Corporation

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