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The California Association of Adoption Agencies is a nonprofit, professional organization  representing licensed county and private adoption agencies who recognize the importance of comprehensive and lifelong services to adopted children, adult adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents. CAAA was founded in 1955 and has 85 member agencies. 

OUR GOALS ARE TO:

  • Assure every child the right to an appropriate permanent home.
  • Establish standards for California's adoption agencies.
  • Advocate for legislation that protects children and families.
  • Provide agency employers and job seekers with a means to connect

    • Please click here to get our brochure.

    Frequentes Preguntas Sobre Adopción

    There are now 60,209 children in Foster Care in California (55,752Social Services and 4,457 Probation),  - most recent data as of JULY 2012) - trending consistently downwards
    click to see the data or click to see where they live.

    Adoption Tax Credit Update
    Voice For Adoption reports that the credit in 2013 will be slightly up from the 2012 level of $12,650 (roughly more than 2012, based on inflation) for qualified adoption expenses. The bill retained the provision that allows it to be “flat” for special needs, meaning special needs adoptions are excluded from needing to document qualified adoption expenses. The credit also retains the carry forward provision allowing taxpayers to apply the credit toward tax liability over a period of 5 years forward. Click here for the Factsheet.

    This video, released to highlight the positive findings of the Foundation's five-year research evaluation of its Wendy's Wonderful Kids program, shows that the program works. And unadoptable is unacceptable.

    Place to Place DVDFrom Place To Place, a documentary of teens in the foster care system and the need for change. Go here for the filmmakers web site where you can watch either a short or long trailer. The DVD will soon be for sale. We'll notify you here.

    Food Hoarding - Rick Delaney and Charly Joyce's article at Foster Parent College.

    Assessing Lesbian and Gay Prospective Foster and Adoptive Families: A Focus on the Homestudy Process.

    The Adoption Institute Report: Promoting Healthy Identity Formation in Adoption.

    Find or list vacancies in Adoption, Foster Family, Group Home and Residential facilities in California at www.PlacementVacancies.com. Agencies who are members of the California Alliance should email here for free access.

    A link to the Madonna Adoption Video.

    CDSS Reports that Adoption DOES save a lot of money!

    The CAAA Store where you can browse and buy adoption and child welfare books and videos via amazon.com. The proceeds benefit CAAA.

    Issues in Relative Placement - PDF's and Abstracts

    Click the heart to see our "Celebrate Adoption" pin, available for purchase. A pack of ten pins is $25, or $2.50 each for eleven or more. Checks preferred.
    Click here to order and email your information.

    		  
     

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