DFW-FRUA is not responsible for and does not endorse the hyperlinks and resources mentioned throughout this website.

Parent Organization

• FRUA - National Site

Government/Official Information

• The Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS)
• U.S. Department of State - Passport Service
  • Listing of local places to apply in person for a U.S. Passport
• Social Security Administration
  • Find your nearest Social Security office
• Vital Records Information -- contains information about where to obtain vital records (such as birth, death & marriage certificates and divorce decrees) from each state, territory and county of the United States.
• National Center for Health Statistics
  • Clinical Growth Charts
• U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia
• Embassy of the Russian Federation in Washinton D.C. -- The Russian Consulate General in San Francisco is the national state office of international relations and is an integral part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
• Russian Consulate General in San Francisco

Support Groups

• Texas Early Childhood Intervention -- The Texas Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention or ECI is a statewide program for families with children, birth to three, with disabilities and developmental delays.
• Joint Council on International Children’s Services -- JCICS advocates on behalf of children in need of permanent families by promoting ethical practices in intercountry adoption.
• Eastern European Adoption Coalition, Inc. -- EEAC's purpose is to help develop and improve families' abilities to successfully adopt and parent their children.
• The Hope Connection -- a project designed to support families who have adopted special needs children, where by "special needs" we mean children who have experienced significant maternal deprivation and/or maltreatment.
• RESOLVE of Dallas/Ft. Worth -- RESOLVE of DFW is a non-profit, all volunteer organization dedicated to providing education, advocacy and support for men and women facing the crisis of infertility.

Magazines

• AdoptionMagazines.com -- contains links to several adoption magazine sites.
• Russian Life Magazine
• Adoptive Families Magazine

Listserves/chats

• Yahoo! directory of Adoption Groups -- directory of adoption and adoption-related groups.

Texas

• Russian DFW --