• Adoption Agency Research Yahoo Group
  at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adoption_Agency_Research/
  It has a database to look up most agencies, with both positive and negative information.

• Adoption Agency Ratings
  at http://www.adoptionagencyratings.com/
  Over 1200 responses to most every agency imaginable

• Adoption Agency Reviews
  at http://adoptionagencyreviews.com/
  An online community for parents seeking real life testimonials based on experiences other parents have had with adoption agencies, attorneys, and facilators.

Again please note: No assessments or recommendations are made of the following agencies. They are merely listed as a resource.

These are some of the agencies, worldwide, with websites that state that they have current adoption programs in Bulgaria that I have been able to find on the Internet. By no means is this list ever going to be complete as agencies are starting up and changing programs constantly. I update the list as I am able, please note the latest update date. Please feel free to send suggestions and updated information to terrymand@aol.com.

last updated 1/12/2011

About a Child

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website stated 7/8/2010 that they had a Bulgaria program. Victoria Cats stated 8/25/2009: "...we still have the program and have multiple families at various stages of the process"
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Website states that it is "Hague Accredited" Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 11/30/2013 - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.aboutachild.org/Bulgaria.php
• Website states: About A Child is a not-for profit, non-sectarian international adoption agency licensed in the state of Iowa, with offices in Iowa and California. ...Although our Bulgarian program is new, our partner attorney in Bulgaria has been handling international adoptions for years and will represent AAC families with the same professionalism and joy.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 7/8/2010 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Website states that it is "Hague Accredited" Listed with the US Department of State as Accredited COA Non-Profit Agency, expiring 03/31/2014. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.adopt-abroad.com/bulgaria.htm
• Website states: Adopt Abroad Inc. is a fully licensed adoption agency in the State of Pennsylvania. ...Bulgarian Adoptions...Have reopened.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 7/8/2010 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Website says they are "Hague Accrdited" and that "Adoption Ark has a partnership with an accredited Bulgarian Agency. Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 4/30/2012. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.adoptionark.com/public/pag18.aspx
• Website states: Adoption ARK is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3), Hague Accredited, international adoption agency...Adoption ARK has offices in Illinois, California, and Texas. ...Bulgaria is an adoption program that offers many options for parents.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 7/8/2010 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as Accredited COA Non-Profit Agency, expiring 03/09/2014. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.adoptionavenues.org/bulgaria.html
• Website states: Our Agency is a non profit international adoption agency, licensed by the state of Oregon.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 7/8/2010 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Had been listed with the US Department of State as Temporarily Accredited Adoption Service Providers (2 years), expiring 5/12/2010. As of 1/12/2011 Hague website does not indicate that the agency has completed process to be fully Hague Accredited. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.adoptionmiracle.org/programs/details.asp?ref=Bulgaria
• Website states: Adoption Miracle International, Inc. is a comprehensive service adoption agency licensed by the State of Minnesota. ...AMI works with a team of lawyers in Bulgaria that are experienced and knowledgeable and have a passion for adoption and the children they help.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have re-opened their Bulgarian program. This agency was one of the first two agencies to handle inter-country adoptions from Bulgaria in the beginning of the 1990's. Reportedly using VESTA as their in-country facilitator.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Website says "Hague Accredited" Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 1/31/2012. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.allgodschildren.org/adoption/bulgaria/
• Website states: All God’s Children International is a Christian, non-profit organization....Since 1991, AGCI has been honored to unite over 400 Bulgarian children with their forever families.

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Teri Bell 9/23/08 states that they have just re-opened their Bulgaria program. Working with Charity (Milosardie) as their Bulgarian facilitators. Website 7/8/2010 states that program is active.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 8/31/2013 - TM
• WEBSITE: http://aiaaadopt.org/bulgaria.htm
• Website states: Americans for International Aid and Adoption (AIAA)was founded in 1975 and is a not for profit international adoption and aid organization licenced by the state of Michigan. ...We are pleased to announce the reopening of our Bulgarian program which was established in 1998. We are working with the same Bulgarian charity.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/09 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 03/31/13- TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.bethany.org/A55798/bethanyWWW.nsf/0/AF851E4C86B0C35B852575EC0060A611
• Website states: Bethany Christian Services began in 1944... Bethany Christian Services is the nation’s largest adoption agency... With over 75 locations nationwide and international ministries in more than a dozen other countries, Bethany touches the lives of more than 40,000 people each year. ...The Bulgaria program re-opened in early 2009. Between 1994 and 2005, 62 children joined their adoptive families through Bethany’s Bulgaria program.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: This is a Canadian agency - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.chocadoption.com/
• Website states: Caring Homes for Orphan Children is a registered name of Tzivos Hashem Canada, Inc. ...We are a full service adoption agency... We are accredited by ...Bulgaria
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgarian program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Website says "Hague Accredited" Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 6/30/2012. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.carolinaadoption.org/international-programs/bulgaria/
• Website states: Carolina Adoption Services is a children's charity changing the world, one child at a time...the agency is located in North Carolina
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 1/12/2011 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 11/24/2013. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://childrenshouseinternational.com/bulgaria/
• Website states: "Children’s House International has worked in Bulgaria since the mid 1990′s."
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 11/30/2012. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.cwa.org/bulgaria-adoption.htm
• Website states: Christian World Adoption is a one of the largest non-profit international adoption agencies in the U.S. It has offices in North and South Carolina. ...Until 2008, Bulgaria adoptions were at a halt, but with the new Minister of Justice and the latest changes in the Ministry of Justice office (MOJ), progress is being made.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: UK Public Department that assists citizens in adoption
• WEBSITE: http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/intercountryadoption/
• Website states that it is for use by anyone interested in or involved in intercountry adoption..
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have re-opened their Bulgarian program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Website says that it has earned Hague Accreditation. Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 03/31/2013. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.adoptionsbygladney.com/html/bulgaria/index.php
• WEBSITE STATES: We are a not-for-profit, licensed adoption agency. Gladney is licensed to complete home studies for families in Texas, Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. ...The Gladney Center for Adoption is pleased to reopen our Bulgaria Adoption Program.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have re-started their Bulgarian program. Reportedly using VESTA as their in-country facilitator.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Website says "Holt International is among the group of adoption agencies that have met the U.S. State Department's standard for international adoptions." Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 2/28/2014. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.holtintl.org/bulgaria/
• Website states: Established on a Christian foundation over 50 years ago, Holt International continues to be a world leader in international adoption, domestic adoption and programs that enable children to have families of their own.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 11/30/2012. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.hopscotchadoptions.org/pages/bulgaria.html
• Website states: Hopscotch is a collaborative undertaking by experienced professional and volunteer child advocates. ... Hopscotch’s Bulgarian adoption program offers many options for parents.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 8/31/2013, - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.kidstoadopt.org/adoption-programs/bulgaria.htm
• Website states: We are a not-for-profit adoption agency based in the state of Washington and serving families throughout the United States.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: The website states: "March, 14, 2008 LMI is thrilled to announce that our agency has been accredited to perform adoptions under the requirements of the Hague Convention on International Adoption". Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 11/30/2012. - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.littlemiracles.org/index.php?page=programs&progid=11
• Website states: International adoption is a wonderful way to build forever families and without international adoption some children would spend the rest of their lives in orphanages and institutions where they would never reach their potential.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: This is a Canadian agency - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.lovingheartadoptions.com/profile_/profile.htm
• Website states: Loving Heart International Adoption Agency (est. 2000) is a non-profit organization licensed by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services in Ontario, under the Intercountry Adoption Act to facilitate adoptions from Bulgaria and Lithuania.

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 12/31/2012 - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.lssmn.org/adoption/new/adoption_international_bulgaria.htm
• Website states: There are children in Minnesota and all over the world who need caring families to love and parent them. Our work with adoptive children and families spans three centuries, and we can help you build your family through adoption.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that the Bulgaria program is "ON HOLD" . Have gotten no response from the agency as to their current Bulgarian Program status.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 11/23/2012- TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.madisonadoption.com/bulgaria.htm
• Website states: Madison Adoption Associates is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charity organization... We are licensed in Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Illinois; however, we work with families throughout the United States. ... This program is administered by a Bulgarian psychologist who resides in the US in conjunction with coordinators throughout Bulgaria.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as Temporarily Accredited Adoption Service Providers (2 years), expiring 3/31/2010 - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.oneworldadoptions.org/bulgaria.html
• Website states: We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and full service licensed adoption agency. ...We work with singles and couples in all fifty states, US citizens living abroad, and Canadian citizens.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 5/31/2012 - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.smiaadopt.com/international-adoptions-bulgaria.aspx
• Website states: Saint Mary International Adoptions (SMIA) is a licensed NON-PROFIT, 501(C)(3) and HAGUE ACCREDITED by COA international adoption agency. Our services are available to adoptive parents nationwide and to American citizens living abroad.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program. Working with Charity (Milosardie) as their Bulgarian facilitators.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 1/31/2013 - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.spence-chapin.org/countries.html
• Website states: Spence-Chapin has been working in Bulgaria since 1994, and has founded several Granny Programs. We are pleased to reopen this program.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have a Bulgaria program. This program continuted to operate during the slowdown of 2003 - 2007.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 01/15/2014- TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.toladopt.org/Default.aspx?id=21
• Website states: As of spring, 2008, we are pleased to confirm that we have twenty two new families committed to a child from Bulgaria. ...Further, in conjunction with the MOJ, TOL is specifically looking for families that are interested in adding a child of five or six to their family; the goal is to have all children matched to a family before country law requires the children to be moved to the older children's orphanage.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have an adoption program in Bulgaria.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 03/18/2014 - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.vidaadoptions.org/
• Website states: A not-for-profit international adoption agency, founded in 1986...VIDA is licensed in New York State and New Jersey and works cooperatively in all 50 states and many foreign countries. VIDA successfully works with Americans living abroad, foreign nationals, and military families throughout the world.
  

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have re-started their Bulgarian program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 7/31/2013 - TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.wiaa.org/bulgaria.asp
• Website states: The Bulgaria adoption program has many beautiful children in need of a loving family... The process of adoption in Bulgaria is still undergoing refinement and referrals are taking longer to be issued than under the old process.

• BULGARIA PROGRAM: Website 8/25/2009 states that they have started a Bulgarian program.
• HAGUE ACCREDIDATION: Listed with the US Department of State as an Accredited Adoption Service Providers, expiring 4/30/2013- TM
• WEBSITE: http://www.wliaa.org/international-adoption-bulgaria/
• Website states: Word Links has recently established its Bulgarian international adoption program. We have excellent relationships with the Bulgarian adoption officials and have strong ties to the officials of the orphanages with which we work.

The "List of Bulgarian accredited bodies that got permission by the Minister of Justice to mediate in intercountry adoption procedures" for July 2007 can be found on the US Embassy in Sofia website at http://bulgaria.usembassy.gov/adoptagency.html The website states the list is current as of 2008. Another more complete list, updated as of February, 2010, can be found at http://www.justice.government.bg/new/Documents/Adoptions/List%20of%20adoption%20agencies_EN%2004%2011%202008.doc