Adoption Community of New England, Inc.          http://www.adoptioncommunityofne.org

Incorporated as a nonprofit membership organization in 1967.  Known for 34 years as Open Door Society of Massachusetts, Inc., its goals and services have expanded to include all those touched by adoption.  Adoption Community of New England, Inc. is not a child placement service, nor affiliated with any adoption agency, but acts cooperatively with others to promote its belief that every child has the right to a permanent, loving family.  Provides educational and support programs; membership benefits including an adoption lending library; and produces the largest adoption conference in New England.

Adoption.com          http://www.adoption.com/  or  http://massachusetts.adoption.com/

Very comprehensive site that links to numerous other useful resources.  Includes topic headings for birthparents interested in exploring placement, prospective adoptive families, international adoption, fostering, reuniting/search, adoption-related parenting issues, and adoption community-building tools (chat, forums, etc.).  Includes state-specific information on adoption professionals, laws and statutes, etc.  Site claims t deliver more than 10 million pages of content a month, with more than 1.5 million total monthly visits to its Web sites.  Also publishes the Adoption Week e-Magazine, which is sent to more than 120,000 email recipients each week.  These Web sites are part of a small, family-run business, Adoption Media, LLC, established in 1996 and located in Gilbert, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix.

Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services          http://www.mass.gov

the Department of Social Services provides foster care services for children temporarily or permanently removed from their homes, as well as adoption services for those who are ultimately not able to return to the custody of their parents or family of origin.  DSS provides necessary support and training that extends to the adoption/placement process itself as well as post-placement services.