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• An indefinite waiting period between home study approval and placement
  
• Opportunity for birth family contact
  
• Good social and medical background information
  
• Age range at placement is newborn to 6 months of age
  
• Infants not placed immediately following birth, are cared for in specialized foster families devoted to providing the necessary nurture and stimulation
  
• Low number of available children
  
• Fee necessary

• Usually an identifiable waiting period
  
• Many children available
  
• Little to no opportunity for contact with the birth family
  
• Poor background medical and social information
  
• Most infants between 6 and 12 months of age at placement
  
• Infants usually cared for institutionally and may demonstrate some developmental lag initially (Korea typically provides individual foster care)
  
• Foreign travel required for all countries but Korea
  
• Countries can open and close adoption programs without advance notice
  
• Fee necessary

• Large availability of children (5,000 in PA alone)
  
• The majority of available children are male, minority race, and over 6 years of age
  
• Special needs (medical, physical, emotional, or intellectual) may have been identified
  
• No fee (adoption subsidy sometimes available)

All Children Deserve A Loving Family!

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