This page provides training, support, and educational resources for adoptive families, birth families, and professionals involved in adoption. All links use descriptive text for accessibility, and content is organized for easy navigation by screen readers and mobile users.
The Michigan Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE) is a statewide information and referral service for families interested in adopting children from foster care, as well as for adoption workers seeking homes for children. The MARE website provides listings of children in Michigan who are waiting for adoption and of families interested in adopting children with special needs or unique circumstances.
Watch the MARE overview video to learn more about the program and meet some of the children looking for permanent homes. You can also view additional short spotlight interviews on the MARE YouTube channel.
MARE provides a list of adoption agencies across Michigan, organized by county. This list helps parents and professionals find contact information for agencies located near them.
Use their Agency Locator page to search for an agency that meets your needs.
Adoption Navigators is a network of experienced adoptive parents who provide guidance to families considering adoption or navigating the adoption process.
Post Adoption Resource Centers support individuals under the age of 21 who were adopted in Michigan, as well as their families.
These centers offer support, education, training, and additional services to help families navigate post‑adoption needs.
You can find contact information by county on the MDHHS Post Adoption Resource Centers page.
The Adoption Network is a national organization that provides resources and support to adoptive parents and birth parents.
Their website offers planning guides, parenting resources, and both general and state‑specific information for families.
AdoptUSKids is a national project that supports child welfare systems and:
Spaulding for Children is a private, nonprofit adoption agency committed to finding families for children in the child welfare system and provides services including:
Spaulding provides training, family support, and adoption education materials.
MARE provides information on waiting children, adoption requirements, and agency services.
The MARE for Families page includes details about children waiting to be adopted, guides for parents who are new to the adoption process, support throughout the process, and lists of agency resources.
MARE provides a list of adoption agencies across Michigan, organized by county. This list helps parents and professionals find contact information for agencies located near them.
Use their Agency Locator page to search for an agency that meets your needs.
MARE provides a list of adoption agencies across Michigan, organized by county. This list helps parents and professionals find contact information for agencies located near them.
Use their Agency Locator page to search for an agency that meets your needs.
The Adoption Network is a national organization that provides resources and support to adoptive parents and birth parents like:
You can visit the Adoption Network website to learn more:
The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) provides national training for professionals who work with foster, adoptive, and kinship families. Their National Training Institute is built on more than 25 years of clinical experience and is recognized for strengthening the child welfare and mental health workforce.
C.A.S.E. offers evidence‑based, trauma‑informed, and accredited programs that support both foundational learning and advanced clinical skills. Signature programs include:
Professionals can explore courses, continuing education opportunities, and additional materials through the C.A.S.E. National Training Institute website.
The Training for Adoption Competency (TAC) program is a leading certificate initiative designed to strengthen mental health practitioners’ skills in adoption‑competent practice. Through in‑person and virtual classes, along with clinical case consultations, TAC participants develop essential clinical abilities to support adopted children and their foster, adoptive, and kinship families.
Since 1998, the Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) has trained more than 30,000 professionals across 43 states and territories.
MARE provides a list of adoption agencies across Michigan, organized by county. This list helps parents and professionals find contact information for agencies located near them.
Use their Agency Locator page to search for an agency that meets your needs.
