How to Find an Adoption Agency or Attorney and Get Involved in Advocacy Through NCFA

The National Council For Adoption (NCFA) at adoptioncouncil.org offers a "Find an Agency or Attorney" entry point for locating adoption professionals, and an advocacy hub where you can contact Congress to support the ADOPT Act. Both are free to use and require no account. The advocacy page is aimed at U.S. readers who want to weigh in on federal adoption policy; the agency/attorney finder is for anyone seeking a vetted professional.

Finding an Adoption Agency or Attorney

NCFA's site includes a dedicated "Find an Agency or Attorney" section. This is the starting point if you are an expectant parent, pre-adoptive parent, or adoptive parent looking for a licensed agency or an adoption attorney.

What to expect when you use it:

• Input: You select the type of professional you need (agency or attorney) and your location.
• Action: The tool returns listings of organizations or attorneys associated with NCFA.
• Result: You get contact information to reach out directly and begin your own vetting.

NCFA describes itself as "the leading expert on adoption issues" with "over 40 years of adoption expertise," so the listings carry that organizational backing. That said, NCFA does not state that it licenses, insures, or guarantees any listed provider. Treat the results as a starting list, then verify licensing, fees, and references independently.

Who the site organizes its resources for

NCFA structures its support pages around seven groups, which tells you where to look depending on your situation:

If you are searching for an agency or attorney, the Pre-Adoptive Parents and Expectant Parents sections are the most relevant entry points alongside the finder tool.

Getting Involved in Adoption Advocacy

NCFA runs an advocacy hub where you can take action on federal legislation. The current focus, as stated on the site, is the ADOPT Act — a bill framed as protecting expectant moms and prospective adoptive families from "predatory baby brokers."

How to participate

1. Visit the advocacy hub from the NCFA homepage (the "Act Now" prompt).
2. Review the current call to action — right now, urging lawmakers to support the ADOPT Act.
3. Contact your members of Congress using the tools provided on that page.
4. Share or repeat as new campaigns are posted.

The site's language is direct: "Tell Congress to protect expectant moms, prospective adoptive families from predatory baby brokers." This tells you the advocacy is U.S.-federal in scope and focused on regulating the adoption intermediary space.

Other ways to engage with NCFA

• National Adoption Conference: NCFA is accepting speaker proposals for the 2027 conference, with a submission deadline of 9/30. If you are a practitioner or researcher, this is a way to contribute to the field.
• Adoption Learning Hub Subscriptions: Agency subscriptions provide unlimited access to adoption-centered trainings for professionals and families.
• Adoption-Sensitive Clinical Care (ASCC) Training: An online training for hospital-based staff and social workers, offering free CME or Social Work CE.

These are separate from the agency/attorney finder and the advocacy hub, but they represent the other main ways NCFA invites participation.

What to Check Before You Act

• For the agency/attorney finder: Confirm the provider's license in your state, ask about fee structures, and request references. NCFA's listing is a directory, not an endorsement or a guarantee.
• For advocacy: The ADOPT Act is pending legislation. Check the current status on the advocacy hub or Congress.gov before you contact lawmakers, since bill numbers and co-sponsors change.
• For conference proposals: The 9/30 deadline is stated on the site; verify the year and submission requirements on the conference page.

NCFA's site does not publish pricing for the agency/attorney finder or the advocacy hub, and neither requires login based on the page evidence. The Learning Hub and ASCC training are separate offerings with their own access terms.