When we first decided that we wanted to pursue adoption, I had no idea where to begin with finding an agency.  The agency that my parents had used to adopt my brothers, many years previous, did not service the county in which we live, so we were clueless as to how to get started.  I ended up "accidentally" bumping into a lady at the county fair who graciously shared her agency's name and phone number - we called them, ended up with an awesome representative to work with, and the rest is history. 

With all the uncertainties involved in adoptions today (disreputable agencies, countries closing for adoptions, etc.) it is good to be well informed.  I just came across a site that is actually an Adoption Agencies Directory - I find this site extremely useful because it is a search-engine, of sorts, just for adoption agencies.  There are various search capabilities available on this site; for example: you can search for adoption agencies in your state (ie: Georgia Adoption Agencies).  My heart is in international adoption, as my children were both adopted from Vietnam, so I would most likely find myself clicking on the International Adoption Agencies tab.

This site is also particularly useful because, not only does it include agency names and contact information, but it also includes information about what types of adoptions they facilitate (domestic and/or international), races or countries they work with, ages of waiting/available children, average wait time, average cost, and much more. If you are just considering adoption, this might be a good place to start. 

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