The following agencies are currently licensed in Ethiopia. Please note that the comments below are an ongoing conversation that occurred over several months time. Also, the first two agencies are commonly referred to by the same acronym (AAI), but are in fact different agencies.

U.S. Agencies

Adoptions Advocates International 709 S. Peabody Port Angeles, WA 98362 Phone: 360-452-4777 Email: merrily@adoptionadvocates.org http://www.adoptionadvocates.org

Adoption Associates International 1338 Baldwin Jenison, MI... more

Adoption from Ethiopia has increased markedly in the past year. In 2006, 732 Ethiopian children came home to America, up from 441 children in 2005. With all the new adoption agencies licensed in Ethiopia this year, I would suspect that these numbers will increase even more dramatically in 2007. I’m guessing well over 1000 kids could come home from Ethiopia in 2007

This increase could very well affect processing times within the next year, though it is difficult to predict how much. Some of the more established agencies with many clients are taking the conservative approach and are asking families requesting infants to wait a couple months to begin their paperwork after submitting... more

Perhaps even more important than choosing a good homestudy agency is choosing a good agency to complete the Ethiopia part of your adoption. There are quite a few agencies out there, many with lovely websites and friendly people on the other end of the phone.

How on earth can you sort out which agencies will be able to take good care of you during a stressful adoption process, and even more importantly, be able to successfully help you get your children home?

Make a list of the questions you'll need to ask any agencies you are considering. Here are the ones that are important to me as an adoptive parent. You may have other things you would like to know about any prospective... more

I have been delaying writing on this topic for a very long time. It is an important one, and one I get many questions about. But it can be complicated.

First of all, adoptive families need to be aware that unless you choose an Ethiopian adoption agency that is physically located near your home, you will be actually working with at least two agencies, your homestudy agency, and your Ethiopia agency.

Many factors come into play when considering which agency to hire to do your homestudy.

1. Cost. Prices for a homestudy range anywhere from $1,000 to $3,500 for a homestudy. Some agencies include the post-placement visits into that cost and some don't. We paid... more