Korea Adoption Factsheet

ADOPTION AGENCIES AND ATTORNEYS: The following is a list of U.S. agencies affiliated with Korean Government and are authorized:

EASTERN CHILDWELFARE SOCIETY, Inc. (ECWS)

Arizona
Dillon Southwest
Ms. Marsha Usdane, Director
3014 N. Hayden Rd., Ste. 101
Scottsdale, AZ 85251

California
Adoption Services International
Ms. Sandra Browne, Executive Director
4737 Ortega Dr.
Ventura, CA 93003

Colorado
Friends of Children of Various Nations, Inc.
Mrs. Cheryl Markson, Executive Director
1818 Gaylord St., Second floor
Denver, CO 80206

Hawaii
Catholic Services to Families
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Honolulu
Ms. Juanita Iwamoto, MSW, Executive Director
250 South Vineyard St.
Honolulu, HI 98813
Tel: 808-533-0293

Illinois
Child and Family Services
Bensenville Home Society
Ms. Pat Radley, A.C.S.W, Director of Adoptions
331 S. York Rd.
Bensenville, IL 60106

Minnesota
Children’s Home Society of MN, Inc.
Mr. David Pilgrim, Program Director-Adoption Programs & Permanency Planning or
Ms. Jean Ramsay, Senior Coordinator, International Waiting Children
2230 Como Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612-646-6393

Montana
Montana Inter-country Adoption, Inc.
Dr. Harriet Tamminga, Director
108 S. 8 ^th
Bozeman, MT 59715

New York
Parsons Child and Family Center
Mrs. Mary L. Baum, Director, Foster Care & Adoption Program
60 Academy Rd.
Albany, NY 12208

New Beginnings Family and Children’s Services
Mr. Chong H. Park, C.S.W., Executive Director
141 Willis Ave.
Mineola, NY 11501
Tel: 516-747-2204

Oklahoma
Dillon International, Inc.
Mrs. Karin H. Price, Director of Adoption
7615 East 63 ^rd Pl. South, Ste. 100
Tulsa, OK 74133

Pennsylvania
Catholic Social Services, Inc.
Ms. Helen Prim, Administrator of Pregnancy Services and Adoption Assistance
222 N. 17 ^th St.
Philadelphia, PA 19103

LOVE the Children
Ms. Mary L. Graves, Executive Director
221 W. Broad St.
Quakertown, PA 18951

Washington
Catholic Community Services
Mr. William Harris, Program Manager for Adoptions
100 23 ^rd Ave. South
Seattle, WA 98144-2302
Tel: 206-323-6336

Wisconsin
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan
South Central Office
Ms. Margaret Groves, International Adoption Coordinator
101 Nob Hill Rd., Ste 200
Madison, WI 53713

Washington, DC
Adoption Service Information Agency
Mrs. Marilyn Regier, Executive Director
7720 Alaska Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20012
Tel: 202-726-7193 or 301-587-7068

HOLT CHILDREN"S SERVICES, Inc.

Maryland
Associate Catholic Charities
Ms. Ellen Eckhart, Director Family Services
19 West Franklin St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
Tel: 410-659-4050

Massachusetts
Wide Horizons for Children
Mrs. Vicki Peterson, Executive Director
282 Moody St.
Waltham, MA 02154
Tel: 617-894-5330

Michigan
Bethany Christian Service
Mr. Glenn Demots, Executive Director
901 Eastern, NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Tel: 616-459-6273

Oregon
Holt International Children’s Services
Mr. John Williams, Executive Director
1195 City View St.
P.O. Box 2880
Eugene, OR 97402
Tel: 503-687-2202

Pennsylvania
Welcome House Social Service
The Pearl S. Buck Foundation
Ms. Marie J. Mercer, Executive Director
P.O. Box 181, Green Hills Farm
Perkasie, PA 18944
Tel: 215-249-1516

Washington
World Association for Children and Parents
Mrs. Janice S. Neilson, Executive Director
P.O. Box 88948
Seattle, WA 98138
Tel: 206-575-4550
Web: http://www.wacap.org

KOREA SOCIAL SERVICES

Michigan
Family Adoption Consultants, Inc.
Ms. Lorene Cook, Director
421 W. Crosstown Pkwy.
P.O. Box 489
Kalamazoo, MI 49005
Tel: 616-343-3316
Fax: 616-343-3359

SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIETY, Inc .

Connecticut
Family & Children’s Aid of Mid-Fairfield County, Inc.
9 Mott Ave., 4th Floor
Norwalk, CT 06850
Tel: 203-855-8765

Michigan
Americans for International Aid and Adoption
877 S. Adams, Ste 106
Birmingham, MI 48009
Tel: 313-645-2211

Minnesota
Children’s Home Society of Minnesota
2230 Como Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55108
Tel: 612-439-2418

New York
Spence Chapin Services to Family & Children
6 East 94 ^th St.
New York, NY 10128-0698
Tel: 212-369-0300

Credits: U.S. Department of State