Adoption Exchange Association Inc.

FOUNDED IN 1982 UNDER THE NAME ADOPTION EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION, THE NATIONAL ADOPTION ASSOCIATION IS THE COUNTRY'S PREMIER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ADOPTION PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. NAA IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOCUSED EXCLUSIVELY ON SUPPORTING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF THOSE IN THE ADOPTION PROFESSION. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ADOPTION EXCHANGES, PRIVATE CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES, PUBLIC CHILD WELFARE SYSTEMS AND EDUCATORS BY ENGAGING MEMBERS IN NATIONAL DISCUSSIONS TO ELIMINATE BARRIERS TO FOSTER CARE ADOPTION AND SHARE BEST AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES. OUR MISSION IS LEADERS ADVANCING BEST AND INCLUSIVE PRACTICES IN ADOPTION FROM FOSTER CARE. OUR VISION IS TO BUILD THE PREMIER NETWORK OF PROFESSIONALS AND AGENCIES TO CREATE INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES AND SOLUTIONS SO THAT EVERY CHILD HAS A PERMANENT LOVING FAMILY.