Tennessee Adoption Directory

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Source: National Adoption Information Clearinghouse

State Adoption Specialist
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Jane Chittick
436 Sixth Avenue North, Cordell Hull Building, 8th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
(615) 532-5637
Fax: (615) 532-6495
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/
E-mail: Jane.chittick@state.tn.us

State Licensing Specialist
Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Jerry Hughett
436 Sixth Avenue North, Cordell Hull Building, 7th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1290
(615) 532-5598
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/agencies/index.htm
E-mail: jerry.hughett@state.tn.us

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State Adoption Exchange/State Photolisting Service
Resource Exchange for Adoptable Children in Tennessee (REACT)
201 23rd Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37203-9000
(615) 321-3867
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/

Attorney Referral Service
Tennessee Bar Association
221 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37219
(615) 383-7421
Fax: (615) 297-8058
World Wide Web: http://www.tba.org

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Department of Children's Services
Mid-Cumberland/Davidson Region
Center for Adoption, 1210 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 253-3311
Toll Free: (800) 362-2071
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

Tennesee Department of Children's Services
Northeast Region
PO Box 2120
Johnson City, TN 37605
(423) 434-6921
Toll Free: (877) 357-0011
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

Tennesse Department of Children's Services
South Central Region
Maury County DCS, PO Box 800
Columbia, TN 38402
(931) 380-3311
Toll Free: (800) 362-2071
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

Tennesse Department of Children's Services
Upper Cumberland Region
1300 Salem Road
Cookeville, TN 38501
(931) 646-3005
Toll Free: (888) 335-9486
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Eastern Tennessee Region
182 Frank L. Diggs Drive, Suite 100
Clinton, TN 37716
(865) 425-4400
Toll Free: (877) 357-0014
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

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Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Knox Region
531 Henley Street, Suite 403
Knoxville, TN 37902
(423) 594-6633
Toll Free: (877) 357-0012
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Southwest Region
33 Old Hickory Boulevard, East
Jackson, TN 38301
(731) 423-6499
Toll Free: (866) 845-0023
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Hamilton Region
Hamilton County DCS, 2nd Floor, 311 Martin Luther King Blvd
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 634-6597
Toll Free: (800) 364-3410
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Northwest Region
Dyer County DCS, 507 West Market Street
Dyersburg, TN 38024
(901) 286-8358
Toll Free: (800) 361-1124
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Shelby Region
170 North Main Street, 7th Floor
Memphis, TN 38103
(901) 578-4254
Toll Free: (877) 822-0015
World Wide Web: http://www.state.tn.us/youth/adoption/contacts.htm

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A Child's Dream
1346 Quai Valley Trail
Apison, TN 37302-9533
(423) 236-4509

Adoption Advantage, Inc.
1661 International Drive, Suite 400
Memphis, TN 38120
(901) 758-2997

Adoption Consultants In Tennessee, Inc.
8921 Shallowford Road
Knoxville, TN 37923
(865) 769-9441
Fax: (865) 769-9442
E-mail: actadopt@mindspring.ocm

Adoption Counseling Services
2185 Wickersham Lane
Germantown, TN 38139
(901) 753-9089

Adoption Home Studies and Social Services
909 Oak Street
Chattanoooga, TN 37403
(423) 756-3134
Fax: (423) 756-2530

Adoption Place, Inc.
505 Oak Forest Circle
Antioch, TN 37013
(615) 365-7020

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Adoption Resource Services, Inc.
218 South Third Street, #2
Elkhard, IN 46516
(800) 288-2499
Fax: (574) 293-2210
E-mail: rcmarco@yahoo.com

AGAPE Child and Family Services, Inc.,
111 Racine Street
Memphis, TN 38111
(901) 323-3600
Fax: (901) 272-7488

Associated Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Memphis
St. Peter's Home
3060 Baskin Street
Memphis, TN 38127-7799
(901) 354-6300
Fax: (901) 354-6343
World Wide Web: http://www.cathchar.org

Association for Guidance, Aid, Placement and Empathy (AGAPE)
4555 Trousdale Drive
Nashville, TN 37204-4513
(615) 781-3000
E-mail: jrister@agapenashville.org

*Bethany Christian Services
400 South Germantown Road
Chattanooga, TN 37411-5025
(423) 622-7360
Toll Free: (800) 765-7335
Fax: (423) 622-9085
World Wide Web: http://www.bethany.org/chattanooga/
E-mail: bcschattanooga@bethany.org

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Catholic Charities of Tennessee, Inc.,
30 White Bridge Road
Nashville, TN 37205
(615) 352-3087
Toll Free: (800) 227-3002
Fax: (615) 352-8591
World Wide Web: http://www.midtnads.com/choices.shtml
E-mail: dthomas@cctenn.org

Child and Family Services of Knox County
901 East Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37915
(865) 524-7483
Fax: (865) 524-4790
World Wide Web: http://www.child-family.org
E-mail: cfsknox@child-family.org

Child and Family Services, Inc.
201 North Royal Street
Jackson, TN 38301-6331
(615) 422-1107
Fax: (615) 422-2191
E-mail: cfs@aeneas.net

Children's Hope International
7003 Chadwick Drive, Suite 350
Brentwood, TN 37027
(615) 309-8109
Fax: (615) 309-8483
World Wide Web: http://www.childrensHopeInt.org
E-mail: Brenda@childrensHopeInt.org

Christian Children's Homes of Tennessee
2600 State Line Road, P.O. Box 285
Elizabethton, TN 37644
(423) 542-4245
Fax: (423) 542-4369

Exceptional Needs Care Management Agency, Inc.
2755 Colony Park, Suite 7
Memphis, TN 38118
(901) 360-0194
Fax: (901) 947-9707

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Family and Children's Services of Chattanooga, Inc.
1800 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 755-2800
Fax: (423) 755-2758
World Wide Web: http://www.fcschatt.org

Family and Children's Services-Center for Adoption
1210 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 253-3289
Toll Free: (800) 807-3228
Fax: (615) 253-3326

Frontier Health/Traces
2001 Stonebrook Place
Kingsport, TN 37660
(424) 224-1067
Fax: (423) 224-1095

*Global Village International Adoptions
615 Tides Ridge Court
Murfreesboro, TN 37128
(615) 848-5278
World Wide Web: http://www.globalvillageadopt.org

Greater Chattanooga Christian Services and Children's Home
744 McCallie Avenue, Suite 329
Chattanooga, TN 37403
(423) 756-0281
Fax: (423) 265-7326

*Guardian Angel International Adoptions
408 Douglass Drive
Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
(931) 766-5277
Fax: (931) 766-1503

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Happy Haven Homes, Inc.
2311 Wakefield Drive
Cookeville, TN 38501
(931) 526-2052
Fax: (931) 372-8837

Harmony Adoptions of Tennessee, Inc.
311 High Street
Maryville, TN 37804
(865) 892-5225

*Heaven Sent Children, Inc.
P.O. Box 2514
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
(615) 898-0803
Fax: (615) 898-1990

*Holston United Methodist Home for Children, Inc.
404 Holston Drive, PO Box 188
Greeneville, TN 37744
(423) 638-4171
Toll Free: (800) 628-2986
Fax: (423) 638-7171
World Wide Web: http://www.usit.net/children
E-mail: matt@usit.net

International Assistance and Adoption Project
1210-G Taft Highway
Signal Moutain, TN 37377
(423) 886-6986
Fax: (423) 886-7680

Jewish Family Services, Inc.
6560 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38138
(901) 767-8511
Fax: (901) 763-2348

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Karan E. Goins, LCSW, P.C.
Dba Crossroads Counseling Center
620 West 5th Street
Morristown, TN 37814
(423) 581-5342
Fax: (423) 581-8650

Knoxville Family Service Center
9915 D Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37992
(865) 691-9963
Fax: (865) 691-6541

Life Choices, Inc.
813 Timbercreek Drive, PO Box 806
Cordova, TN 38018
(901) 323-5433
Fax: (901) 388-1225

Madison Children's Home
PO Box 419, 616 North Dupont Avenue
Madison, TN 37116-0419
(615) 860-4461
Fax: (615) 860-6817

Memphis Family Service Center
2969 South Mendenhall
Memphis, TN 38115
(901) 636-1189
Fax: (901) 363-1180

Mercy Ministries of America
15328 Old Hickory Boulevard, P.O. Box 111060
Nashville, TN 37222-1060
(615) 831-6987
Fax: (615) 315-9749

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Mid-Cumberland Children's Services, Inc.
106 N. Mountain Street
Smithville, TN 37166
(615) 597-7134

Mid-South Christian Services
1044 Brookfield Road, Suite 102
Memphis, TN 38119
(901) 818-9996
Fax: (901) 761-9350

Northeast Region Adoption
PO Box 2120, 213 West Maple Street
Johnson City, TN 37601
(423) 434-6921
Fax: (423) 434-6962

Omni Visions
101 Lea Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
(615) 726-3603
Toll Free: (800) 851-6108
Fax: (615) 726-0393

Porter-Leath Children's Center
868 North Manassas Street
Memphis, TN 38107-2516
(901) 577-2500
Fax: (901) 577-2506
World Wide Web: http://www.porter-leath.org
E-mail: porterleath@porter-leath.org

*Small World Adoption Programs
401 Bonnaspring Drive
Hermitage, TN 37076
(615) 883-4372
Toll Free: (800) 544-5083
Fax: (615) 885-7582
World Wide Web: http://www.swa.net
E-mail: tom@swa.net

Smoky Mountain Children's Home
P.O. Box 4391, 449 McCarn Circle
Sevierville, TN 37864-4391
(865) 453-4644
Fax: (865) 453-8812

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Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes, Inc.
P.O. Box 2206
Brentwood, TN 37024-2206
(615) 376-3140
Toll Free: (800) 624-8591
Fax: (615) 371-1866
World Wide Web: http://www.tbch4kids.org
E-mail: office@tbch4kids.org

Tennessee Children's Home
1115 Ranch Road
Ashland City, TN 37015
(615) 307-3205
Fax: (615) 307-2300

*Williams International Adoptions, Inc.
5100 Stage Road, Suite A
Memphis, TN 38134
(901) 373-6003
Fax: (901) 373-0130
World Wide Web: http://www.williamsinternational.org
E-mail: wiai@usit.net

Zambo Counseling and Consulting Services
20796 East Main Street
Huntingdon, TN 38344
(731) 986-2001
Fax: (901) 986-4889

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Adoption Resource Center
9180 Salem Road
Arlington, TN 38002
(901) 829-2885
Fax: (901) 829-2886
E-mail: Annearc@aol.com

Claudia Benson
2214 Coontree Court
Murfressboro, TN 37129
(615) 895-7417

Inter-National Adopiton Alliance
Le An King
PMB 154, 2441 Q Old Fort Pkwy
Murfressboro, TN 37128
(615) 890-3507
Fax: (615) 890-3507
World Wide Web: http://www.i-a-a.org
E-mail: Interadopt@comcast.net

Knoxville Council on Adoptable Children
Joyee & Clarence Van Der Wiele
PO Box 1787
Knoxville, TN 37901
(865) 693-8001
Fax: (865) 974-2000
E-mail: jvdwiele@utk.edu

Mid-South Families Through Adoption
Regina Fausett
6151 Ashley Road
Arlington, TN 38002

Mountain Region Adoption Support Group
Jim Samples
4428 Fieldstone Drive
Kingsport, TN 37664
(423) 523-7206

North American Council on Adoptable Children Representative
Marsha H. Boren
27 Windhaven Lane
Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(423) 482-5264

Ours of Middle Tennessee
Charles Beck
3557 Bethlehem Road
Springfield, TN 37172
(615) 643-3426

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Group for Openness in Adoption
518 General George Patton Road
Nashville, TN 37221
(615) 646-8116

ROOTS
304 Arbuts Lane
Knoxville, TN 37919
(423) 573-1344

Tennessee's Right to Know
Denny Glad
P.O. Box 34334
Memphis, TN 38134
(901) 373-7049

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