State Specific Adoption Information - North Carolina

North Carolina State Information Below is a list of helpful information for your adoption journey in North Carolina.
Child Abuse/ Neglect Central Registry Check	919-733-4622 Child Protective Services
Secretary of State	The processing fee is $10.00 (in US dollars) per document. For adoptions only the processing fee for duplicate originals ordered with the first original is $5.00 (in US dollars.) Please make your payment payable to the “NC Secretary of State ”North Carolina Secretary of State All correspondence are required to have a cover letter: http://www.secretary.state.nc.us/authen/coverletter.pdf Authentication Office NC Secretary of State PO Box 29622 Raleigh, NC 27626-0622
Vital Records and Health Services	North Carolina Vital Records 1903 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1903 919-733-3526
State Police Check	North Carolina Department of Crime Control & Public Safety
USCIS Office	North Carolina 6130 Tyvola Centre Drive Charlotte, NC 28217 Clt.adoptions@dhs.gov Fingerprint offices: USCIS Application Support Center 4801 Chastain Avenue Building #10, Suite #175 Charlotte, NC 28217-2231 USCIS Application Support Center 301 Roycroft Drive Durham, NC 27703 *These above offices serve all of the state of North Carolina
Home Study providers	Children’s Home Society of North Carolina Heidi Minor PO Box 14608 Greensboro, NC 27415-4608 1-800-632-1400 x210 Christian Adoption Services 624 Matthew-Mint Hill Rd., Ste 134 Matthews, NC 28105 (several contract social workers) Phone: 704-847-0038 Christian World Adoption 777 South Allen Road Flat Rock, NC 28731 (828) 693-7007 International Adoption Guides 106 S. Main St Belmont, NC 28012-3830 (704) 829-7880 Mandala Adoption Services 1812 Becketts Ridge Dr Hillsborough, NC 27278 919-732-4321 Nathanson Adoption Services 7400 Carmel Executive Park, Suite 355 Charlotte, NC 28226 (contract social workers) (704)553-9506
Medical Clinics	Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center 2301 Erwin Road Durham, NC 27710 Appointment: (919) 471-3820 General information: 1-888-471-3820Allen Hewett, M.D. Sharon Foster, M.D. Raleigh Pediatric Associates 1921 Falls Valley Drive Raleigh, NC 27615 919-872-0250
Childhood Centers and Programs	The NC Partnership for Children, Inc. (NCPC) 1100 Wake Forest Road Raleigh, NC 27604 (919) 821-7999 The Children’s Resource Center 1985 Tate Blvd. Hickory, NC 28602 (828) 328.8228 Maggie Panther, MA, CCC-SLP Children’s Developmental Services of Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania 162 Coxe Avenue, Suite 300 Asheville NC 28801 State Courier #12-51-02 (828) 251-6091 Family support Network NC 200 N. Greensboro Street Carr Mill Mall 2nd Floor, Suite D-9 Carrboro, NC 27510 (919) 966-2841 The Early Intervention Branch State office 5606 Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC 27609 (919) 707-5520* Weaving Families, counseling/education 10550 Independence Point Parkway, Suite 203 Matthews, NC 28105 980-253-1825