Adoption Agency Ratings

I cannot recommend that anyone work with Special Delivery International (SDI). I found them to be unprofessional, unkind and disrespectful both to my family and to many others SDI families that I had contact with. We were lied to on numerous occasions by them and also by the directors of EN, the children's home they work with. I also think there may be some confusion by some who believe the children's home directors are separate from SDI. Please note they are in fact also listed as employees of SDI. Many families, including my own, constantly lived or live in fear of what SDI or EN might do while in process, just for asking a legitimate and absolutely reasonable question. They often seem to use this fear or guilt to keep families from asking for information, and if that doesn't work, they have used intimidation and threats of withholding your children to get what they want. Please research them and also EN very carefully before making a decision to work with them. If you do, you might find many more questions than answers. (i.e. why EN still isn't 501c3 despite the website saying they applied in 2006, why there are so many new building projects even while claiming there's no money for formula, why SDI doesn't currently appear to have a Social Worker on staff, etc.). Whatever agency you eventually choose, do yourself a favor and document EVERYTHING they say. I recommend you request they put it in writing if it was verbal. If they won't, e-mail your notes on the conversation back to them for confirmation and documentation. SDI in particular will say whatever is convenient for the moment, but they do not stand by their word at all, sometimes even if it was documented.
Since it has been mentioned here on this site before, I will also note that as of the June 16th update, they were still not Hague Accredited, despite being on lists of the first ones with intentions to apply. I also wonder why when Ginger responded on this site at one point, she did so by giving them a score, instead of only making a comment.