With a location in Washington, D.C., Barker Foundation is a private, nonprofit adoption agency that provides pregnancy-related services. Founded in 1945, it is one of the first cooperative adoption agencies. The organization offers counseling, assistance with medical expenses and housing services for pregnant women. In addition, the organization provides pre-adoption discussion groups and individual counseling for prospective adoptive parents. Barker Foundation supports a domestic adoption program that includes assistance in the adoption of special needs children and individual home study and post-placement services. The organization administers international and waiting child adoption programs. It organizes various meetings and conferences, as well as offers support groups and volunteer services.