- A Child's Desire
A non-profit organization raising money to offer adoption grants. Includes mission statement and resources.
- AdOPT Northern Ireland
Self help group for all sides of the adoption triangle. Includes a listing service for adoptees, birth mothers, and other relatives.
- Adoption Care Services
Adoption therapy and support for birthparents, adoptive parents and adoptees of all ages. Located in Pasadena, California.
- Adoption Hawaii Resources
Adoption related information and calendar of events for support groups, resources, training and workshops.
- Adoption Problems - Advice Network
Raising awareness of the difficult issues and dangers that face adopters today.
- Adoption Resource Network, Inc.
A resource and support group for all members of the adoption triad in Western New York.
- Adoption Support Group of Santa Fe
Member-to-member group offering monthly meetings, literature, counseling referrals, and search assistance. Based in New Mexico (U.S.). Meeting details, guiding principles, and reunion stories are presented.
- Adoption UK
Offers support and resource services for adoptive families before, during and after adoption. Site includes description of services, pricing details, and FAQs.
- Adoptive and Foster Parent Association of Georgia
Providing information and feedback for adoptive and foster parents.
- Adoptive Families Association of British Columbia
General information, support and workshops for BC residents. Includes profiles of children in Ministry care, chapter details, links, and articles on infertility, special needs, and other related issues.
- Adoptive Families Today
Illinois support group. Offers newsletter, calendar of local events, list of local support groups, legislative updates, and articles on adoption and foster care issues.
- Adoptive Family Therapeutic and Educational Resources (AFTER)
Provides post adoption services to families in Northern California. Includes online chat, bulletin boards, and community information.
- Advocacy for Native Adoptees
Working to helping Native adoptees overcome personal identity crises, rediscover their roots, and build links with their original community. Includes message board and newsletter.
- Affording Adoption
Information about grants and loans available to people adopting.
- After Adoption
Post-adoption support services. Based in Manchester, England. Includes list of services for adults and children and contact details.
- ANCOR Adoption Network
Resources and information for adoptive families of special needs children in Arizona.
- Angel Adoption
Stories, poems, chat, and message boards.
- Association for Transracially Adopted and Fostered People
Providing information and support to anyone who has experienced, or has an interest in, transracial adoption and fostering. Includes a newsletter and information about activism, membership and related issues.
- Birthmother.com
Contains support resources for birthparents as they go through the pregnancy, birth, and post adoption.
- ChristianAdoptions.com
Articles, poems, message board and mailing list.
- Colorado Heritage Camps, Inc.
Resources and information about heritage camps held in Colorado each summer for families with internationally or bi-racially adopted children.
- Concerned United Birthparents
Nonprofit support, resource, and advocacy organization that advocates family preservation. Includes mission statement, articles, bulletin board, and list of regional branches.
- Empty Arms Support Group
Email support group for women in reunion with their only child/ren lost to adoption and who raised no others. Poems and personal stories are available.
- Families Adopting Across Cultures (FACES)
Offers support and education for those involved with cross-cultural adoptions. Stories and links are presented.
- Families of FANA
Support group providing services to adoptive families adopting through a private orphanage in Bogota, Colombia.
- First Nations Orphans Association
Assists those individuals seeking to reunite with their native families. Includes list of objectives, director's brief biography, and information about upcoming events.
- Friends in Adoption
Independent, non-profit, support and educational group made up of families touched by adoption. Based in Auburn, Washington.
- Hands Around The World
Support group whose focus is culture for families who touched by cross-cultural adoption. Includes calendar, newsletters, and information about camps.
- Helping Kids Cope
Offers financial assistance to birth mothers, adoptive parents and children in foster care. Based in Nashville, Tennessee (United States). Includes applications for awards, information about volunteering, and FAQs.
- Indians Adopting Indian Children
Offers support, information and resources.
- International Adoptive Families
Not-for-profit family support organization whose members have adopted transculturally and/or transracially. Based in Albany, New York.
- Interracial Families in Fellowship
Informal sharing and support community for inter-racial adoptive families in mid-Ohio. Includes calendar of events in central Ohio and contact information for support in other parts of the state.
- It's a Family Affair
Offers support to birthmothers. Includes personal stories and a discussion forum.
- Jewel Among Jewels Adoption Network, Inc.
Not-for-profit, readership-supported educational organization which offers support through books and public speaking. Site includes articles, newsletters, and product ordering details.
- Jonathan Pannor, LCSW
Offers counseling and workshops for adoptive parents. Features a list of workshop topics and contact details.
- National Organisation for the Counselling of Adoptees and Parents (NORCAP)
UK registered charity and support group established to help adults with search and reunion issues and handle their feelings about the effect of adoption on their lives.
- New Roots
Adoptive families support group based in Columbus, Ohio. Includes a schedule of events, newsletter and membership information.
- North East Post Adoption Service
Offers support, advice and guidance to individuals affected by adoption. Based in North Shields, United Kingdom. Organization profile, membership details and links to related content are presented.
- ODS Adoption Community of New England
Non-profit support and educational group. Local chapters in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont (United States). Includes information about programs and membership.
- Open Door Society of Massachusetts, Inc.
Non-profit support and educational group of adoptive, foster and pre-adoptive parents and professionals interested in adoption.
- Origins Tasmania
A support group for people who have been separated by or who have been affected by adoption.
- Parents and Children Together (PACT)
Offers support services to people living in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (UK). Site offers resources and articles for all members of the adoption triad.
- Parents Network for the Post Institutionalized Child
Devoted to understanding the medical, developmental, emotional and educational needs of children adopted from hospitals, orphanages and institutions. Includes conference details, newsletters, and country-specific information.
- Playlink
Illinois-based playgroup and information exchange for interracial adoptive families. Includes calendar, suggested reading list, news, and message board.
- Post Adoption Center for Education and Research
Non-profit organization providing peer support, information, education and advocacy for any person touched by adoption.
- Queensland Inter-Country Adoptee Support Network
Provides support and assistance to inter-country adoptees within Queensland. Includes articles, history, suggested reading list, and links.
- Ranch For Kids
Northwest Montana ranch which offers a respite and foster care program for Russian adoptees experiencing difficulties in their new American families. Includes photos, fee details, and descriptions of activities.
- Society of Special Needs Adoptive Parents
A post-adoption service in British Columbia (Canada) which assists special needs adoptive families, professionals and the community through support and education. Site includes news, resources and membership information.
- Stars of David International, Inc.
Nonprofit information and support network for Jewish and interfaith adoptive families. Chapter directory, list of events, resources, and membership information.
- Sunflower Birthmom Support Group
Search boards, mailing list, and links to related resources.
- TALK Adoption
National UK free phone helpline for young people with a connection to adoption.
- The Birth Mother Tree
A place for birth mothers to add their names to break the silence and honor their loss.
- Trend
Nonprofit adoption support group for families and children of special needs. Includes chat room and message forums.
- Vietnamese Adoptee Network, Inc.
Organization involved in networking Vietnamese adoptees with one another and the Asian Pacific American community. Based in White Plains, New York. Includes event details, resources, and mailing list.
- Worcestershire Action & Support Group for Adoptive Parents
Offers meetings, mentoring, advocacy, telephone support, education and training days, and related services in the local (Worcestershire, United Kingdom) area. History, list of goals, newsletter, and meeting details are included.
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