43 USA National Adoption Organizations p1
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This article is from the Adoption FAQ, by Rosemarie Ventura aa742@freenet.buffalo.edu ah241@freenet.carleton.ca with numerous contributions by others.
43 USA National Adoption Organizations p1
These organizations represent a broad spectrum of attitude and
practices in the adoption community.
Adoptees Birthrights Committee
Box 7213
Metairie LA 70010
Adoption With Wisdom and Honesty, Inc.
1333 Ranch Road
McPherson KS 67460
316-241-6116
Non-profit (503(c)(3)) Newletter, support groups, educational
events, supportive services and advocacy.
ALMA Society
Box 154
Washington Bridge Station
New York NY 10033
voc: 212-581-1568
Registry--state chapters. Membership $60/1st yr $40/yr renew. They
do not tell members about free registries like ISRR. You have to
pay yearly dues to stay on their registry.
Adoptive Parents for Open Records, Inc. (APFOR)
P.O. Box 193
Long Valley, NJ 07853
voc: 908-850-1706; 908-247-3938; 201-267-8698
Seeks humane adoption reform, specifically open adoptions and open
records. Speakers, educational media, mutual support and
counseling.
Adoption Resource for Single Parents, Inc. (ARESP)
P.O. Box 5782
Springfield VA 22150-9998
(703) 866-5577
A non-profit organization that advises single prospective adoptive
parents.
American Adoption Congress (AAC)
1000 Connecticut Ave NW, Suite 9
Washington DC 20036
voc: 202-483-3399
http://pages.prodigy.com/adoptreform/aacorg.htm
Coalition of triad members, agencies, and other professionals.
Focus on legislative reform, openness, and the civil rights.
Opposes the UAA.
American WWII Orphans Network
P.O. Box 4369
Bellingham WA 98227
voc: 206-733-1678
Locating service and registry.
Association of Black Social Workers
Noted for opposing transracial adoption as 'cultural genocide'.
Oppose the UAA.
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