State by State Support Groups
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Many people find that attending an adoption support group helps them gain a better understanding of the adoption experience and how it may have impacted them. Most support groups welcome both adopted adults and birth parents; others welcome anyone impacted by adoption; and a few are open exclusively to adoptees or birth parents. Only you can decide what type of group best meets your needs.Starting a Support Group
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State by State Support Group List
| State | Name | Location | Meeting Times | Contact |
| Alabama | ||||
| Birth Parents/Adult Adoptees Group | Birmingham, AL | Audrey Derevenko, LCSW 205.837.7377 |
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| Arizona | . | |||
| Tucson Adoption Reunion Search & Support (TARS) | Grace St. Paul’s Church 2331 E Adams Street Tucson AZ 85719 |
1 st Thursday, 6:00–8:00 p.m |
Harmony Brown 520.284.0823 |
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| Arizona Adoption Circle | Phoenix, AZ | 2nd Wednesday 7:00-9:00 pm |
Colleen Cambell 602.935.4975 602.486.3042 |
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| Arkansas | NONE | |||
| California | . | |||
| Cameron Park Triad | 2nd Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 p.m |
Rachel, 530-558-5336 Beth, 530-677-5658 |
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| Oakland Adoptee | 4th Monday 7:45-9:45 p.m |
Malcolm, 510-336-9284 |
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| Sacramento Triad | Last Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. |
Linda, 916.359.6777 |
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| Sebastopol Triad |
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1st Wednesday
7-9 p.m. |
Jerilynn 707.823.7840 |
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| Full Circle Support Group | Orange County, CA | Delayn Curtis, 714.994.1440 |
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| Search-Finders of California (search and support) | San Jose, CA 2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. | Kris Dollard 408-356-6711 |
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| Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) | La Mirada, CA
(near Orange County) |
4th Saturday 1:00 pm |
Contact Mimi Janes for address |
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| Adoptees Connect | Tustin, CA | 214-502-7031 Tineke Lacy (preferred contact) |
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| Colorado | ||||
| CUB Support Group | Lutheran Medical Center 8300 West 38th Ave., 2nd Floor Coffee Shop Conference Rm (CSCR) Wheat Ridge, CO | Mtgs. 3rd Sunday of month 1:30 – 3:30 PM |
For directions/info call CUB Info Line 303-263-1860 | |
| Connecticut | ||||
| Adoption Healing Support Group | Brown Program Center 2nd floor Universalist Church, 433 Fern St. West Hartford | 3rd Thursday every month – 7:00pm | [email protected] or [email protected] | |
| Delaware | NONE | |||
| District of Columbia | ||||
| Concerned United Birthparents (DC Metro CUB) |
Chevy Chase, MD | Linda Clausen, 202-966-1640 | ||
| Adoptee-Birthparent Support Network (ABSN) | Maryland, Virginia & Washington, DC | Volunteer Search / Support Group | ||
| Florida | ||||
| Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) Adoptee & BP Support Group | Lakeland, FL | 4 th Saturday, 12:00 Noon | Patty Collings 863.299.0767 |
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| Orlando Adoption Network Prospective and Adoptive Parents |
250 Venetian Bay Circle Sanford, FL |
M. Scott Beaton | ||
| Georgia | ||||
| GA Adoption Reunion Registry | Atlanta, GA | 2 nd Tuesday | Peggy Rothschild, 404.657.3560 |
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| Adult Adoptee Support Group | Norcross, GA | 2nd Saturday 10-11:30 am |
Karen Whitehead 678.827.2111 Kate Murphy 678.684.0396 |
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| Hawaii | ||||
| Adoption Circle of Hawaii | Honolulu, HI | Jan, Rhonda 808.989.7071 |
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| Idaho | ||||
| Search-Finders of Idaho (search and support) | Boise, ID | 1 st Thursday, 7:00 p.m. |
Lois Wight 208-375-9803 |
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| Illinois | ||||
| Healing Hearts | Bloomington, IL | Marilyn Strohkirch, 309-820-0230 |
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| Adoptees, BP & AP Together | Wheaton/Naperville | 3rd Thursday | Jody Moran 630.778.0636 |
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| Indiana | ||||
| Online support group for adoptees | Sherrie Eldridge [email protected] 317.849.5651 |
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| Iowa | ||||
| NONE | ||||
| Kansas | ||||
| Adoption Concerns Triangle | Topeka, KS | 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 PM | Marilyn Waugh 785.235.6122 |
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| Adoption Triad Support Network KC | Overland Park, KS | 3rd Thursday 7-9:00 PM |
Carolyn Pooler 816.505.0328 [email protected] |
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| Kentucky | ||||
| Southland Christian Church Adoptive Families Support Group | Lexington, KY | [email protected] | ||
| KY Transracial Adoption Support Group | [email protected] | |||
| Adoptees Connect | Lexington, KY | 859-475-8306 Pamela Karanova (preferred contact) |
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| Louisiana | ||||
| Independent Searcher/Advisor | Kenner, LA | Linda Woods 504.443.1012 [email protected] |
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| New Orleans Chapter | Metaire, LA | 3rd Tuesday 7:00 PM |
Christy Little | |
| Adoptees Birthrights Committee (ABC) | ||||
| Baton Rouge Chapter | 3rd Wednesday 7:00 PM |
Delia Pressler 225.752.3162 |
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| Maine | ||||
| OBC for ME Triad Support | Portland, ME | Cathy Robishaw |
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| ASCME | South Portland, ME | Peter Jensen | ||
| Maryland | ||||
| Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) | Chevy Chase, MD | Linda Clausen 202-966-1640 [email protected] |
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| The Barker Foundation | Bethesda, MD | 3rd Thursday 7-9:00 PM |
Abbe Levine | |
| Volunteer Search/Support Group | Adoptiee-Birthparnet Support Network (ABSN) | Maryland, Virginia & Washington, DC | ||
| Massachusetts | ||||
| Adoption Connection | Peabody, MA | Susan Darke |
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| Adoption Community of New England | Wesborogh, MA | 503-366-6812 | ||
| Adoptive Families Together / MSPCC | Boston, MA | 617-587-1563 | ||
| Faith Evangelical Free Church | Acton | 54 Hosmer St. | 3rd Wednesday 7:30-9:00 PM |
Kristy Bouley & Deborah Henderlong |
| Braintree | Thayer Public Library 798 Washington St |
2nd Wednesday 7-8:45 PM |
Jeanne Hardy, Sarah Marcella and Linda Perry | |
| Brookline | Brookline Public Library 361 Washington St 2nd Fl. Brookline, MA |
4th Monday 7-8:30 PM |
Matt Paluszek & Tracy Grondin | |
| Jamaica Plain | MSPCC Office 157 Green St |
1st Friday 7-9PM Childcare provided |
Randi Schalet & Lori Baeumler | |
| Roslindale | Roslindale Congregational Church 25 Cummins Highway |
3rd Wednesday 7-8:30 PM Childcare provided |
Michelle Novell & Clare O’Donoghue |
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| Swampscott | First Church 40 Monument Ave |
1st Thursday 7-8:30 PM |
Kimberly Ryan & Sandi Santanello | |
| Worcester | MSPCC Office 335 Chandler St |
3rd Thursday 7-9PM |
Deb Tambeau & Donna Warren | |
| CUB Boston Area | Plymouth Church 87 Edgell Rd Framingham |
3rd Sunday 2-5 PM Sept – May |
Kathy Aghajanian Coordinator/Director 508.473.4066 |
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| Michigan | ||||
| Adopition Identity Movement of MI (AIM) |
Tina Caudill | |||
| Bonding by Blood, Unlimited | Vassar, MI | Mary Louise Foess, 989.823.4013 |
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| Adoptees Connect | Grand Rapids, MI | 616-581-9272 Melissa K. Nicholson, LMSW 616-446-5341 Facebook Group: Adoptees Connect – Grand Rapids, MI [email protected] |
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| Minnesota | ||||
| Concerned United Birthparents (birthparents, adoptees and adoptive parents welcome) | St. Louis Park Recreational Center, Community Room 3700 Monterey Dr St Louis Park MN |
1st Wednesday 7:00 PM |
Sandy Sperazza |
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| Montevideo Adult Adoptee Support Group | Montevideo Public Library |
Monthly | Carleen Helgeson 320.226.5793 |
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| First Nations Rpatriation Institute | All Nations Indian Church 1515 E. 23rd St Minneapolis |
1st Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 PM |
Sandra White Hawk 651-442-4872 |
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| Duluth Adoptee Support Group (adults) | Pilgrim Congregational Church 2310 East 4th St Duluth, MN |
1st Wednesday 7:00 PM |
Michele Benson |
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| Adopted and Fostered Adults of the African Diaspora (AFAAD MN) | Rotates among member’s homes and community locations | Monthly alternating between Saturday evenings and weekdays | Michelle Johnson 651-341-9636 |
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| MN ADOPT maintains listing of support for adoptive families and adoptees |
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| High School Adoption Group (adoptees) |
Minnetonka High School Hwy 7 |
Rotating Class periods |
Penelope Needham | |
| Middle School Adoption Group (adpoptees) | Minetonka Middle School Minnetonka,MN |
Rotating Class Periods | Penelope Needham |
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| Adult Adoptees of Central Minnesota | St. Cloud Public Library, Array Room, 405 Germain St. West, St. Cloud | Contact for updated information | Nikki Knisley | |
| Reuniting Mnnesota | EMAIL SUPPORT GROUP | [email protected] | ||
| Adoptees MN (adults) |
777 Raymond Ave St. Paul, MN 55114 | 2nd Saturday 9:15 – 11:00 am |
Penny 612.616.3139 [email protected] |
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| Mississippi | ||||
| NONE | ||||
| Missouri | Adoption Triad Support Network KC | Liberty, MO | 1st Thursday 7-9:00 PM |
Carolyn Pooler 816.505.0328 |
| Independence, MO | 2nd Thursday 7-9:00 PM |
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| Montana | ||||
| Adoption Constellation Support Group | Misssoula, MT | Beth Jaffee 406.880.3052 |
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| Nebraska | ||||
| La Vista, NE | Linda Willson 402-537-4387 |
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| Omaha, NE | Sandy Rolles 402-397-6394 [email protected] |
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| Nevada | ||||
| Adoptees Connect | Las Vegas, NV | Group Contact – Janet Nordine Co-Facilitator – Pamela Roberta [email protected] (preferred contact) |
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| New Hampshire | ||||
| Nashua, NH | Paul Schibbelhute, 603.880.7790 |
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| Birthmothers of New Hampshire | Wentworth Douglas Hospital Dover, NH | Mondays 5-7p.m. |
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| New Jersey | Morristown Post-Adoption Support Group | 1st Saturday 1-5pm |
Ginny Bayard, 973-884-0120 [email protected] Judy Foster 973-455-1268 [email protected] Pat Fox, 973-998-0967 [email protected] Jane Nast, 973-267-8698 [email protected] |
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| Birth Parent Support Group | Children’s Aid and Family Services Ridgewood, NJ |
Shea Campbell, 201-226-0300, ext. 301 [email protected] |
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| Adoptee/Birth Parent Support Group Of Central NJ | Hillsborourgh, NJ | Randie Zimmerman 609-510-7504 |
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| Concerned Persons for Adoption | Whippany, NJ | Pat Bennett 908-273-5694 [email protected] |
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| Full Circle Triad Post-Adoption Support Group of No. Jersey | Paramus, NJ | Cindi Addesso 973-427-4521 |
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| NJ Adoption Resource Clearing House (NJARCH) | 877-427-2465 [email protected] Spanish: [email protected] |
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| Pamela Slaton | Lumberton, NJ | (one-on-one support; NY expertise) 609-702-7535 [email protected] |
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| New Mexico | Operation Identity | Albuqerque. NM | 4th Thursday, 7-9:00 p.m. |
Connie Martin 505-281-7227 [email protected] |
| Adoption Support Group of Santa Fe | Santa Fe, NM | 1st Monday 6:00 p.m. |
Randa Phillips 505-466-3839 |
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| Adoptees Connect | Albuquerque, NM | 505-205-3400 Michille Murphy-Martin |
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| New York | Adoption Group in the Village NYC | New York, NY | First Sunday, 2:00-4:00 p.m. | Susan McQuirk, 646-303-8343 Carol Schaefer, 917 743-4118 |
| Adoption Crossroads | NYC and Congers, NY | Joe Soll 845-268-0283 |
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| Manhattan Birth Parents Group | New York, NY | 3rd Thursday, 7:00-9:00 p.m. | Tony Dupree 212-544-7487 |
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| Adoptees Connect | Buffalo, NY | 716-474-46-57 Susan Ortiz |
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| North Carolina | Adoption Triad Dialogue Support Group | Greensboro, NC | 2nd Tuesday 7:00-8:30 p.m. |
Francie Portnoy |
| North Dakota | Lutheran Social Services of ND | Fargo, ND | 701-235-7341 | |
| Ohio | Adoption Network Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | Linda Bellini, Direct Line – 216 482-2323 Office number – 216 325-1000 |
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| Ohio Birth Parent Discussion Group | Columbus, OH | 3rd Sunday | Kate Livingston 614-668-7390 [email protected] |
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| Ohio Birth Parent Group (Cincinnati Branch) | Cincinnati, OH | 3rd Saturday | Kate Livingston 614-668-7390 [email protected] |
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| Oklahoma | OK Post-Adoption Support | Tulsa, OK | First Saturday (2:00 p.m.) | Samantha Franklin 918-697-2002 [email protected] |
| Oregon | Adoption Mosaic | Portland, OR | 1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:15-8:00 p.m. |
Nina Yates 503-752-9982 |
| CUB | Portland, OR | Coco Brush 503-477-9974 |
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| Pennsylvania | Adoption Education & Family Counseling | Doylestown, PA | Robert Allen Hafetz 267-337-4548 |
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| PA Adoption Connection | Canonsburg, PA (email support only) |
Sherel Kissell 724-743-1992 |
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| PA Adoption Connection | Fort Hill, PA (Online Support Only) |
Glenda Shay 814-395-3938 |
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| Adoptees Connect | Lancaster, PA | 717-327-9912 Kevin Engle (preferred contact) Facebook: Adoptees Connect- Lancaster, PA |
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| Rhode Island | NONE | |||
| South Carolina |
Adoption Search for Life | Anderson, SC | Cynthia Walters 864-287-4328 |
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| South Dakota | Parents of Adopted Children | Parkston, SD | 605-928-3955 | |
| DSS Child Protection Services | Family Support Online Sioux Falls, SD |
605-335-2776 | ||
| Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota | Diane Pillar SW 1-888-201-5061 x2413 Dede Mogck SW 1-888-201-5061 x 2351 |
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| Parents of Adopted Children | Twin Brooks, SD | 605-432-7887; 605-782-0782 |
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| (SD Support, Education & Adoption Legislation) | Lynne Banks 605-759-8478 |
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| Tennessee | Adoption Support and Preservation | (support for adoptive families) | 1-888-848-2727 | |
| Birthparent Support Group | c/o Miriam’s Promise Nashville, TN |
2nd Tuesday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. | 615-292-3500 [email protected] |
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| Texas | DFW Triad Support Group | Dallas, TX | 2nd Saturday 1:00 p.m. |
Carol DeMuth 972-414-3639 [email protected] |
| Tapestry Birthmother Support Group | Irving Bible Church 2435 Kinwest Parkway – Irving, TX |
1st Tuesday, 7:00 PM | Carol DeMuth and Carolyn Halliburton, 972-315-9628 [email protected] |
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| Associated Catholic Charities | Houston, TX | Lillian Salinas 713-526-4611 |
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| Roots and Missing Links | Coppell, TX | Glenda Allen, 972-471-0744 Or 214-282-3809 [email protected] |
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| Utah | Birthmother/Adoptee Support Group | Salt Lake City, UT | Donnie Davis 801-583-6664 [email protected] |
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| Vermont | NONE | |||
| Virginia | Metro Reunion Registry (an international registry) |
Alexandria, VA | [email protected] | |
| Adoptee-Birth Parent Support Network | Alexandria, VA (For Maryland, Virginia & Washington, DC) |
301-442-9106 [email protected] |
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| Coordinators2inc | Richmond, VA | 3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. | Rebecca Ricardo 804-354-1881 |
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| Washington | WA Adoption Reunion Movement (WARM) | Seattle, WA | 1st Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. | 206-767-9510 |
| Puyallup, WA | 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. | |||
| SW Washington Adoption Support | Vancouver, WA | 1st Wednesday | Darlene Wilson 360-256-8795 [email protected] |
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| Adoptees Connect | 253-670-0212 Toni Sheehan- Blake |
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| West Virginia | NONE |
Canadian Support Group List
| State | Name |
| Canada National Groups |
Canadian Council of Natural Mothers |
| LINKS Post-Legal Adoption Support | |
| Origins BC | |
| Parent Finders of Canada | |
| Birthmothers of Canada | |
| Quebec | Association de parents pour l’adoption quebecoise |
| Mouvement Retrouvailles |