ACT NOW! - The Illinois Initiative
Read about an Illinois initiative for unconditional access for adult adoptees to their birth records.
http://www.prairienet.org/actnow/ |
Adoptee Birthfamily Connections
Provides links to search and support resources for adoptees looking for birth-family members.
http://www.birthfamily.com/ |
Adoptee Web Page
Provides resources for adoptees, such as support groups and newsgroups. Read adoption definitions.
http://www.nortropic.com/lis341/cclark/adoptee.htm |
Adoptees Internet Mailing List
Non-searchable private forum for people looking for their birth parents to get support or exchange ideas and feelings.
http://www.aiml.org/ |
Adoption Connections Project
Women's organization bringing mothers, adopted daughters, adoptive mothers, foster mothers and step mothers together, to share their stories.
http://www.sover.net/~adopt/ |
Adoption Crossroads
Describes the work of the Council for Equal Rights in Adoption, a search and support network in the world for adoptees and birth parents.
http://www.adoptioncrossroads.org/ |
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates
A non-profit organization offering support, services, and community to those touched by adoption. Includes contact details.
http://www.main.org/aka/aka.htm |
Adoption Network for Search, Reunion and Support
Includes news on adoption reform and reunions. Find links to support and research sites.
http://www.ansrs.com/ |
Adoption Records Database
Database helps those looking for their birth families. Search by birthday, name or message board.
http://www.skylace.net/adoption/g-agencies.php3 |
Adoption Registration Coalition
Volunteer coalition of people who have been touched by adoption. Find Internet resources for searchers.
http://www.regday.org/ |
Adoption Search and Reunion
Learn about the fight to open adoption records, or visit personal pages of adoptees and birth mothers.
http://www.highfiber.com/~rema/ |
Adoption Triad Outreach
Register in the International Adoption Reunion Registry, join a chat, read current news regarding adoption, and browse adoption-oriented links.
http://www.adoptiontriad.org/ |
Adoption.com
Adoption counselors can add their listing, and the public can search for a counselor and submit queries. Also features chat and message boards.
http://www.adoption.com/ |
AdoptionRegistry.net
Parents can search for adopted children and adopted children for their birth parents using this national adoption-registry service.
http://www.adoptionregistry.net/ |
Bastard Nation
Site promotes open access to adoption records, as well as search and reunion support. Includes guides to getting started.
http://www.bastards.org/ |
Birthquest
International online registry will help find adoptees, parents and siblings. Submit your own name for inclusion.
http://www.birthquest.org/ |
Carter's Adoption Search Page
Dedicated to providing adoptees, birth mothers and birth fathers with tips and resources for reuniting.
http://www.armory.com/~cartert/ |
David's Adoption Search Page
Webmaster tells the story of the ongoing search for his birth mother. Offers many adoption resources.
http://maxpages.com/searchforjudy |
Especially for Adoptees
Find extensive information about adoption and the search for birth relatives. Covers national and international search organizations.
http://www.adopting.org/adoptees.html |
Geborener Deutscher
Check out new and back issues of this newsletter created to help German-born adoptees and their birth and adoptive families find each other.
http://members.aol.com/wmlgage/gd/gd.htm |
Giambalvo, Nancy Ellen - My Adoption and Search
Adoptee of partly Irish descent born in 1960 is looking for her biological family. Read her story and post a message of support or a prayer.
http://www.irishadoptee-search.cityslide.com/ |
ISRR - International Soundex Reunion Registry
Adoptees and birth parents can use this free registry, which matches families separated by adoption.
http://www.plumsite.com/isrr/ |
jlight's Adoption Search Links
Features resources for birth mothers and adoptees. Read stories and articles.
http://members.tripod.com/~jlightkeeper/adoption.html |
Jules' Adoption Reunion and Search Site
In addition to a reunion story, this features many links to search resources, adoption legislation and reform issues.
http://www.fastlane.net/~jules/ |
Lynch's Adoption Reunion Registry
Free reunion registry is open to all members of the triad. It also has an adoption story and a links page.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/9942/registry.html |
Mari's Place - Adoption Resources
Check out nationwide search and support resources for adult adoptees and birth parents. Find articles, links and discussions.
http://www.netreach.net/~steed/ |
Michigan Closed Adoption Network
Find resources for adoptees and birth families, including a reunion registry.
http://www.michiganadoption.com/ |
Ms. Fran's Home Page
Use Ms. Fran's resources to help find an adoptee or birth parent. Reunion, genealogy and adoption-service links are provided.
http://members.tripod.com/~MsFran/index.html |
New York State Adoption Registry
Find birth/search registration postings for Our Lady of Victory Infant Home and postings for searches in all other parts of New York.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/olvadoption/index.html |
People Search - US SEARCH
Premium search service that locates lost family, friends, and others. Get addresses, phone numbers, aliases, bankruptcy history, and civil judgment records on anyone.
http://r.lksm.com/go/t=34:0|60772727;g=z/http://service.bfas... |
Reunion Registry
Free mutual consent reunion registry offers services for adoptees, birth parents, lost loves, family, friends, military buddies and old friends.
http://www.reunionregistry.com/ |
Sheri's Adoption Reunion Registry
Free world-wide registry for adoptees and birth relatives. Registrants come from Germany, Australia and Ireland.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/4427/search.html |
Sheri's Reunion & Still Searching Page
Features a personal story of reunited families and the continued search for two sisters.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/4940/ |
Sylvia's N.Y. Adoption Page
Birth moms and adoptees who are searching in New York state can share their information.
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Lights/9645/ |
T.I.E.S. Homepage
Organization helps adoptees living with life-threatening illness find and unite with their birth families.
http://www.ties-search.org/ |
The Difference
Resources and a campaign drive aimed at adoptees and others concerned with restricted access to adoption documents.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/6743/ |
Unbearable Lightness of Being Adopted
Read a review of the Search Institute's study of adopted adolescents.
http://www.netaxs.com/~sparky/adoption/sir.htm |
Uniform Adoption Act - UAA
Learn the facts about the Uniform Adoption Act, UAA, and how the government effects the search for biological family members.
http://members.tripod.com/~rombergers/UAAindex-2.html |
Voices of Adoption
Resources for adoptees, birth parents and adoptive parents connect t search tools, a FAQ, reading lists, magazines and books.
http://www.ibar.com/voices/ |
Volunteer Search Network
Nationwide group of volunteers will help find the families of adoptees, birthparents and their relatives.
http://vsn.org/ |
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