ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUPS
NORTHWEST
ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
www.nafaonline.org/
NAFA is a non-profit, all volunteer support group for adoptive families
and those interested in adoption. NAFA is actively involved in
education, advocacy and support for its nearly three hundred member
families located throughout Oregon and Southwest Washington.
FAMILIES WITH RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN
ADOPTIONS (FRUA)
www.frua-oregon.org
Families with Russian and
Ukrainian Adoptions: including neighboring countries, exists to support
the whole life experience of Eastern European orphan children and to
strengthen the families that are created through adoption. Organized
family focused, parent focused and child focused activities are offered.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM CHINA
(FCC)
www.fcc-nw.com
The Northwest Chapter of
Families with Children from China is an organization of families with
children from China. FCC sponsors events in the Portland area including
a Chinese New Year's celebration and an annual summer heritage camp.
The organization also has an email list serve, quarterly newsletter and
publishes an annual directory.
Chosen
International
www.choseninternational.org
Chosen International is a
faith based post-adoption organization that provides emotional,
educational and spiritual support ot encourage andhelp strengthen
adoptive family relationships. This non-profit organization's programs
include Teen Camps and Parent Conferences.
OREGON FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM
GUATEMALA
This is a group of around
70 families in Oregon. Who have 3-4 social gatherings each year.
There is a yahoo group where families can share information, ask
questions and contact each other. Email: sharonscheurer@yahoo.com
for more information.
MOTHERS WHO ADOPT AS SINGLE PARENTS
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdxadoptingsingles/
This online support group
gets together regularly in the Portland Metro area. For more
information contact Cindy at 503-929-8450 or
redthreadredhead@yahoo.com.
SW WASHINGTON ADOPTION SUPPORT
This free group for
adopted adults and birth parents meet in Vancouver, WA at the Cascade
Retirement Inn on the first Wednesday of each month 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Darlene Wilson 360-256-8795
NORTHWEST ICHILD (INDIA CHILD)
www.nwichild.org
Northwest Ichild (India)
exists primarily as an email group on Yahoo! Most members are families
who have adopted or plan to adopt a child from India. The group also
welcomes families who have adopted or are planning to adopt children
from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. They are open to
anyone with a sincere interest in the issues relating to the adoption
of children from these countries.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM VIETNAM
www.fcvn.org
Families with Children
from Vietnam is an adoption support group for families who have adopted
or are in the process of adopting from Vietnam or individuals with
interest in Vietnam and adoption. Their purpose is to meet other
adoptive families, share experiences, and learn about Vietnamese
culture. They have several events and meetings throughout the year. All
activities are for everyone in the family. Portland: please
email: hgrey.law1@verizon.net for more information.
KOREAN FOCUS NW
www.nkcs.org
Korean Focus NW sponsors
educational events, such as museum visits and Korean language and
cooking classes; organizes informal picnics, playgroups, and a popular
family camping trip each August; and celebrates Korean holidays,
including Lunar New Year, the fall harvest festival Chusok, and
Children’s Day in May. It is an organization in which education and
mission come together with feasts of bulgogi and mooncakes, giggling
children playing hide-and-seek, and lots of camaraderie.
VIETNAMESE ADOPTEE NETWORK
hwww.van-online.org
The Vietnamese Adoptee
Network is a non-profit organization that seeks to maximize the
Vietnamese adoptee experience in a caring, supportive environment by
networking them to other Vietnamese adoptee’s and community resources.
CONCERNED UNITED BIRTH PARENTS
www.cubirthparents.org/
CUB is a national
organization serving those touched by adoption and others who are
concerned about adoption issues. Although our focus is on
birthparents, long the forgotten people of the adoption
community, we welcome adoptees, adoptive parents, and
professionals. We find that we all have much to learn from each other
and that sharing our feelings and experiences benefits all of us.
ON-LINE BIRTH MOTHER SUPPORT GROUP
groups.yahoo.com/group/Birthmothersupport/
This is a friendly
atmosphere where you can get answers to your questions, concerns and
fears... or to share your own experience with open adoption. Connect
with birthmothers of all ages, in all kinds of circumstances; from
teens, to girls in college and even women who already have children at
home. Your privacy will not be exploited.
OREGON POST ADOPTION RESOURCE CENTER
(ORPARC)
www.orparc.org/
This site has an extensive
listing of support groups separated by county.
ADOPTIVE FAMILY MAGAZINE
www.adoptivefamilies.com/support_group.php.
This web site contains an
extensive, searchable database of all types of adoptive family support
groups.
