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ADOPTION SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS

Adoption Learning Partners
Adoption Learning Partners provides Web-based courses, moderated chat rooms, book reviews and educational resources for adoptive parents, adopted individuals, birth parents and professionals.
www.adoptionlearningpartners.org

Adoptive Families of America
Nation's largest adoptive parent support organization.
www.adoptivefam.org

CASE: The Center for Adoption Support and Education
A private, non-profit adoptive family support center offering national resources for families and professionals through training, publications and consultations.
www.adoptionsupport.org

Center Kids (gay and lesbian adoption)
East Coast-based lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender community center offers, along with its programs of social service, public policy, educational and cultural/recreational offerings, educational fact sheets on intercountry adoption and single parent adoption.
www.gaycenter.org/program_folders/policy/resources.html/
view?searchterm=adoption

Colorado Heritage Camps
A post-adoption resource that facilitates annual heritage camps providing culturally-relevant and family-centered experiences for all members of the family.
www.heritagecamps.org

FAIR: Families Adopting in Response
The Web site from the all-volunteer organization FAIR offers information, education, support and fellowship to adoptive and pre-adoptive families.
www.fairfamilies.org

Families Like Ours, Inc.
Organization provides adoptive and pre-adoptive support and other services for gay, lesbian and other non-traditional adoptive families and professionals support them. While geared towards adoption from United States foster care, information may prove helpful to internationally adoptive families.
www.familieslikeours.org

Family Helper
Canadian-based Web site that provides an extensive and slightly different selection of useful information and Web links about infertility, how to adopt, post-adoption and search and reunion. Their motto is "no fancy graphics, just solid information."
http://www.familyhelper.net

National Council for Single Adoptive Parents
Non-profit corporation founded by single adoptive parents in 1973 informs and assists single people in the United States that want to adopt.
encyclopedia.adoption.com/entry/National-Council-for-Single-Adoptive-Parents/244/1.html

PACT
A multicultural adoption alliance dedicated to providing quality adoption-related services, particularly to children of color, and their birth and adoptive parents. Extensive educational outreach and resources offer lifelong education to adoptive families and birth families on matters of race and adoption.
www.pactadopt.org

RESOLVE
A national association dedicated to issues of infertility and adoption offering adoption-related support groups, workshops and conferences.
www.resolve.org

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