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The Adoption Annex

A Place Where Adoption Is Celebrated

By Teri Brown

The Adoption Annex offers a mentoring program that partners adopted adults with unrelated adopted children in an effort to bring two similar worlds together for an open exchange of feelings and "shared issue companionship," says Cohen. "The program allows mentors to 'give back' by sharing their thoughts and feelings about growing up adopted with those who can benefit from those insights and 'shared issue companionship.'"

The Annex's Museum of Adoption examines adoption's historical roots, its existence in different countries, media representation (and misrepresentation), myths, Ages & Stages Exhibit and Wall of Fame (depicting famous adoptees and adoptive parents of Long Island, N.Y., America and the World); the 'Reflections' Memorabilia Collection presents poignant writings, music, pictures and other thought-provoking media collected by The Annex from members of the adoption community.

Possessing both comprehensive online and offline components, The Annex's Discovery Center includes an extensive library (video, book and audiotape) with hundreds of offerings to choose from, as well as free online sbscriptions to all of the relevant Internet adoption sites that the World Wide Web has to offer. The Annex offers unlimited access to the Media and Research Center (both online and offline) for Discovery Services.

Want to see more?

• Honesty Is the Best Policy: Talking to Your Child About His Adoption
• The Tangled Hearts Project: Celebrating Adoption and Foster Parenting
• The Value of Adoptive Parent Groups: A National Adoption Information Clearinghouse Factsheet
• Talk about it!