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The Value of Adoptive Parent Groups
The Value of Adoptive
Parent Groups
Parent Groups
By National Adoption Information Clearinghouse
The resources listed below can help parents seeking local or special-interest adoptive parent support groups.
The North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC), a nonprofit umbrella organization of adoptive parent groups, was formed in 1974 as a coordinator for newly forming parent groups. It facilitates information sharing among groups, holds a national conference and helps new groups start. Contact the NACAC at 970 Raymond Avenue, Suite 106, St. Paul, MN 55114-1149, (612) 644-3036.
Adoptive Families of America (AFA) is a national parent group with chapters throughout the country promoting domestic and intercountry adoption. Contact AFA at 2309 Como Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, (612) 535-4829 or 1 (800) 372-3300.
Families Adopting Children Everywhere (FACE) is an adoptive parent support organization in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., areas. It gathers information about adoption resources in the whole mid-Atlantic region. Contact FACE at P.O. Box 28058 Northwood Station, Baltimore, MD 21239, (410) 488-2656.
Latin America Parents Association (LAPA) is a support group for parents who have adopted or wish to adopt children from Latin America. Contact LAPA at P.O. Box 339, Brooklyn, NY 11234, (718) 236-8689. Other chapters are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland (Metropolitan Washington, D.C.), New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The Committee for Single Adoptive Parents is an umbrella organization of single adoptive and prospective adoptive parent support groups. Its address is P.O. Box 15084, Chevy Chase, MD 20825.
The National Adoption Center (NAC) focuses on the adoption of children with special needs. Contact NAC at 1500 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102, (215) 735-9988 or 1 (800) TO-ADOPT.
