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|ALABAMA |

|Birth Parents/Adult Adoptees Group | |

|Birmingham, AL | |

|Audrey Derevenko, LCSW | |

|205-943-5343 | |

|adereven@ | |

|ARIZONA |

|Search Triad |Tucson Adoption Reunion Search |

|Phoenix, AZ |& Support Group |

|2nd Thursday, 7:00–9:00 p.m. |Tucson, AZ |

|Karen Tinkham, 623-935-4974 |1st Thursday, 6:00–8:00 p.m. |

| |Jude Guilford, 520-400-8304 |

| |gogilgoes@ |

|ARKANSAS - No Support Groups |

|CALIFORNIA |

|Cameron Park Triad |Oakland Adoptee |

|2nd Tuesday, 6:30-8:00 p.m. |4th Monday 7:45-9:45 p.m. |

|Rachel, 530/558-5336 |Malcolm, 510/336-9284 |

|Beth, 530/677-5658 |Mark, 510/207-0142 |

|Contra Costa County Triad |Marin County Triad |

|4th Wednesday 7:30-9:30 p.m. |1st Monday 7:00-9:00 p.m. |

|Judy, 925/952-4853 |Julie, 415/902-0769 |

|Shelly, 415/215-7469 | |

|Triple Hearts Adoption Triangle |Bay Area Birthmothers Association |

|Riverside, CA |San Francisco, CA |

|Gwyn Dixon, 951-684-4099 |Sheila Ganz, 415-564-3691 |

|Gwyn_d_2000@ |Sganz1@ |

|Sacramento Triad |Marlou Russell, Ph.D. |

|Last Tuesday 6:30-8:30 p.m. |Santa Monica, CA |

|Linda, 916/359-6777 |310-829-1438 |

|Edie, 916/653-8347 |marlourussell@ |

|Diane, 916/442-1812 | |

|San Mateo Triad |Sebastopol Triad |

|3rd Thursday 7-9 p.m. |1st Wednesday 7-9 p.m. |

|Sally, 650/344-7789 |Jerilynn, 707/823-7840 |

|East Bay Birthmothers |Ronda Slater |

|3rd Tuesday 7:30-9:30 p.m. |Oakland, CA |

|Kathy, 925/528-9191 |510-843-3530 |

|Orinda |slateronda@ |

|Full Circle Support Group |Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) |

|Orange County, CA |Los Angeles, CA |

|Delayn Curtis, 714-994-1440 |Mimi Janes, President |

|Delayn1@ |mimijanes@ |

|CALIFORNIA - Continued |

|Search-Finders of California |Open Path: Support Group for |

|San Jose, CA |Waiting Parents |

|(search and support) |San Francisco, CA |

|2nd Thursday, 7:00 p.m. |415-788-6772 |

|408-356-6711 |info@ |

|searchfinders@ | |

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|COLORADO |

|Adoptees in Search |Adoptees in Search |

|Denver, CO |Parker, CO |

|4th Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. |2nd Monday |

|303-232-6302 |Maggi Pritchard, 303-841-6929 |

| |Mpritch0201@ |

|4th Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. |CUB Support Group |

|Emotional Support Group |Mtgs. 3rd Sunday of month 1:30 – 3:30 PM |

|Kathy Mackechney, 303-960-6964 |Lutheran Medical Center |

| |8300 West 38th Ave., 2nd Floor Coffee Shop |

| |Conference Rm (CSCR) Wheat Ridge, CO – For directions/info call CUB |

| |Info Line |

| |303-263-1860 |

|CONNECTICUT |

|Adoption Healing |

|Milford, CT |

|Jane Servadio, 203-874-2023 |

|janerino@ |

|DELAWARE – No Support Groups |

|DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |

|Concerned United Birthparents |Adoptee-Birthparent Support Network (ABSN) |

|(DC Metro CUB) |Volunteer Search / Support Group |

|Chevy Chase, MD | |

|Linda Clausen, 202-966-1640 |(Maryland, Virginia & Washington, DC) |

|dcmetrocub@ | |

|FLORIDA |

|Circle of Hope, FL TRIAD Post Adoption |Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) |

|Support Group (For: Adult Adoptees, Birth Parents & Adoptive |Adoptee & BP Support Group |

|Parents) |Lakeland, FL |

|Greenacres, FL (near West Palm Beach) |4th Saturday, 12:00 Noon |

|Sondi Hill, 561-967-7079 |Patty Collings, 863-299-0767 |

|Circle92@; circle92@ |museumfan@ |

|GEOGIA |

|Hand in Hand |The Triad Connection |

|Lawrenceville, GA |Atlanta, GA |

|Denise Carroll, 770-682-8737 |1st Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m. |

|Mainegirl1998@ |Leslie Pate Mackinnon, 404-603-5335 |

| |lesliepatemackinnon@ |

|GA Adoption Reunion Registry |Suzanne M. Clark, LPC |

|Atlanta, GA |Roswell, GA |

|2nd Tuesday |Mondays, 7:00 p.m. |

|Peggy Rothschild, 404-657-3560 |770-377-4958 |

|pegrothschild@ |embrace.adoption@ |

|HAWAII |

|Adoption Circle of Hawaii |

|Honolulu, HI |

|Jan, 808-591-3834 |

|adoptioncirclehawaii@ |

|IDAHO |

| Search-Finders of Idaho (search and support) | |

|Boise, ID | |

|1st Thursday, 7:00 p.m. | |

|Lois Wight, 208-375-9803 | |

|lowight@ | |

|ILLINOIS |

|Adoptees, BP & AP Together |Healing Hearts |

|Wheaton/Naperville: |Bloomington, IL |

|3rd Thursday |Marilyn Strohkirch, 309-820-0230 |

|Jody Moran, 630-778-0636 |Digger719@ |

|adoption@ | |

|Truth Seekers in Adoption | |

| | |

|For Birthmothers By Birthmothers | |

|Chicago, IL | |

|Jessie Williams, 312-505-0473 | |

|birthmomgroup@ | |

|INDIANA |

|Sherrie Eldridge |Adoption Triangle |

|Online support group for adoptees |St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Rm. 12 |

|All-adoptee@ |Bloomington, IN |

|317-849-5651 |4th Thursday, 7:00 p.m. |

| |Pam Kroskie, 812-876-9004 |

| |Gus4809@ |

|IOWA – No Support Groups |

|KANSAS |

|Adoption Concerns Triangle |Catholic Social Services |

|Topeka, KS |Great Bend, KS |

|3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. |620-792-1393 |

|Marilyn Waugh, 785-235-6122 |slytle@ |

|Waugh5@ | |

|adoptionconcernstriangle. | |

|Adoption Triad Support Network KC |Stigma, Inc. |

|Overland Park, KS |(Support for those conceived by rape or incest) |

|3rd Thursday, 7-9:00 p.m. |Bonner Springs, KS |

|Carolyn Pooler, 816-505-0328 |913-441-0372 |

|gapmother@ |stigma@kc. |

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|KENTUCKY |

|Southland Christian Church Adoptive |KY Transracial Adoption Support Group |

|Families Support Group |Ktag_leaders@ |

|Lexington, KY | |

|859-224-1619 | |

|tvascassenno@ | |

|LOUISIANA |

| LAAB Search and Reunion |New Orleans Chapter |

|Kenner, LA |Metairie, LA |

|Linda Woods, 504-443-1012 |3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. |

|linrwoods@ |Christy Little, 504-737-5439 |

| |Ckl03@ |

|Adoptees Birthrights Committee (ABC) |Baton Rouge Chapter |

| |3rd Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. |

| |Delia Pressler, 225-752-3162 |

|MAINE |

|OBC for ME Triad Support Group |ASCME |

|Portland, ME |South Portland, ME |

|Cathy Robishaw, 207-781-6089 |Peter Jensen, 207-799-3574 |

|cmrcmr@ |pjen@maine. |

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|MARYLAND |

|Concerned United Birthparents |Department of Human Resources |

|(DC Metro CUB) |Social Services Administration |

|Chevy Chase, MD |Adoption Search, Contact and |

|Linda Clausen, 202-966-1640 |Reunion Services |

|dcmetrocub@ |Baltimore, MD |

| |1-800-39 ADOPT |

|The Barker Foundation |Adoptee-Birthparent Support Network (ABSN) |

|Bethesda, MD |Volunteer Search / Support Group |

|3rd Thursday, 7:-9:00 p.m. | |

|Varda Makovsky, 301-664-9664 |(Maryland, Virginia & Washington, DC) |

|vmakovsky@ | |

|KANSAS |

|Adoption Connection Inc. |Adoptive Families Together/MSPCC |

|Peabody, MA |Boston, MA |

|Susan Darke, 978-532-1261 |617-587-1563 |

|suedarke@ | |

|Adoption Community of New England | |

|Westborough, MA | |

|508-366-6812 | |

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|MICHIGAN |

|Adoption Identity Movement of MI (AIM) |Bonding by Blood |

|Hazel Park Junior High |Vassar, MI |

|Hazel Park, MI |Mary Louise Foess, 989-823-4013 |

|1st Wednesday (Sept.-June), 7:00-9:00p.m. |mlfoess@ |

|Tina Caudill, caudt@ | |

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|Adoption Identity Movement (AIM) of Grand Rapids |Catholic Social Services |

|5767 Leisure South Drive |Ann Arbor, MI |

|Kentwood, MI |1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. |

|1st & 3rd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. |734-971-9781 |

|Making Peace with the Past | |

|Clinton-Macomb Public Library | |

|Clinton Township, MI | |

|2nd Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. | |

|MINNESOTA |

|CUB |Montevideo Adult Adoptee Support Group |

|1st Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. |4th Thursday, 6:30 p.m. |

|3700 Monterey Dr, St. Louis Park MN |Montevideo Public Library - MN |

|952-924-2540 |Carleen Helgeson |

|Sandy Sperazza - sayspazz@ |edgarnortici@ |

|First Nations Orphans Association |Duluth Adoptee Support Group (18 & over) |

|1st Thursday, 6:00-9:00 p.m. |1st Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. |

|All Nations Indian Church |Pilgrim Congregation Church |

|1515 E. 23rd St - Minneapolis, MN |2310 East 4th St - Duluth, MN |

|Sandra White Hawk, 651-442-4872 |Michele Benson, 218-525-3678 |

|sandywhitehawk@ |mbens525@ |

|AHA Support Group Foster Care Alumni |AAABCD(Adult Adoptees Affected by Chemical Dependency) |

|Last Wednesday of Month 5:00-6:00pm |2nd Monday 7:00-8:00pm |

|Hennepin Central Library |The Recovery Church - Dr. Bob Room |

|Mark E. Johnson Conf Rm - N-202 |253 State St - St Paul MN |

|300 Nicollet Mall - Minneapolis MN |David 651-295-7820 |

|Lola Adebara 612-249-4298 |Dbb0hl@ |

|MINNESOTA - Continued |

|Reuniting Minnesota |Adoptees MN, a support group for adult adoptees (18 & over) |

|Interactive e-mail group providing support, advice and in situations |2nd Saturday, 10:00 - 11:00a.m. |

|where adoptees no longer live in Minnesota assistance to adoptees in |Loring Park Office Building |

|searching for birth family |430 Oak Grove Street, Rm. 207 |

|(email support group) |Minneapolis |

|reunitingminnesota@ |Carrie 651-457-2252 or Penny 612-616-3139 |

| |adopteesmn@ |

|AHA International & Transracial Adoptees Support Group |AHA High School Adoptee Peer Support Group (peer group for High |

|Last Monday of each Month 7:00 - 8:00 pm |School students) |

|Roseville Library - 2nd floor Board Room |Wednesdays, rotating class periods |

|2180 Hamline Ave - Roseville MN |Minnetonka High School |

|Amy Fjellman - amyfjellman@ |Hwy 7, Minnetonka, MN |

|Julie Hart jhart703@ |Penelope Needham - penelope.needham@ |

|AHA Middle School Adoptee Group | |

|Wednesdays - rotating class periods | |

|Minetonka East Middle School | |

|1700 Lake St - Minnetonka MN | |

|Penelope Needham - penelope.needham@ | |

|MISSISSIPPI – No Support Groups |

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|Adoption Triad Support Network KC |Adoption Triad Support Network |

|Liberty, MO |Columbia, MO |

|1st Thursday, 7-9:00 p.m. |Judy Bock |

|Carolyn Pooler, 816-505-0328 |atcmidmo@ |

|gapmother@ | |

| | |

|Independence, MO |Adoption Triad of the Ozarks |

|2nd Thursday, 7-9:00 p.m. |Springfield, MO |

| |Sharon Fieker, 417-840-8492 |

| |Bestyear95@ |

| |triad.htm |

|Overland Park, KS | |

|3rd Thursday, 7-9:00 p.m. | |

|MONTANA – No Support Groups |

|NEBRASKA |

|Linda Willson, 402-537-4387 |Sandy Rolles, 402-397-6394 |

|La Vista, NE |Omaha, NE |

|cyrillawillson@ |sandyrolls@ |

|NEVADA – No Support Groups |

|NEW HAMPSHIRE |

|American Adoption Congress |Birthmothers of New Hampshire |

|Nashua, NH |Tracy Pond, 603-988-2233 |

|Paul Schibbelhute, 603-880-7790 | |

|pschibbe@ | |

|NEW JERSEY |

|Morristown Post-Adoption Support Group |Pat Fox, 973-998-0967 |

|Ginny Bayard, 973-884-0120 |Patfox1@ |

|Ginny_bay@ | |

|Judy Foster, 973-455-1268 |Jane Nast, 973-267-8698 |

|Jfoster7@ |janenast@ |

|Adoptee/Birth Parent Support Group Of Central New Jersey |Birth Parent Support Group |

|Hillsborourgh, NJ |Children’s Aid and Family Services |

|Randie Zimmerman, 609-510-7504 |Ridgewood, NJ |

|Randie_zimmerman@ |Shea Campbell, 201-226-0300, ext. 301 |

| |scampbell@ |

|Burlington Co. Birth Moms/ Adoptees Support Group |CHATS Triad Support Group |

|Pemberton, NJ |North Plainfield, NJ |

|Irene Gendron, 609-893-6086 |Susan Durick, 908-561-9654 |

|eastwestig@ |chatsnj@ |

|Concerned Persons for Adoption |Full Circle Triad Post-Adoption Support |

|Whippany, NJ |Group of No. Jersey |

|Pat Bennett, 908-273-5694 |Paramus, NJ |

|Paben48@ |Cindi Addesso, 973-427-4521 |

| |cindilouwho@ |

|NJ Adoption Resource Clearing House |NJCARE of South Jersey |

|(NJARCH) |Burlington County, NJ |

|877-427-2465 |Maria Caliva-Picknally, 856-848-8303 |

|warmline@ |mariapicknally@ |

|Spanish: lalineacalurosa@ | |

| | |

|Pamela Slaton | |

|Lumberton, NJ | |

|(one-on-one support; NY expertise) | |

|609-702-7535 | |

|pamelaobr@ | |

| | |

|NEW MEXICO |

|Operation Identity |Adoption Support Group of Santa Fe |

|Albuqerque. NM |Santa Fe, NM |

|4th Thursday, 7-9:00 p.m. |1st Monday, 6:00 p.m. |

|Connie Martin, 505-281-7227 |Randa Phillips, 505-466-3839 |

|crmarti@ | |

|NEW YORK |

|The Church of the Village |Adoption Crossroads |

|New York, NY |NYC and Congers, NY |

|Last Sunday, 2:00-4:00 p.m. |Joe Soll, 845-268-0283 |

|Susan McQuirk, 212-867-6056 |joesoll@ |

|Carol Schaefer, 646-486-3793 | |

|Manhattan Birth Parents Group | |

|New York, NY | |

|3rd Thursday, 7:00-9:00 p.m. | |

|Toy Dupree, 212-544-7487 | |

|toyathome@ | |

|NORTH CAROLINA |

|Adoption Triad Dialogue Support Group |Triangle Adoption Support Group |

|Greensboro, NC |Durham, NC |

|1st Sunday of month, 2:30-4:30 p.m. |1st Sunday, 2:30-4:30 p.m. |

|Francie Portnoy, fportnoy@ |Roberta MacDonald, 866-587-8615 |

|Roberta MacDonald, nccar@ |nccar@ |

|WNC Adoption Network | |

|Asheville, NC & surrounding region | |

|Mari Cochran, 828-989-4511 | |

|info@ | |

| | |

|NORTH DAKOTA |

|Lutheran Social Services of ND | |

|Fargo, ND | |

|701-235-7341 | |

|OHIO |

|Adoption Network Cleveland | |

|Cleveland, OH | |

|Linda Bellini, 216-325-1000, ext. 103 | |

| | |

|OKLAHOMA |

|OK Post-Adoption Support | |

|Tulsa, OK | |

|First Saturday (2:00 p.m.) | |

|Samantha Franklin, 918-697-2002 | |

|Sfranklin568@ | |

|OREGON |

|Birthmother/Adoptee Support Groups |Adoption Mosaic |

|Portland, OR |Portland, OR |

|Delores Teller, 503-260-4161 |1st & 3rd Tuesday, 6:15-8:00 p.m. |

|teller@ohsu.edu |Nina Yates, 503-752-9982 |

| |nina@ |

|AAC, CUB | |

|Portland, OR | |

|Coco Brush, 503-477-9974 | |

|cocobrush@ | |

|PENNSYLVANIA |

|Adoption Forum |PA Adoption Connection of Western PA |

|Bucks County, PA |Fort Hill, PA |

|Bob Hafetz, 215-343-3319 |Glenda Shay, 814-395-3938 |

|roberthafetz@ |gshay@ |

|PA Adoption Connection of Western PA | |

|Canonsburg, PA | |

|(email support only) | |

|Sherel Kissell, 724-743-1992 | |

|sherel@ | |

|RHODE ISLAND – No Support Groups |

|SOUTH CAROLINA |

|Adoption Search for Life | |

|Anderson, SC | |

|Cynthia Walters, 864-287-4328 | |

|cpwalters@ | |

|SOUTH DAKOTA |

|Parents of Adopted Children |Parents of Adopted Children |

|Parkston, SD |Twin Brooks, SD |

|605-928-3955 |605-432-7887; 605-782-0782 |

|DSS Child Protection Services |SD-SEAL (SD Support, Education and |

|Family Support Online |Adoption Legislation) |

|Sioux Falls, SD |Lynne Banks, 605-759-8478 |

|605-335-2776 |Lbanks8928@sio. |

|TENNESSEE |

|Adoption Support and Preservation |Birthparent Support Group |

|(support for adoptive families) |c/o Miriam’s Promise |

|1-888-848-2727 |Nashville, TN |

| |2nd Tuesday, 6:00-8:00 p.m. |

| |615-292-3500 |

| |annebyrnf@ |

|TEXAS |

|DFW Triad Support Group |Tapestry Birthmother Support Group |

|Dallas, TX |Irving, TX |

|2nd Saturday,1:00 p.m. |1st Tuesday, 7:00 PM |

|Carol DeMuth. 972-414-3639 |Carol DeMuth, 972-315-9628 |

|dfwtriad@ |tapestry@ |

|Associated Catholic Charities |Roots and Missing Links |

|Houston, TX |Coppell, TX |

|Lillian Salinas, 713-526-4611 |Glenda Allen, 972-471-0744 Or 214-282-3809 |

| |glendalpi@ |

|Adoption Knowledge Affiliates | |

|Westover Hills Church | |

|8332 Mesa | |

|Austin, TX | |

|3rd Monday, 7:00 p.m. | |

|aka@ | |

|UTAH |

|Birthmother/Adoptee Support Group | |

|Salt Lake City, UT | |

|Donnie Davis, 801-583-6664 | |

|Pdj27@ | |

|VERMONT – No Support Groups |

|VIRGINIA |

| Metro Reunion Registry |Adoptee-Birth Parent Support Network |

|(an international registry) |Alexandria, VA |

|Alexandria, VA |301-442-9106 |

|Metro.reunionregistry@ |ABSNmail@ |

| | |

| |(For Maryland, Virginia & Washington, DC) |

|Coordinators2inc | |

|Richmond, VA | |

|3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. | |

|Rebecca Ricardo, 804-354-1881 | |

|rricardo@ | |

|TENNESSEE |

|WA Adoption Reunion Movement (WARM) |WA Adoption Reunion Movement (WARM) |

|Seattle, WA |Puyallup, WA |

|1st Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. |3rd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. |

|206-767-9510 |warm@ |

|warm@ | |

|A Loving Journey |Scattered Roots |

|Federal Way, WA |Olympia, WA |

|Treina Stauffer, 253-874-1546 |Jodi McBride, 360-357-6681 |

|alovingjourney@ | |

|SW Washington Adoption Support |Three Roots Triad Group |

|Vancouver, WA |Seattle, WA |

|1st Wednesday |2nd Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. |

|Darlene Wilson, 360-256-8795 |Rachel Stumme, 206-371-7573 |

|wasearcher@ |groups |

|WEST VIRGINIA – No Support Groups |

|CANADA – National Groups |

|Canadian Council of Natural Mothers |Adoption Council of Canada |

|nm-mothers.ca |adoption.ca |

|Family Helper |LINKS Post-Legal Adoption Support |

| |members.shaw.ca/linksadoptionsupport/ |

|Origins BC |Parent Finders of Canada |

| | |

|BRITISH COLUMBIA |

|Adoptive Families Association of BC |Forget Me Not Family Society |

| | |

|ONTARIO |

|Adoption Council of Ontario |Adoption Support Kinship (ASK) |

|adoption.on.ca | |

|Birthmothers of Canada |Parent Finders of Canada |

| |parentfindersottawa.ca |

|QUEBEC |

|Association de parents pour l’adoption quebecoise |Mouvement Retrouvailles |

| |mouvement-retrouvailles.qc.ca |

|Parent Finders Montreal | |

|home.primus.ca/~pfmtl | |

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