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Archive-name: genealogy/adoption/part2
Posting-Frequency: alt.adoption 2x/month, less frequently elsewhere. URL: http://www.webcom.com/kmc/adoption/faqs.html See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge alt.adoption FAQ 2: USA Search and Support Groups ************************************************* The 1996 issue of The Blue Book, a print listing of search groups and researchers is now available. Unlike me, Curry Wolfe has the resources to do an annual mass mailing to verify her entries. For a print copy send $14 + $2.50 s/h: Birthparent Connection BLUEBOOK Box 230643 Encinitas, CA 92023-0643 Bluebook updates are also available during the year at $2 per two states. intro ===== Search and Support Groups This is a list of USA search and support groups by state. The list is compiled from a number of sources including the KinQuest BBS list that was originally this used for this section, The USA Search Resources Directory, People Searching News, and places on the net. Send any corrections, additions, deletions to aa742@freenet.buffalo.edu ********************************************************************* ALABAMA ======= Benefiting Birth Parents 2505 32nd Ave North Birmingham, AL 35207 voc: 205-324-9676 email: conniebbp@aol.com Orphan Voyage of AL 95 Indian Creek Road, Suite 132 Huntsville, AL 35806 205-722-0506 RFSM08F@prodigy.com AL Adoption Alliance P.O. Box 533 Jackson, AL 36545-0533 Orphan Voyage of AL 1610 Pinehurst Bl. Sheffield, AL 205-383-7377 ALASKA ====== CUB Jana Tackett 7105 Shooreson Anchorage, AK 99504 907-333-2272 ALMA Chapter Joanne Lewis P.O. Box 873573 Wasilla, AK 99687 ARIZONA ======= AZ State Confidential Intermediary Service http://www.state.az.us/sp/assist3.htm ALMA Chapter Evelyn Loudat P.O. Box 1445 Bullhead City, AZ 86430 Flagstaff Adoption Search & Support Martha Sheidler P.O. Box 1031 Flagstaff, AZ 86002 Search Triad, Inc. Box 10181 Phoenix, AZ 85064 602-834-7417 Scottsdale Adoption Connection Julie Mara P.O. Box 2512 Scottsdale, AZ 85251 ALMA Chapter B.J. Diefenbacher P.O. Box 13334 Airpark Station Scottsdale, AZ 85267-3334 TRACE Box 1541 Sierra Vista AZ 85636 602-458-5509 CUB 2613 N. Saratoga St. Tempe AZ 85281 Adult Adoptees Support Group 7757 E. Marquise Dr. Tuscon AZ 85715 602-885-6771 GNUN24D@prodigy.com Tracers, Ltd. Gari-Sue Greene, ISC P.O. Box 18511 Tucson, AZ 85731-1851 520-885-5958 gari8865@aol.com TRIAD P.O. Box 12806 Tucson, AZ 85732-2806 520-297-4204, 602-881-8250 BSCA52A@prodigy.com ARKANSAS ======== Arkansas Research Desmond Allen P.O. Box 303 Conway, AR 72032 Arkansas Adoption Connection 5220 Park Avenue Fort Smith, AR 72903 AR Adption Triad 602 Prospect Avenue Hot Springs, AR 71901 Adoption Triad 1912 Sanford Dr #2 Little Rock, AR 72207-6428 CALIFORNIA ========== ALMA Chapter Emily Carter P.O. Box 2341 Alameda, CA 94501-2341 510-523-4774 ROOTS P.O. Box 40564 Bakersfield, CA 93304-0564 mghy14a@prodigy.com 805-832-5549 Adoption with Truth Sara Vick 66-C Panoramic Way Berkeley, CA 94704 Adoptees', Birthparents' Association P.O. Box 33 Camarillo, CA 93011 805-583-4306, 805-482-8667 SMVT47A@prodigy.com ALMA Chapter Henrietta Buchanan P.O. Box 9425 Canoga Park, CA 91309-0425 Adoption Council of Orange County P.O. Box 10857 Costa Mesa, CA 92627 Independent Search Consultants P.O. Box 10857 Costa Mesa, CA 92627 CUB Cindy Shacklett, ISC P.O. Box 816 El Toro, CA 92630 CUB Janet Appleford 2041 Willowood Lane Encinitas, CA 92024 S.C.A.N. P.O. Box 230643 Encinitas, CA 92023 Severed Strings Pat Treadway P.O. Box 2203 Fullerton, CA 92633 Redwood Area Adoption Triad Support 818 Redwood Dr. Garberville, CA 95542 voc: 707-247-3452 fax 707-923-9102 rlewis@asis.com Central Coast Adoption Support Group 1718 Long Branch Grover City, CA 93433 Adoptees Search Workshop Marilyn Miller, ISC P.O. Box 039 Harbor City, CA 90710 Mendo Lake Adoption Triad P.O. Box 487 Hopland, CA 95449 C.A.R.S. P.O. Box 6058 Huntington Beach, CA 92615 Coming Out Of The Dark 841 W. Branna Is Road #25 Isleton, CA 95641 CUB 14820 Figueras Road La Mirada CA 90638 714-521-4204 Association of Korean Adoptees Los Angeles, CA http://ebhon.jnst.uor.edu/Administration/bryce/adoption.html 96bhilto@ultrix.uor.edu (Bryce K Hilton) CUB Patti Prickett 1008 West Kensington Road Los Angeles, CA 90026 Adoptees Research Assn P.O. Box 304 Montrose, CA 91020-0304 CUB 26821 Preciados Drive Mission Viejo, CA 92691 Dolphin Search 339 Magdalena Drive Oceanside, CA 91257 PACER Virgina Keeler Wolf P.O. Box 309 Orinda, CA 94563-0309 CUB 686 South Arroya Parkway #106 Pasadena, CA 91105 Research P.O. Box 2837 Petaluma, CA 94953-2837 LA County Adoption Search Assoc. LACASA P.O. Box 1461 Roseville, CA 95661 voc: 916-784-2711 fax: 916-784-0796 ALMA Chapter Gary & Carol McDowell P.O. Box 191514 Sacramento, CA 95819-7514 The Birth Connection P.O. Box 277434 Sacremento, CA 95827-7434 Sylvia Hill Reconnections 1191 Eastside Rd. El Cajon, CA 92020 CUB 5224 Caminito Aruba San Diego, CA 92124 619-685-7673 Baby Girl Jane Does 319 Virginia Ave San Franciso, CA 94110 Bay Area Birthmothers Association Sheila Ganz 1546 Great Highway #44 San Francisco, CA 94122-2446 CUB 423 Hill St. San Francisco CA 94114 PACER 1053 Filbert Street San Francisco, CA 94133 CUB Representative 1787 Michon Drive San Jose, CA 95124 Professional Adoption Search Team Dorothy Yturriaga, ISC P.O. Box 24095 San Jose, CA 95154 Search Finders of California P.O. Box 24595 San Jose, CA 95154-4595 Adoptee-BirthParent Connection 1365 Lesley Court Santa Maria, CA 93454 voc: 805-922-4313 fox: 805-346-1156 72103.2257@compuserve.com, ccsd62b@prodigy.com, tinapeddie@aol.com Triad Research 300 Golden West Shafter, CA 93263 ALMA Chapter Mary Anna DeParcq P.O. Box 1233 Simi Valley, CA 93062 Adoption Reality 2180 Clover St. Simi Valley, CA 93065 Snoop Sisters P.O. Box 129 Soulsbyville, CA 95372-0129 Adoptees Identity Discovery (AID) Neil Kelly P.O. Box 2159 Sunnyvale, CA 94087-2159 408-737-2222 Reconnections of California 41669 Zinfandel Ave Temecula CA 92591 909-695-1152 Hand In Hand Patty Bybee 63 E. Avenida de las Flores Thousand Oaks, CA 91360-3104 805-494-0199 805-495-5754 URXV71C@prodigy.com Parenting Resources 250 El Camino Real #111 Tusin, CA 92680 Mendo Lake Adoption Triad 620 Walnut Avenue Ukiah, CA 95482 Second Abandonment 2323 Eastern Canal Venice, CA ALMA Chapter Leila Higgs P.O. Box 271 Vina, CA 96092 ReConnections of Tulare-Kings Counties 3728 S. Chatham Visalia CA 93277 209-627-3308 rogers@tcoe.k12.ca.us Mary Jo Rillera PURE, Inc. P.O. Box 638 Westminster, CA 92663 COLORADO ======== RE-UNITE Box 7945 Aspen CO 81612 303-927-2400 CUB 2895 Springdale Ln. Boulder CO 80303 303-825-3430 CUB Victoria D. Ransier 10511 West 104th Avenue Broomfield, CO 80020 Orphan Voyage (Nat'l HQ) Jean Paton 2141 Road 2300 Cedaredge, CO 81413 Adoptees Support Group 420 N. Nevada Colorado Springs CO 80224 719-471-8522 Birthparents' Group Box 16512 Colorado Springs CO 80935 Lambs in Search 3578D Parkmoor Village Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80917 Adoptees in Search P.O. Box 24556 Denver, CO 80224-0556 303-232-6302 denverais@aol.com http://members.aol.com/aisdenver/adoption.htm Search & Support of Denver 805 S. Ogden Denver, CO 80209 303-778-8612 Adoptees & BirthParents Together 708 Garfield Fort Collins, CO 80524 Adoptees In Search P.O. Box 323, Contract Sta 27 Lakewood, CO 80215 CONNECTICUT =========== CUB Karen Waggoner P.O. Box 558 Bethel, CT 06801 Birthparent Support Group 9 Whitney Road Columbia, CT 06237 National Adoption Reunion Registry Geraldine Kalter P.O. Box 2494 Danbury, CT 06813-2494 Ties That Bind Jane Servadio P.O. Box 3119 Milford, CT 06460 C.U.B/A.A.S.K. 8 Homestead Drive S. Glastonbury, CT 06073 Adoption Healing F2 Hadkik Parkway S. Norwalk, CT 06854 Adoptees Search Connection 1203 Hill Street Suffield, CT 06078 DELAWARE ======== Finders Keepers Ginger Farrow P.O. Box 748 Bear, DE 19701-0748 Adoption Forum of DE 302-633-4743 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA / VIRGINIA / MARYLAND ========================================== ABSN Adoptee-Birthparent Support Network (serves DC, VA, & MD) 3421 M Street, N.W., Suite 328 Washington, D.C. 20007-3552 HSJT81A@progidy.com Robyn Quinter Metro Reunion Registry 6439 Woodridge Road Alexandria, VA 22312-1336 earle.barnes@acenet.com (Earle Barnes) Registry for those searchiing in the Wash. DC., MD, VA area. Free. Send SASE for a registration form. Adoption Connection Exchange 1301 Park Avenue Baltimore, MD 21217 Adoptees-In-Search, Inc. Joanne W. Small, Exec. Dir. P.O. Box 41016 Bethesda, MD 20824 CUB Box 15258 Chevy Chase, MD 20825 Lost Or Found 7290 Shirley Dr. Easton, MD 21601 Searchlight, Inc. P.O. Box 441 Glen Dale, MD 20769 CUB Marjorie Koch P.O. Box 151 Mount Airy, MD 21777 Adult Adoptees In Search P.O. Box 203 Ferrum, VA 24088-0203 Adoptees & Natural Parents Org. 949 Lacon Drive Newport News, VA 23602 Adoptees Support 8630 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23503 Barbara Leonard Parents & Adoptees in Search 3932 Durette Drive Richmond, VA 23237 Parents & Adoptees Together 7608 Hillside Avenue Richmond, VA 23229 Adopted Bikers ASSN P.O. Box 36317 Richmond, VA 23236-6317 804-323-4129 FLORIDA ======= Mid-FL Adoption Reunion P.O. Box 3475 Belleview, FL 32620-3475 Adoption Triangle Ministries Sandra Musser P.O. Box 1860 Cape Coral, FL 33910 Active Voices In Adoption (A.V.I.A.) June Lewis P.O. Box 24-9052 Coral Gables, FL 33124 Adoption Support & Knowledge of FL Serving NE/NW Broward Co. 11646 NW 19 Drive Coral Springs, FL 33071 Adoption Triangle Serving SE/W Palm Beach Co. 1301 NW 2 Ave Delray Beach, FL 33444 Adoption Support Meeting Gainesville, FL hlevita@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu ALMA Chapter Anne Slagle P.O. Box 4358 Lauderdale, FL 33338 Adoptee-BirthFamily Connection P.O. Box 22363 Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33335 (Dale, Broward, & Palm Beach cntys) Adoption Connection of South Florida Serving Adoptees SW Broward Co. 3100 Hunter Rd. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33331 John Jarvis Christian Adoptees Support Exchange 2354 Willard Street Ft. Myers, FL 33901 (CASE) Adoption & Family Counseling P.O. Box 6581 Ft. Myers, FL 33911 Searches International Belkys & Jim Gunn 1600 West 64th Street Hialeah, FL 33012-6106 Orphan Voyage of FL/Paton House 1122 Marco Place Jacksonville, FL 32207-4043 Daniel Memorial Adoption Information Center 134 East Street Church Street Jacksonville FL 32202 Adoption Helpletter P O Box 5929 Lake Worth FL 407-738-0921 L. Kountz O.A.S.I.S. (Nat'l HQ) P.O. Box 53-0761 Miami Shores, FL 33153 305-948-8933 Adoption Connections Of Panama City 6459 Oak Shore Dr. Panama City, FL. 32404 Triad Search & Support Group 3408 Neptune Dr. Orlando FL 32804 Treesearch Research P.O. Box 117 Sharpes, FL 32959-0117 CUB Diane Edwards P.O. Box 1117 St. Augustine, FL 32085 Adoption Search & Support Group of Tallahassee P.O. Box 3504 Tallahassee, FL 32315 904-893-0004 BFDOZIER@aol.com Tampa Bay Adoption Connection 813-268-7438 Nancy Lloyd Orphan Voyage Chapter at Tampa Jay Swearingen 13906 Pepperrell Drive Tampa, FL 33624 TRIAD/ Orlando 2359 Summerfield Rd. Winter Park, FL 32792 407-644-7665 GEORGIA ======= Atlanta Birthparent/Adoptee Connection Hammond Park Community Center 6005 Glenridge Drive Atlants, GA 770-422-6486 DebKinebrw@msn.com Bridges in Adoption 6810 Wright Road Atlanta, GA 30328 Families First 1105 West Peachtree Street, N.E. P.O. Box 7948, Station C Atlanta, GA 30357 Home BASE (Birth Parents & Adoptees Supportive Environment) c/o Rick Derby 4245 Match Point Drive Augusta, GA 30909 Adoptee's Search Network Jeanne & Bill Jones 3317 Spring Creek Drive Conyers, GA 30208 Adoption Connection of Georgia 1469 Raider Dr Dalton, GA 30720 CUB Joann Howard 3374 Aztec Road -- #35C Doraville, GA 30340 Adoption Angles & Extensions Susan Russell A.L.A.R.M. Network Rep. 4565 Pond Lane Marietta, GA 30062-5616 Adoption Beginnings 2550-320 Sandy Plains Rd #275 Marietta, GA 30066 Adoptee BirthParent Connection P.O. Box 851 Roswell, GA 30077 HAWAII ====== Access Hawaii & CUB Box 1120 HIlo HI 96721 C.A.R.E. 55 Niuki Circle Honolulu, HI 96824 Adoption Support Group P.O. Box 8377 Honolulu, HI 96815 Adoption Circle of Hawaii P.O. Box 61723 Honolulu, HI 96839-1723 CUB P.O. Box 37838 Honolulu, HI 96837 CUB 47-2138 Hui Akikiki Circle Kameohe, HI 96744 CUB 15-2682 He'e St. Pahoa, HI 96778 IDAHO ===== Search Finders of Idaho P.O. Box 7941 Boise, ID 83707 Adoption Support Group Ann Millward P.O. Box 1435 Ketchum, ID 83340 Triad Endeavors Box 249 PInehurst ID 83850 ILLINOIS ======== E. Micheal Egan P.O. Box 638 Addison, IL 60101-0638 ALMA P.O. Box 23255 Belleville, IL 62223 618 538-5599 The Lost Connection 2661 North Illinois Street, Suite 147 Belleville, IL 62221 618 235-9409 ALMA Chapter P.O. Box 81 Bloomington, IL 61702 309 828-2217 Adoption Triangle Children's Home and Aid Society of IL 1819 S. Neil, Suite D Champaign, IL 61820 217 359-8815 Family Counseling Center/Catholic Social Services Birth Mother Support Group 10 Henson Place, Suite C Champaign, IL 61820 217 352-6565 ALMA Chapter P.O. Box 59345 Chicago, IL 60659-0345 312 631-5816 ALMA Chapter Elaine Morris P.O. Box 59345 Chicago, IL 60659 Search Research P.O. Box 48 Chicago Ridge, IL 60415 Heritage Finders 1102 Erie Street Elgin, IL 60123 704-741-2189 AAC/CUB 835 Ridge Ave., #208 Evanston IL 60202 847-328-1686 ALMA P.O. Box 2790 Glen Ellyn, IL 60138 The Adoption Connection, Illinois 452 Central Highland Park, IL 60035 Adoption Triangle 512 Oneida Street Joliet, IL 60435 815 722-4999 ALMA Chapter Woody Mitchell P.O. Box 74 Lebanon, IL 62254 618 537-2198 The Family Tree P.O. Box 233 Libertyville, IL 60048 708 362-3721 Adoption Search & Support Group 638 S. Randolph Macomb, IL 61455 309 837-9174 Heritage Finders 1337 Park Dr. Montgomery, IL 60538 Healing Hearts, INC. P.O. Box 606 Normal, IL 61761 309 452-9849 Adoption Triangle P.O. Box 384 Park Forest, IL 60466 708 481-8916 Adoption Triangle 13 Hemlock Park Forest, IL 60466 Truth Seekers in Adoption P.O. Box 366 Prospect Heights, IL 60070-0366 847-342-8742 kabat@mcs.com (Bill Kabat) http://www.wbm.com/truthseekers People Searching For People P.O. Box 5442 Rock Island, IL 61204-5442 Adoption Triangle Dept of Children and Family Services 200 S. Wyman, Suite 200 Rockford, IL 61101-1232 815 987-7117 Adoption Triangle Rockford 318 N Church St Rockford, IL 61101 Hidden Birthright Carol L. Kane 100 Cumberland Rochester, IL 62563-9238 ALMA North & West Suburban Chapter P.O. Box 1802 Skokie, IL 60076 312 409-0273 AAC 1201 South First Street Springfield, IL 62704 217 789-0796 Missing Pieces P.O. Box 7541 Springfield, IL 62791-7541 217 787-8450 Healing Hearts, Inc PO Box 136 Stanford IL 61774 309-379-5401 INDIANA ======= Search Committee of Madison County P.O. Box 523 Anderson, IN 46015 Reflections Debbie Freson 7401 Washington Avenue Evansville, IN 47715-4513 Anonymous By Adoption Tina Miller P.O. Box 12132 Ft. Wayne, IN 46862-2312 Full Circle Rhonda Mayhew 203 South German Church Road Indianapolis, IN 46229 Support of Search/- Indiana Adoption Coalition Candy Jones P.O. Box 1292 Kokomo, IN 46901 317-453-4427 Past & Present Association Brad & Sharon Ekdahl 3548 Revere Court Lake Station, IN 46405 Searching For Answers Lisa Mattingly R # 4, Box 29A Loogootee, IN 47553 Adoption Support & Info. Alliance of Muncie Laurie Lehman P.O. Box 1125 Muncie, IN 47308 Independent Search Consultant (ISC) P.O. Box 904 Richmond, IN 47374 Adoptees' Identity Doorway Betty Heide P.O. Box 361 South Bend, IN 46624 ABSENT (Adoptee, Birthparent, Siblings Enlightenment Network of Thornton) 771 W Plum St. Thorntown IN 46071-1249 317-436-7257 Lafayette Adoption Search/ Support Organization Sue Madden 5936 Lookout Drive West Lafayette IN 47906 IOWA ==== Heartland Web Page http://www/geocities.com/heartland/1004 Maintained by ssinnard@aol.com Iowa Reunion Registry P.O. Box 8 Blairsburg, IA 50034 CUB 130 33rd Avenue SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 The Adoptive Experience 1105 Fremont Des Moines, IA 50316 CUB 500 Kimberly Lane Des Moines, IA 50317 CUB Nat'l HQ 2000 Walker Street Des Moines, IA 50317 Family Search Services P.O. Box 30106 Des Moines, IA 50310-0106 The Adoption Experience Rte 5, Box 22 Osceloa, IA 50213 ALMA Chapter Kathleen Whittmayer P.O. Box 2071 Waterloo, IA 50703 KANSAS ====== S. Lovett 2802 Syler Dr. Hutcheson, KS 67502 Reunions Ltd. Bonnie Warren 2611 East 25th Topeka, KS 66605 Adoption Concerns Triangle 1242 NE 39th St Topeka KS 66617 Adoption Concerns Triangle 1427 N. Harrison Topeka KS 66608 Wichita Adult Adoptees Rochelle Harris 4551 South Osage Street Wichita, KS 67217-4743 Connecting Adoptees through Research & Education (CARE) PO Box 30252 Kansas City MO 64112 816-333-5656 serves KS and MO KENTUCKY ======== Adoptee Awareness P.O. Box 23019 Anchorage, KY 40223 Birth Mothers Sharing (BMS) P.O. Box 73184 Bellevue, KY 41073-0184 CUB Susan Monroe P.O. Box 13033 Lexington, KY 40583 ALink 2159 Lansill Rd. Lexington, KY 40504 Birth Parents and Adoptees in Search Dorothy Robertson 502-857-4597 CUB Sandy Rogers P.O. Box 22795 Louisville, KY 40201 CUB 9803 Encino Ct. Louisville, KY 40223 Searching P.O. Box 7722 Louisville, KY 40207 LOUISIANA ========= Adoption Connection of LA 7301 W Judge Perez #311 Arabi, LA 70032 Lost & Found Andrea Kenyon 18343 Weatherwood Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70817-3924 Adoption Search Organization 8154 Longwood Dr. Denhan Springs LA 70726 Adoption Triad Network, Inc. Johnnie Kocurek P.O. Box 3932 Lafayette, LA 70502 Adoption Connection of Louisiana Dianne Sercovich P.O. Box 6921 Metairie, LA 70009 Adoption Connection of Louisiana Adoptees Birthright Committee P.O. Box 7213 Metairie, LA 70010 MAINE ===== CUB Carol Simpson RFD #2 Hilton Lane North Berwick, ME 03906 Mina Bicknell Adoption Resource Center ASC-ME Brenda Peluso P.O. Box 2793 South Portland, ME 04106 Brenluso@aol.com (ASC-ME branches thru out state) Adoption Support of Peneboscot Bay Taylor's Point Tenant's Harbor, ME 04860 CUB Patricia L. Yates Chenery Route #1 -- Box 1017 West Paris, ME 04289 MARYLAND - see DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ======== MASSACHUSETTS ============= Cape Cod Adoption Connection P.O. Box 336 Brewster, MA 02631 Adoption Resource Center P.O. Box 383246 Cambridge, MA 02238-3246 CUB Libbi Campbell Harvard Square P.O. Box 396 Cambridge, MA 02138 Today Reunites Yesterday (TRY) Ann Henry or Sue Beebe P.O. Box 989 214 State Street Northampton, MA 01061-0989 ALMA Chapter Ruth Rowland P.O. Box 595 North Andover, MA 01845 The Adoption Connection 11 Peabody Square, Room 6 Peabody, MA 01960 508-532-1261 The Family Center/PACT 385 Highland Avenue Somerville, MA 02144 Safe Harbor RR 1, E. Commercial St Wellfleet, MA 02667 MICHIGAN ======== Adoptee-B'Parent Group Catholic Social Srvcs 117 N. Division Ann Arbor, MI 48104 Informed Adoption Network PO Box 6084 Ann Arbor MI 48106-6084 313-482-1697 Mid-Michigan Adoption Identity Elaine Scott 13636 Podunk Roak Cedar Springs, MI 49319 Adoption Connections P.O. Box 293 Cloverdale MI 49035-0293 616-623-8060 Adoptees Search for Knowledge P.O. Box 762 East Lansing, MI 48823 Tri-County Genealogical Society 21715 Brittany Eastpointe MI 48021-2503 810-774-7953 Post-Adoption Support Services P.O. Box 341 Gladstone, MI 49837 906-428-4861 Adoption Identity Movement Peg Richer 1434 Southlawn Drive, S.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49509-4354 Missing in Adoption (MIA) Joan E. Keller, ISC 4198 East Cedar Lake Drive Greenbush, MI 48738-9703 Adoption Identity Movement of MI P.O. Box 812 Hazel Park, MI 48030 810 548-6291 Adoption Search & Support 726 Ellery Jackson, MI 49202 Retraced Roots P.O. Box 892 Ludington, MI 49431 Roots & Reunions Ellen Cosner 8505 U.S. Highway 41-S Marquette, MI 49885-9050 Birth Bond 1015 E Columbia St Mason, MI 48854 Post Adoption Support Group (state agency sponsored) 235 S Gratiot Ave Mount Clemens, MI 48043 Society For Truth In Adoption CUB c/o Deanna Rogers 8107 Webster Road Mount Morris, MI 48458 Kalamazoo B'Parents P.O. Box 2183 Portage, MI 49081-2183 616-324-9987 Adoption Insight P.O. Box 171 Portage, MI 49081 616-327-1999 Adoption Support of St.Claire Cnty 2008 Katherine St Port Huron, MI 48060 Roots and Reunions 210 Barbeau Street Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783-2402 Roots & Reunions Box 121 Skandia, MI 49885 Adoption Identity Movement of MI P.O. Box 134 Traverse City, MI 49685-0134 Bonding By Blood, Unlimited Mary Louise Foess 4710 Cottrell Road Rural Route No. 5 Vassar, MI 48768 MINNESOTA ========= CUB Sandra Sperazza 6429 Mendelssohn Lane Edina, MN 55343 Leaf/Minnesota Reunion Registry & Support 23247 Lofton Court North Scandia, MN 55073 MISSISSIPPI =========== Mississippi Adoption Network Mary Willis 30 North Hill Parkway Apartment B4 Jackson, MS 39206-5591 P. Harrell Route 2 Laurel, MS 39440 Adoption Information Network P.O. Box 4154 Meridan, MS 39304 MISSOURI ======== P.A.S.T. P.O. Box 1534 Ballwin, MO 63022 314-966-9944 (meets in St. Louis) Search For Life c/o Lisa Barker Route #2 -- Box 93 Birchtree, MO 65438 Connecting Adoptees Through Research & Education (C.A.R.E) P.O. Box 30252 Kansas City, MO 64112 816-333-5656 serves KC metro area, KS and MO CUB Susan Fogelsong 7000 Jackson Kansas City, MO 63142 Kansas City Adult Adoptees Org. P.O. Box 11828 Kansas City, MO 64138 Kansas City Adult Adoptees Org. P.O. Box 15225 Kansas City, MO 64106 Adoption Search of MO P.O. Box 1153 St Anne, MO 63074 S.O.A.R. P.O. Box 190277 St. Louis, MO 63119 Adoption Search of MO 9434 Bristol Ave St Louis, MO 63117 Birthparent Connection 121 Weiss Ave St. Louis MO 63125 314-544-2520; 314-776-7011 serves St. Louis and central IL. PAST (post adoption support team) Deaconess West Hospital 503 Des Peres Road St Louis, MO (see Ballwin MO) Jimmimi@aol.com Post-Adoption Reunion Group Meeting Deaconess West Hospital 530 Des Peres St. Louis, MO 314-984-0566, 314-271-5364 Kathleen Addis The Searcher's Forum 830 Marshall Avenue Webster Groves, MO 63119-2003 MONTANA ======= Montana Post Adoption Center Helen Costello P.O. Box 634 Helena, MT 59624 Montana Adoption Reunion Registry 4104 Barbara Lane Missoula, Montana 59803 406 251-4158 NEBRASKA ======== Midwest Adoption Triad Renae Stevens P.O. Box 37273 Omaha, NB 68137 CUB 9621 Parker St Omaha NE 68114 NEVADA ====== Adoptees Search Connection 9713 Quail Springs St Las Vegas NV 89117 Truth of Adoption Searches and Support (T.A.S.S.) S. Borzelleri 1810 N. Decatur Blvd #204 Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-631-7101 NEW HAMPSHIRE ============= Adoption Bonding Circle Karin L. Weigel RR #2, Box #125 Claremont, NH 03743 Living in Search of Answers (LISA) c/o Loveland/Viney P.O. Box 215 Gilsum, NH 03448-0215 Pieces Of Yesterday P.O. Box 1703 Manchester, NH 03105 Circle of Hope Karen Amos P.O. Box 127 Somersworth, NH 03878 NEW JERSEY ========== Adoption Reunion Coalition of NJ 15 Fir Place Hazlett, NJ 07730 Adoption Support Network, Inc. 505 W. Hamilton Ave #207 Linwood, NJ 08221 Finders Keepers II 32 Trotters La Smithville, NJ Adoption Support Group 500-48 Auten Road Somerville, NJ 08876 Gerald R. Gioglio Adoption Registry Coordinator NJ State D.Y.F.S. 1 South Montgomery Street, CN 717 Trenton, NJ 08625 State agency adoptions ONLY. West Central Search/Support of N.J. Donna Kern P.O. Box 3604 Trenton, NJ 08629 ALMA Chapter Wendy Albright P.O. Box 1825 West Caldwell, NJ 07007 Origins Marsha Riben & M.A. Cohen P.O. Box 556 Whippany, NJ 07981-0556 huwv77a@prodigy.com (Diane) fax: 201-428-9683 NEW MEXICO ========== Operation Identity Sally File, ISC 13101 Black Stone Road N.E. Albuquerque, NM 87111 CUB 358 Joya Loop Los Alamos, NM 87544 CUB Elizabeth Avens 358 Joya Loop White Rock, NM 87544 NEW YORK ======== Post-Adoption Center of WNY P.O. Box 1223 Amherst, NY 14226-7223 fsgk93a@prodigy.com Adoption Circle Putnam Sally R. McCracken North Brewster Road Brewster, NY 10509-9804 Birthparent Support Network Liz Nowinski 669 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11218 718-284-0666 The Missing Connection P.O. Box 712 Brownville, NY 13615 315-782-6245 Jan905@aol.com Post Adoption Center Of Western NY Frank Piccaretto 104 Cazenovia Buffalo, NY 14220 716-824-3967 lmxx12a@prodigy.com Adoption Support Group Susan Schweizer 57 Little Neck Road Centerport, NY 11721-1614 B.K.I.D.S. P.O. Box 43 Erin, NY 14838 607-739-2957 mtgs in Elmira and Corning Jamestown Adoption Triad P.O. Box 95 Falconer, NY 14733 Triangle of Truth P.O. Box 2039 Liverpool, NY 13089 B.I.R.T.H. 7 Cheryl Place Massappequa, NY 11758 516-735-0941 KinQuest, Inc. 89 Massachusetts Ave Massapequa NY 11758 voc: 516-541-7383 fax: 718-356-3674 Missing Pieces On summer hiatus. Box 8041 Next meeting Sept. 1996 Massena NY 13662 13662-8041 315-764-5970 (meets in Potsdam) Adoptees Information Service 19 Marion Avenue Mount Vernon, NY 10552 Adoption Crossroads, Ltd. Joe Soll, President 401 East 74th Street, Suite 17D New York, NY 10021 212-988-0110 ALMA P.O. Box 727 New York, NY 10019 BMOMs (Birth Mothers of Minors) Cherokee Station PO Box 20510 New York NY 10021 Manhattan Birthparents' Group P.O. Box 20137 Cherokee Station New York, NY 10028-0051 212-289-6782 Reunions: The Next Step 305 E 40 St, #12V New York NY 10016 212-867-1918 W.A.I.F., Inc. 201 East 28th Street New York, NY 10016-8538 Birthparent Support Network BSN HQ Gail Davenport, CSW P.O. Box 120 North White Plains, NY 10603 914-682-2250 Adoption Circle Long Island Don Scharf 421 Jackson Street Oceanside, NY 11572 BirthParent Support Network (BSN) P.O. Box 34 Old Bethpage, NY 11804 516-931-5925 The Right To Know Marie P. Lamarche P.O. Box 52 Old Westbury, NY 11568 ALMA Chapter Susan Kelsey 6101 Slocum Road Ontario, NY 14519 CUB Rte 1, Box 224-A Petersburg, NY 12138 Birthparent Support Network Carole Whitehead A.L.A.R.M. Network Rep. 37 Sylvia Lane Plainview, NY 11803 Champlain Valley Adoptive Families 6 Grace Ave Plattsburgh, NY 12901 A.N.G.E.L.S. Box 67789 Rochester NY 14617 716-234-1864 ynbn07a@prodigy.com Adoption Circle Capitol District Rita Stapf or Terry Krajewskii P.O. Box 9025 Schenectady, NY 12309 ALMA Chapter Jay Holick, Jr. P.O. Box 9025 Schenectady, NY 12309 Adoption Circle Westchester P.O. Box 311 Shenorock, NY 10587 914-248-6644 phsh225d@prodigy.com Candid Adoption Talk (C.A.T.) 175-A Fawn Hill Road Tuxedo, NY 10987 voc: 914 351-3306 fax: 914 351-5455 WKBR37A@prodigy.com (Mrs Cat Mastrobuoni) Adoption Kinship 817 Taylor Dr. Vestal, NY 13850 607-772-6793 SBBV07A@prodigy.com BirthParents, Adoptees, Adoptive Parents United in Support (BUS) P.O. Box 299 Victor, NY 14425 716-924-0410 serves western NY Triad United Support P.O. Box 299 Victor, NY 14564 NORTH CAROLINA ============== Adoption Information Exchange (AIE) 46 Fairfax Avenue Asheville, NC 28806 NC Adoption Connections in Chapel Hill P.O. Box 4153 Chapel Hill NC 27515 919-967-5010 L. Giddens Adoption Information Exchange 8539 Monroe Road Charlotte, NC 28212 BirthMothers Easing The Hurt Rte 4, Box 252-I Dobson, NC 27017 Adoption Issues & Education P.O. Box 8314 Greenville NC 27835 Carolina Adoption Triangle 116 W. Queen Street Hillsborough, NC 27278 Adoption Information Exchange (HQ) P.O. Box 1917 Matthews, NC 28106 Jean Taylor P.O. Box 1792 Smithfield, NC 27577-1792 OHIO ==== Sunshine Reunions 1175 Virginia Ave Akron, OH 44306 216 773-4691 Re-Connections 3782 Skyline Drive Beavercreek, OH 45432 Birthparents Support 3423 Bluerock Road Cincinnati, OH 45239 Adoption Network Cleveland Betsie Norris 291 E 222nd St., Room 229 Cleveland OH 44123-1751 voc: 216-261-1511 fax: 216-261-1164 bln2@po.cwru.edu http://pages.prodigy.com/adoptreform/anc.htm Birthright Kati Sellmeyer 6779 Manchester Road Clinton, OH 44216 Insight to the Adoption Triad P.O. Box 14217 Columbus, OH 43214 614-486-6703 mfuller@freenet.columbus.oh.us Chosen Children J. Gall 311 Springbrook Blvd Dayton, OH 45405 513 274-8017 CUB c/o Catherine Kate Oatis 16 Wolf Ridge Drive Holland, OH 43528-9463 CUB Toledo Branch 6704 Inglewood Holland, OH 43610 Full Circle 11690 Symes Valley Drive Loveland, OH 45140 CUB Perrysburg Branch 2544 Bonnie Lane Maumee, OH 43537 Reunite, Inc. (OH and WV) P.O. Box 694 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Adoptees' Search Rights P.O. Box 8713 Toledo, OH 43623 419 691-3463 The Adoption Connetion P.O. Box 2482 Youngstown, OH 44512 216 792-3546 OKLAHOMA ======== Carol Solstad 6805 SW Bainbridge Lawton, OK 73505 Shared HeartBeats P.O. Box 12125 Oklahoma City, OK 73157 OK Adoption Triad P.O. Box 471008 Tulsa, OK 74147 Adoption Trees of Support 3703 S. Nogales Ave Tulsa, OK 74107 OREGON ====== Adoptee Birthfamily Connection Box 50122 Eugene OR 97405 Southern Oregon Adoptive Rights 1605 S.W. K Street Grants Pass, OR 97526-2638 Oregon Adoptive Rights Assoc. P.O. Box 882 Portland, OR 97207 503-235-3669 BKNP56A@prodigy.com http://www.oara.org/ O.A.R.A. 715 N. 10 Springfield, OR 97477 Gini D. Snodgrass A.N.S.R.S., Inc. 9203 S.W. Cree Circle Tualatin, OR 97062-9046 ALMA Chapter Melody Taylor P.O. Box 2575 White City, OR 97503 PENNSYLVANIA ============ Adoption Lifeline of Altoona Carol Bravin 414 28th Avenue Altoona, PA 16601 Pittsburgh Adoption Connection 815 Saxonburg Rd. Butler PA 16001 412-352-3181 Pittsburgh Adoption Connection 37 Edgecliff Road Carnegie, PA 15106-1006 voc: 412-279-2511 voc: 412-429-0988 xdmd56b@prodigy.com Birthparents for Life P.O. Box 334 Chester Heights, PA 19017 Hope P.O. Box 272 Dowingtown PA 19335 voc: 610-873-4756 hope003@aol.com Lost Loved Ones 621 W. Crawford St. Edensburg PA 15931 voc: 814-472-7525 fax: 814-472-7525 Pennsylvania Adoptee Search Team 8130 Hawthorne Dr. Erie, PA 16509 voc: 814-899-1493 fax: 814-866-2535 bhakel@aol.com Pittsburgh Adoption Lifeline Jean Vincent P.O. Box 52 Gibsonia, PA 15044 412-443-3370 Harrisburg Adoption Connection 7728 Manor Dr. Harrisburg PA 17112 717-652-4310 Searching PO Box 7446 Harrisburg PA 17113-0446 717-939-0138 deann.hardy@mdtnbbs.com Origins 1032 Hemlock Farms Hawley PA 18428 717-775-9729 Adoptee/Birth Parent Centre 234 North 2nd Street Jeannette, PA 15644-1866 Lansdale Adoption Connection 1167 Hill Dr. Lansdale PA 19446 215-361-9679 Harrisburg Adoption Forum P.O. Box 293 Lemoyne, PA 17034-0293 Adoption Forum of Delaware County 2175 Franklin Ave Morton PA 19070 610-328-1874 Adoption Search Crystal Morton P.O. Box 207 New Brighton, PA 15066 Adoption forum & PACFOA 20 Runnemede V2 New Hope PA 18938 215-862-2695 Catholics For Open Records P.O. Box 83 Oreland, PA 19025 ALMA Chapter P.O. Box 53735 Philadelphia, PA 19105-3735 Adoption Forum HQ Brad Jones 525 South Fourth Street -- #3465 Philadelphia, PA 19147-1570 tel: 215 238-1116 (ans. machine) jones547@pond.com Adoption Healing 322 Dunlap St. #A Pittsburgh, PA 15214-2025 412-322-5607 Adoption Healing 46th & Hatfield Pittsburgh PA 15201 voc: 412-687-0100 fax: 412-687-1029 dvjf48a@prodigy.com Pittsburgh Adoption Connection 51 Pine Valley Ct. Pittsburgh, PA 15235 Pittsburgh Adoption Connection Glenda Shay P.O. Box 4564 Pittsburgh, PA 15205 NW PA Adoption Connection 632 N. Michael St. St. Mary's PA 15857 814-781-7312 Adoption Forum (Harrisburg) 100 North Front Street Wormleysburg, PA 17043-1328 717-763-9024 RHODE ISLAND ============ Parents & Adoptees Liberty Movement Betty Angler 861 Mitchell's Lane Middletown, RI 02840 (PALM) Yesterday's Children 77 Homer Street Providence, RI 02903 PALM P.O. Box 15144 Riverside RI 02915 voc: 401-437-1811 SOUTH CAROLINA ============== Adoption Search for Life 303 Brighton Road Anderson, SC 29621 Adoptees & Birthparents in Search P.O. Box 5551 Cayce-West Columbia, SC 29171 A.A.L.M. Triad 1725 Atascadero Drive Columbia, SC 29206 Adoptees & Birthparents in Search Betty Tharin P.O. Box 4883 Florence, SC 29502 Bits & Pieces P.O. Box 380 Norris, SC 29667 HomeBase Box 7966 N. Augusta SC 29841 Adoptees & Birth Parents in Search Pollie Robinson A.L.A.R.M. Network Rep. 263 Lemonade Road Pacolet, SC 29372 Adoption & Family Reunion Center Box 103 Pacolet SC 29373 Adoptees & Birthparents in Search Karen Conner P.O. Box 5551 West Columbia, SC 29171 SOUTH DAKOTA ============ ALMA Chapter Shirley Shinneman 1325 South Bahnson Sioux Falls, SD 57103 TENNESSEE ========= Tennessee's The Right To Know Denny Glad or Jalena Bowling P.O. Box 34334 Bartlett, TN 38134 ALMA Chapter Jamie & E.G. Johnston P.O. Box 15064 Chattanooga, TN 37415 Free Adoptees in Their Heritage P.O. Box 294 Kingsport, TN 37662 ROOTS 304 Arbuts Lane Knoxville, TN 37919 Search Investigative Services P.O. Box 9662 Knoxville, TN 37940 Family Finders 122 Bass Drive Mount Juliet, TN 37122 Openness In Adoption 518 Gen Geo Patton Rd. Nashville, TN 37221 TEXAS ===== ALMA Chapter Peggy Perleins P.O. Box 14089 Austin, TX 78761-4089 Adoption Knowledge Affiliates P.O. Box 402033 Austin, TX 78704 512-442-8252 Marywood Search Support Group 510 W. 26th St. Austin TX 78705 512-472-9251 Orphan Voyage Linda Crenwelge 1305 Augustine Court College Station, TX 77840 lsc@ag-eco.tamu.edu Triangle Search B. Scott 5730 Crest Grove Corpus Cristi, TX 78415 Love, Roots & Wings Beverly Cates 10432 Achilles El Paso, TX 79924 Triad Support Group 4208 Roxbury El Paso, TX 79922 Focus - An Adoption Reunion Support Group 4503 Bridge Street Fort Worth, TX 76103 817-485-9764 Larry & Becky Marin 817-396-4232 Michael Black Orphan Voyage Peggy Dorn 5811 Southminister Houston, TX 77035 ALMA Chapter Marcia Morehead P.O. Box 1293 McAllen, TX 78502 Adoption Search and Support Box 371 Pasadena TX 77501 Adoption Triad Forum P.O. Box 832161 Richardson, TX 75081 UTAH ==== L.A.M.B. 672 East 2025 South Bountiful, UT 84010 Adoption Connection of Utah Charlene Lightfoot 1349 Mariposa Avenue Salt Lake City, UT 84106 ALMA Chapter P.O. Box 11383 Salt Lake City, UT 84147 VERMONT ======= Beacon of Vermont Carol Gile P.O. Box 152 Bakersfield, VT 05441-0152 BEACON P.O. Box 83 Bridgeport, VT 05734-0083 BirthMothers Against Adoption P.O. Box 424 Concord, VT 05824 ASSN (Adoption Search/Support Network) RR #1 -- Box 83 East Calais, VT 05650 Adoption Alliance Of VT 91 Court Street Middlebury, VT 05753 Friends in Adoption P.O. Box 1228 Middletown Springs, VT 05757 Adoption Alliance of Vermont 17 Hopkins Street Rutland, VT 05701 Adoption Alliance of Vermont Enoch Tompkins 104 Falls Road Shelburne, VT 05482 Adoption Alliance of Vermont 107 Twin Oaks South Burlington, VT 05403 B&C Research Assistance RR Box 1451 St Albans, VT 05478 VIRGINIA - see DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ======== WASHINGTON ========== Washington Adoptees Rights Movement Richard Hastings 1119 Peacock Lane Burlington, WA 98233 Adoption Search & Reconciliation 36311 249th Enumclaw WA 98022-6867 sheag@oz.net Washington Adoptees Rights Movement Jane Belt P.O. Box 2667 Olympia, WA 98507 Open Arms 6816-135 Ct, NE Redmond WA 98052 Adoption Resource Center Children's Home Society of Washington Northwest Branch 3300 N.E. 65th Street Seattle WA 98115 voc: 206-524-6020 A range of post-adoptive services aimed mostly at adoptive parents and professionals, but including search and post- reunion services. Adoption Search & Counseling Consultants (ASCC) 6201 - 15th NW, Suite P210 Seattle WA 98107 206-782-4491 cbsvox@accessone.com Clayton Shaw Washington, out of state, and some international searches. Workshops counseling and other post-adoption services including post-reunion. Washington Adoptees Rights Movement 5950 6th Avenue South, Suite 107 Seattle, WA 98108 206-767-9510 Washington Adoptees Rights Movement Robin Norman 408 S.W. 175th Place Seattle, WA 98166-3758 CUB Irene Dilley 10014 N.E. 35th Street Vancouver, WA 98662 Touched By Adoption 205 Brock St #7 Walla Walla, WA 99362 Washington Adoptees Rights Movement Debby J. Lewis 20 Hall Avenue Yakima, WA 98902 WEST VIRGINIA ============= Reunite, Inc. (OH and WV) P.O. Box 694 Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Legacies 826 Honaker Ln. Charleston WV 25312 Society's Triangle 411 Cabell Court Huntington, WV 25703 Lineages PO Box 1264 Huntington WV 25714 WISCONSIN ========= Adoption Information and Direction c/o Kay Kitzman 11 Sunny Slope Court Appleton, WI 54914 Adoption Information and Direction Pat Helgerson P.O. Box 174 Coon Valley, WI 54623 ALMA Chapter Betty Sue Avila P.O. Box 111 Coon Valley, WI 54623-0111 Adoption Information and Direction Shelly Borreson P.O. Box 8221 Eau Claire, WI 54702-8221 Opens Ends of Adoption Audrey Besaw 1219 Hobart Drive Green Bay, WI 54304-1458 Adoption Information and Direction P.O. Box 875 Green Bay, WI 54305-0875 Mary Sue Wedl Adoption Roots Traced N6795, Highway A, Lot #44 Lake Mills, WI 53551 mswedl@interaccess.com Mix & Match/Contact Point PO Box 1141 Manitowoc WI 54221-1141 414-683-2225 AID P.O. Box 23764 Milwaukee, WI 53224 Adoption Information and Direction P.O. Box 1343 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1343 Adoption Information and Direction P.O. Box 2043 Oshkosh, WI 54903 Common Bonds Carrol Duer, ISC 1217 Indigo Drive Oshkosh, WI 54901 Adoption Information and Direction P.O. Box 516 Stevens Point, WI 54481-0516 voc: 715-345-1290 fax: 715-345-1290 dhenders@uwsp.edu WYOMING ======= Adults Effected by Adoption 1408 Hugur Cheyenne, WY 82001 ====================================================================== Faq 2 of the alt.adoption FAQ may be reproduced and redistributed provided it is given freely, not sold, and this notice remains intact. All rights reserved. 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