Study & Research Adoption

This Study Guide consists of approximately 70 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Adoption.

Study & Research Adoption

This Study Guide consists of approximately 70 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of Adoption.
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Adoptive Families of America
3333 Highway 100 North
Minneapolis, MN 55422
(800) 372-3300


This organization's mission is to provide services and supports to adoptive parents around the country. It advocates adoption for waiting children and puts out educational materials dealing with adoption, including the magazine Adoptive Families.

American Adoption Congress
1000 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 9
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 483-3399


This group has a particular interest in helping adult adoptees search for biological families. The organization advocates search registries and new laws; it describes itself as "dedicated to promoting openness and honesty in adoption."

Child Welfare League of America, Inc.
440 First St. NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 638-2952


This organization concerns itself with many different kinds of children's services including adoption, day care, foster care, and teen pregnancy. It describes itself as "helping deprived, neglected and abused children and their families."

Concerned United Birthparents
2000 Walker St.
Des Moines, IA 50317
(515) 263-9558


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