SUPPORT GROUPS

GEORGIA ADOPTION REUNION REGISTRY

Adoption Reunion Support Group

RESOURCES

Reunions can be complex and overwhelming. Join us for support and help in coping with: expectations vs. realities, hopes, fears, disappointments, and other reunion issues. This group is for ANYONE involved in, or affected by, adoption reunion including: adopted persons, birth parents, birth siblings, adoptive parents, adoptive siblings, and spouses.

NOTE: This is an adult group. Persons 18 years of age and older are welcome!

WHERE

All Meetings will be held virtually using a secure and confidential online meeting platform. If you would like to attend, please contact Kristin Andrews at 404-657-3555 or kristin.andrews@familiesfirst.org to be placed on our Support Group Email Invite List.

MORE INFO

Please contact the Georgia Adoption Reunion Registry:

Dana Brown, LCSW 404-657-3560

Stacy Meadows, MSW 404-657-3587

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Support Group Information

Adoption Loan and Grant Organizations

Gift of Adoption Fund offers grants to adoptive parents www.giftofadoption.org
A Child Awaits offers grants for international and domestic adoption https://www.achildwaits.org
National Adoption Foundation offers grants and low interest, unsecured loans to adoptive parents
www.fundyouradoption.org
ABBA Fund offers loans to Christian Families
www.abbafund.org
Help Us Adopt offers grants to home study approved adopting families www.helpusadopt.org
Adoption Support Fund for families post adoption www.chlss.org
The Buescher Foundation provides grants to families adopting domestically that have been approved by an agency www.thebuescherfoundation.org
The Trnina Q. Cade Foundation offers grants to those experiencing infertility to pursue assisted reproduction or adoption (must document infertility)
https://cadefoundation.org

Adoption Tax Credit

Families may be entitled to a tax credit for adoption. Visit https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc607 for more information

Visit here for a free adoption tax credit class:

https://www.adoptionlearningpartners.org/catalog/courses/adoption-tax-credit.cfm

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

RESEARCH AND LITERATURE

How to talk to adopted children about birthaprents

https://www.umass.edu/ruddchair/

https://www.nationalcenteronadoptionandpermanency.net/ai-research

Donaldson Institute Open Adoption Research

BEREVEMENT

Kate's Club is an Atlanta, Georgia based resource for children, teens, and their families grieving the loss of a loved one. They offer support groups and bereavement assistance throughout the state. For more information visit: https://www.katesclub.org/

Adoption Books and Magazines

Adoptive Families Magazine www.adoptivefamilies.com
Tapestry Books www.tapestrybooks.com

Adoption Fundraiser

https://themissingpiecepuzzle.com

Teen Adoption Resources

TAGS (support for teen adoptees and their families): https://www.csph.org/tags