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Concerned United Birthparents
CUB offers support in the search and reunion process for adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents and professionals in monthly support meetings held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.  

St. Louis Park Recreation Center
5005 West 36th St 
St Louis Park, MN
952-930-9058
info@cubirthparents.org

First Nations Orphans Association
Sandra L. White Hawk

1515 E 23rd Street
Minneapolis, MN
651-330-1942
sadoptee@yahoo.com

GOA'L Adoption Service
Offers many services for those who are interested in visiting or living in Korea. These services help adoptees adopted from Korea to feel a connection to Korea and have a home away from home.

GOA'L
KPO Box 1364
Seoul 110-613
South Korea
82-(0)2-755-6585 Phone
82-(0)2-755-6586 Fax

InKAS, International Korean Adoptee Services, Inc. (website is in Korean)
Provides the following services: Helps adoptees to find their origins; Assists adoptees and their family when visiting Korea; Family Exchange Program.

InKAS, Inc.
Ai-ree Jung, General Secretary
101-10 2nd Floor
Daehyun-dong, Seodaemoon-gu
Seoul 120-170
Republic of Korea
82-2-3148-0285 Phone
82-2-3148-0259 Fax
inkas21@yahoo.co.kr

Reuniting Minnesota
This interactive email group offers emotional support needed during a time of searching for one's history, along with helpful tips and pointers on how to search, and how to establish contact with family members lost to adoption, if that is the desire. Volunteers help those who need assistance, i.e., someone who no longer lives in Minnesota, or close to the area of birth or adoption.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ReunitingMinnesota

National Resources

Adoptees' Liberty Movement Association (The ALMA Society)
Adoptees' Liberty Movement Association (ALMA), a membership organization, is an adoption reunion registry. ALMA advocates for the right of adopted persons to know the truth of their origin. The ALMA registry has a one-time registration fee of $50.

PO Box 85
Denville, NJ 07834
973-586-1358
973-586-1358 Fax
MAnderson@almasociety.org

American Adoption Congress (AAC)
The American Adoption Congress (AAC) is an international network of individuals and organizations committed to honesty and openness in adoption and to reforms that protect all of those involved from abuse or exploitation. Membership is open to adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, professionals, and all others who share a commitment to the AAC's goals.

PO Box 42730
Washington, DC 20015
800-888-7970
202-483-3399
ameradoptioncong@aol.com

International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR)
International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISRR) is a nonprofit, humanitarian agency which serves and promotes, through the reunion registry, the interests of adults desiring and seeking a reunion with next-of-kin by birth. The Registry serves the needs of birth family members who have been separated by adoption, divorce, foster care, institutional care or abandonment. ISRR is not affiliated with any registry or other organization.
ISRR is the largest free search registry in the world. This registry does not perform a search or provide search advice. Voluntary registration by adults desiring contact or reunion with their next of kin by birth is deemed legal consent for contact.

P.O. Box 2312
Carson City, NV 89702
775-882-7755

Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN)
The central mission of the Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network is to network groups and individuals related to Korean adoptions. KAAN facilitates dialogue, promotes resource sharing, and disseminates information. KAAN works with its members, the Korean American community, and the Korean government to promote awareness of Korean adoption issues and develop programs that will benefit both the adoption and Korean communities.

PO Box 5585
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762
916-933-1447
KAANet@aol.com

Korean Focus for Adoptive Families
Korean Focus is a support organization for families with children from Korea. Korean Focus provides families, adoptees, adoptive parents, and birthparents touched by Korean adoption with information and programs on Korean culture and the adoption experience. Korean Focus is nonprofit, parent-directed, and agency-independent.

1906 Sword Lane
Alexandria, VA 22308
info@koreanfocus.org

Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, Inc. (OTHSA)
The Orphan Train Heritage Society of America conducts research and compiles materials on the period from 1854 through 1930 during which more than 150,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children were relocated. The purpose of this Web site is to educate the American public about this chapter in American history and to provide resources for further research and information exchange.

PO Box 322
Concordia, KS 66901
785-243-4471
othsa@msn.com

PA Adoption Registry
Founded in 1995, the Pennsylvania Adoption Registry's web site offers state-by-state search support information, recommended reading, a script to make contact and much more.

Superpages.com
Click on People Pages to view address, phone number with a reverse directory. Also available: Yellow Pages and City Pages.