Online Adoption Computer Registries
Independent Search Consultants Inc. (ISC)
PO Box 10192
Costa Mesa CA 92627
http://home.rmci.net/
Email:
referrals@ISCsearch.com
This is a nonprofit organization founded for the purpose of training and
certifying people wishing to become professional adoptee and birthparent Search
Consultants. A rigid program of 500 hours of training is required for
certification. Each consultant agrees to abide by a code of ethics, to "uphold
the highest standards of the profession." This group publishes a reference guide
to state records and many other adoption-related books and printed materials.
One of its most valuable services is aiding searchers who are attempting to
locate a consultant in their local area. Consultants set their own fees.
Adoption Search & Support Groups
Pure, Inc. 900-7SEARCH
Pure, Inc. is a 900 telephone service designed to aid searchers in locating individuals or organizations.
A per-minute charge for this service will appear on your phone bill. If you use this service, have necessary zip codes handy.
The Church of
Latter Day Saints (LDS)
35 NW Temple
Salt Lake City UT 84150
Phone: 800 531-1790
Fax: 801
426-3501
www.ancestry.com
The Mormon's Salt Lake City Temple headquarters contains the largest collection
of family history records
in the world! They have developed the International Genealogical Index,
comprised of more than 108 million names. Each state has a Family History
Center, operated by the church, containing a library with a specialized
collection of records. Each Family History Center offers assistance from a staff
of qualified genealogists who have access to the central repository. National
Headquarters, Ancestry, offers professional search consultants and a variety of
database searches. Research and resource books may be ordered from library.
Ancestry maintains the world's largest on-line database, much of the data free;
some info available by subscription for a fee. See,
National Sources
Adoptee Liberty Movement Association (AlMA)
National Headquarters
P.O. Box 727, Radio City Station,
New York, NY
10101-0727
Phone: 212 581-1568
Email
almainfo@aol.com
ALMA is a nonprofit organization based in New York City with 56 chapters
and satellite groups nationwide, making ALMA the largest search and support
group in the United States.
Services: "Search Buddies" is an all-volunteer group offering assistance,
advice, and moral support. Publications:
Searchlight is a national newsletter with articles concerning legal
actions, reviews of other publications, and stories about reunions. Individual
chapters also publish newsletters.
Reunion Registry: The ALMA International Reunion Registry database is the
largest of its kind in the country. Data can be accessed in a variety of ways,
including by DOB, hospitals, court document numbers, etc.
Concerned United Birthparents (CUB)
2000 Walker St
Des Moines IA 50317
Phone: 800 822-2777
Fax: 515
263-9541
http://www.cubirthparents.org/
CUB is a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering support to parents who are
separated from their children through adoptions. The organization is concerned
with policy changes in government.
Services: CUB offers support meetings and workshops.
Publications: CUB offers education through publication of books, pamphlets.
Newsletter: The Cub Communicator is published monthly, offering Soft
Shoulders Available,
a publication that provides names and phone numbers of people who are
sympathetic to your search.
Reunion Registry: The Concerned United Birthparents Reunion Registry &
International Soundex Reunion Registry.
Adoption Crossroads
446 East 76th Street
New York, NY 10021
Phone: 212 988-0110
Fax: 212-988-0291
http://www.adoptioncrossroads.org/ceramain.shtml
Email
cera@idt.net
This group was founded to offer search and adoption education to all members of the adoption triad: the adoptee,
the adoptive parent, and the Birthparents. Headquartered in New York City, it has several branches and many members.
The Adoption Crossroads organized "The Council for Equal Rights in Adoption."
Post Adoption Center for Education and Research (PACER)
P.O. Box 309
Orinda, CA 94563
Phone: 510 935-6622
http://www.pacer-adoption.org/
PACER offers education and training programs for volunteers and the community in order to better understand the
adoption experience from childhood through adulthood. It conducts workshops and seminars, and provides professional
consultations. PACER offers a referral service to other search and support groups.
Orphan Voyage
1122 Marco Place
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Phone: 904 398-4269
Fax: 904 396-8523
Founded as the Life History Study Center in 1953, Orphan Voyage is the oldest search and support group in the country.
"Orphan Port," headquartered in Cedar Ridge, Colorado, houses the largest collection of newspaper accounts, papers on adoption,
and literature on the subject of adoption, in the world. Chapters are located in many states.
International Soundex Reunion Registry (ISSR)
PO Box 2312
Carson City NV 89702-2312
Phone: 702 882-7755
http://www.plumsite.com/isrr/
ISSR is an international centralized registry open to all adoptee/birth parents, and search and support groups.
The registry provides confidential and voluntary identification on a national and inter- national scale using the
Soundex System developed by the National Archives. If the system does not produce a match, ISSR will enlist all
affiliate groups. ISSR is a registry, not a support group, but it will refer people to the appropriate organization.
Many support groups offer registration through the ISSR. See,
National Sources,
for an explanation of the Soundex System.)
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