Resources
ORGANIZATIONS
Adoption Community of New England
Great resource for adoptive families and those who are considering adoption.
ACONE also presents the largest adoption conference in the country in the
spring.
www.adoptioncommunityofne.org
Korean American Adoptee Network
KAAN’s mission is to support networking and build understanding among
adoptees, adoptive families, Koreans and Korean Americans. Yearly conference
in cities such as Chicago, Boston and Denver.
www.kaanet.com
Boston Korean Adoptees
BKA is a non-profit organization focused on building a community of Korean
adoptees with a connection to Korea in the greater Boston and New England
area.
www.bkadoptee.org
Jewish Children and Family Services
Provides adoption resources for the community, including groups, workshops
and ongoing support.
www.jfcsboston.org
Wide Horizons for Children
Wide Horizons For Children is a child welfare agency committed to family
permanence for orphaned and at-risk children through adoption, child
sponsorship, and humanitarian aid
www.whfc.org
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute
A national not-for-profit organization devoted to improving adoption policy
and practice. Its mission is to provide leadership that improves adoption
laws, policies and practices - through sound research, education and
advocacy - in order to better the lives of everyone touched by adoption.
www.adoptioninstitute.org
BOOKS/FILMS
Journey of the Adopted Self, by Betty Jean
Lifton
Attaching in Adoption: Practical Tools for Today’s
Parents, by Deborah D. Gray
Beneath the Mask: Understanding Adopted Teens,
by Debbie Riley
“Off and Running” a documentary film directed by Nicole Opper
