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• Adoption Associates has openings in their professionally-led adoption support groups held at their offices. There are separate groups for parents of children in elementary, middle and high school. Groups meet once per month, some at night, some during the day. 617-921-1316; adoptionassociates.org.
•Adoption Community of New England (ACONE) is not a child placement service; rather it educates, supports, and advocates on behalf of all members of the adoption constellation: birth/first/original parents, adoptive parents, adoptees, and extended family members. It assists people through all stages of their adoption-related experience by means of seminars, workshops, support groups, policy statements, legislative advocacy, and other measures. RFK Community Alliance 971 Main Street, Lancaster, MA; www.rfkcommunity.org/our-services/adoption-community-of-new-england
•Adoption Resource Associates offers help every step of the way in the adoption process. Their services range from Pre-placement consulting, family therapy, post adoption consulting and more. 245 First Street, 18th Floor Cambridge; adoptara.org.
• Alliance for Children, Inc places thousands of children with adoptive families around the nation. They guide their families through the whole process. 92 Reservoir St, Needham 781-444-7148; allforchildren.org.
• Families for Russian and Ukrainian Adoption New England is a support group for adoptive families with children from Russia and other European countries; frua.org.
• Families with Children from China New England is a Greater Boston based non-profit organization dedicated to support families who have adopted children from China and waiting families; fccne.org.
• First Connections Post- Adoption Support Group is a supportive environment for adoptive parents where they can share resources and discuss topics with each other. (978) 287-0221; firstconnections.org/expecting-and-adopting-families.
• Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange, Inc helps find a place to call home for children in foster care. They recruit, educate, support and advocate for families through the adoption process. 19 Needham Street, Suite 206, Needham. 617-964-6273; mareinc.org.
• Wide Horizons For Children is the largest private, nonprofit adoption agency in the Northeast. The group offers adoption information meetings and post-adoption services; whfc.org.
