Adoptee-centric Organizations

This is a non-comprehensive list of adoptee-centric organizations and resources. They may or may not be led by adoptees, but I included them if I believe they are heavily focused on adoptees.

I also have some country-specific organizations (such as Korean adoptee organizations) listed here.

Adoptee Hub – Our mission is to connect, collaborate, and preserve adoption legacies through community, culture, and post-adoption services. Adoptees deserve the opportunity to know their history, have a sense of belonging, experience their birth culture, and have access to services in a supportive safe space throughout their adoption journey.

Adoptee Mentoring Society – We envision a world where all adoptees feel empowered in their identity experience a genuine sense of belonging.

Adoptee Rights Law Center – The Adoptee Rights Law Center PLLC is an adoptee-driven law firm founded by Gregory Luce, a Minnesota lawyer who was also born and adopted in the District of Columbia.

Adoptees United – a national nonprofit tax-exempt organization with an unwavering commitment to equality for all adopted people.

Adoption Mosaic – The Adoption Mosaic mission is to teach adoption competency, build family legacy, and create community through our services.

AIRE Roots – Feeling a need for an inclusive space for BIPOC adoptees (of all genders, identities, and experiences) to build community and collaborate, AIRE Roots was created. We believe that In the process of rooting ourselves in our collective and individual stories,  we not only find healing and liberation, but as we come together we begin to mobilize gaining power, voice, and recognition. 

BIPOC Adoptees – BIPOC Adoptees is a community that aims to create a safe and inclusive world where adoptees from these communities are not only seen and heard but also valued, celebrated, and supported.

InterCountry Adoptee Voices – To educate, support, connect, collaborate, galvanise and give voice to intercountry adoptees from around the world.

National Association of Adoptees & Parents (NAAP) – Mission statement:
Unifies the adoption community and elevates our diverse voices, by promoting dialogue, understanding, and healing through education, awareness, and connection.

Right to Know – Focused on the right to genetic identity

UK Adult Adoptee Movement