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Usenet Newgroups
alt.adoption is an unmoderated Usenet Newsgroup which discusses a wide range of adoption related issues. This group may be of particular interest to adoptees.

alt.adoption.agency is an unmoderated Newsgroup which is geared less towards adoptees and more toward adoptive parents. Some domestic and international adoption agencies post child listings here. Lois Paul (HTC1@delphi.com) with Help the Children started this newsgroup.

Another Usenet Newsgroup that may be of interest to adoptive parents is alt.support.foster-parents. This group is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and experiences regarding foster parenting. Robert D. Vanderslice II (rdvii@ix.netcom.com) started this newsgroup.

soc.adoption.parenting is an unmoderated group for discussion, education, mutual support, and information by and for adoptive parents. This is an appropriate place to gain information on how to help with issues surrounding adoption, as they occur in the life of the adoptee. While other interested persons are welcome and encouraged to participate, this forum is intended for discussion on issues related to parenting adopted children.

Other newsgroups that may be of interest are alt.infertility, misc.health.infertility, misc.kids, and misc.kids.pregnancy.

Mailing Lists
The Adoption mailing list consists of about 650 adoptees, adoptive parents, and birthparents. Archives of the list are available via Listserv commands. To subscribe to the adoption mailing list you need to send a message to listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu with this line as the body of your message "subscribe adoption firstname lastname" (no quotes) replacing "firstname" with your first name and "lastname" with your last name. You will be asked to confirm your subscription. Reply to the confirmation request putting the word "OK" (no quotes) as the body of your message back to LISTSERV and you will be subscribed to the adoption list. To set your subscription to receive daily digests send a message to
listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu with this one line as the body of your message "set adoption digest" (no quotes). To send a request for personal help to both Diane Hillman and Roger Myers (list owners) send the message to:
adoption-request@sjuvm.stjohns.edu. Various FAQs will be made available via email from the adoption list at St. Johns University. To get a list of the files available, send a message to listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu with this line as the body of yourmessage "index adoption" (no quotes).

For those involved with adoption research you may be interested in subscribing to the Adoption Research mailing list. Send a message to listproc@cornell.edu and type subscribe adoption-research-l in the body of the message. Your request will be forwarded to jjh15@cornell.edu for approval.

APARENT - Adoptive Parents mailing list is a meeting place for adoptive parents, prospective adoptive parents, and their families to discuss the everyday life experiences and challenges of adoptive parents and their families. The procedure to subscribe is to send an e-mail message to listserv@sjuvm.stjohns.edu with the body of the message saying "SUBSCRIBE APARENT Yourname". You can reach the listowner at Myers@ab.edu.

The A.PARENT.RUSS mailing list is for parents who are either interested in adopting or have adopted children from Russia or from one of the republics that used to be part of the former Soviet Union. Others who are sympathetic to the problems and issues that these parents are facing are also welcome. To subscribe to the list, address an email message to: listproc@list.serve.com and in the message body put the following line: subscribe a.parent.russ Your Name (where "Your Name" is your real name). The list owner is Cynthia Teeters (c-teeters@worldnet.att.net). They also have a website at http://www.serve.com/fredt/adopt.html.

To subscribe to the Deaf Adoption News Service (DANS) which is a text based email mailing list of deaf/hard of hearing foreign children that are available for adoption, contact Jamie Berke at sberke@netcom.com. DANS Also has a web site at http://www.erols.com/berke/deafchildren.html.

The Foster Parent Home Page is now hosting a mailing list for foster parents. It is open to all foster parents, and is unmoderated. To join the list send e-mail to listserver@worldaccess.com and in the body of the message type: subscribe foster-parents-list YOUR NAME. Complete instructions on the list can be found at
http://www.worldaccess.com/~clg46/listserv.htm. Contact Cheryl at clg46@worldaccess.com for more information.

ichild is a mailing list for families who've adopted from India. To join the list, send a message to ichild@ibm.net with "subscribe" on the subject line. The list owner is Beth Peterson Krueger and can be contacted at pkrueger@mail.wiscnet.net.

To subscribe to the Infertility Mailing List send a request to majordomo@acpub.duke.edu with the body of the text saying SUBSCRIBE ILIST (your name). This mailing list offers a more private forum for those wanting to give and receive emotional and informational support. Lara Nolan started this list but if you need help with the list, contact Lori at levans@acpub.duke.edu. To subscribe to the Open Adoption Mailing List, address your message to majordomo@chrystal.com. In the BODY of the message put: subscribe openadoption. The mailing list is a friendly, informative place to discuss various issues related to open adoption and should be of interest to people who are involved in open adoption.

The Open_Adoption mailing list, formerly the BRTHPRNT email list, is open to all members of "the triad" (birthdads, birthmoms, adoptees and parents who have adopted), is supportive of birth/original parents, and is also open to counselors/searchers/professionals in the adoption field.) To subscribe, send an email to LISTSERV@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM and, in the text of your message (not just the subject line), write: SUBSCRIBE OPEN-ADOPTION.

XCultureAdopt (http://www.valentinestudio.com/XCultureAdopt) is a mailing list for families created by cross cultural adoption. To subscribe to the list, send an email to XCultureAdopt-request@lists.best.com. Type "subsingle" (without the quotes) into the body of the message if you would like to receive individual posts. If you prefer a digest version, type in "subscribe" (again, without the quotes). The list owner is Julie Valentine (Julie@ValentineStudio.com).

Bulletin Boards
International Adoption Bulletin Board (http://www.adgrafix.com/boardz/internationaladoption.html) is a place where families who are interested in International Adoption can go to share experiences, exchange stories, advice or ask questions. ParentsPlace.com is a resource for parents, including a bulletin board and chat forum. In addition to basic parenting topics, they also have postings and chats on adoption and foster parent issues. http://www.parentsplace.com/talking.html.

Other Bulletin Boards:
Adoption Section on America On-line
Adoption section on Compuserve
Adoption section on Prodigy (see the social issues bulletin board)
Delphi Custom Forum 304 - Future Adoptive Families and 328 - Adoptees & Adoptive Parents

Telnet
The Youngstown Freenet (telnet://yfn2.ysu.edu) has a moderated adoption group available to members of the Freenet. The focus is on Ohio adoptions and searches. You must be a member of the freenet to participate [send messages] but I believe guest accounts do have read only access. To sign on as a guest, login as "visitor". The command "go adopt" will take you to the adoption area from the main prompt. To become a member of the Youngstown freenet, use the "go admin" command to get the administration area and select the choices for registration. Ronald Chambers (ab548@yfn.ysu.edu) is The Adoption Sig SysOp. Toronto Free-Net hosts (telnet://torfree.net) online adoption information provided by Adoption Helper, Canada's national adoption magazine. The adoption area holds about 1 MB of information in 60 files, updated quarterly. To reach Toronto Free-Net, telnet to torfree.net, and log on as guest. To reach the adoption area, type go adopt. The adoption area covers all aspects of adoption: how to adopt; post-adoption issues; research; and searching for birthparents or adopted children. The emphasis is on information, resources and research in Canada. There is, however, coverage of United States publications which is unavailable elsewhere online. There is also infertility information. The online Adoption Helper magazine contains all the text of the printed magazine plus items that would not fit in print and late-breaking news. Robin Hilborn (aa124@torfree.net) is the adoption area helper.

E-Mail Help
Globe Adopt is a service provided by The Adoption Exchange in Colorado and Voices for International Aid and Development (VIDA). They work to help place special needs American children from 7 states with families world wide. You can contact them at globeadopt@aol.com.

OASIS - Overseas Adoption Support and Information Service is a new helpline set up by adoptive parents (Rupert Robin & Julia Fleming) who wish to assist other couples/singles in adopting from overseas and to support and assist orphans wherever they might be. They offer the following services however most of it is geared toward UK adoption.
general information and advice on how to choose a country from which to adopt
factsheets on many countries regarding local requirements and costs
information on UK Government requirements vis-a-vis Home-Studies etc.
information regarding local UK variations on Social Services Departments' approaches to overseas adoptions and an indication of their current charges ( if applicable)
resource lists for publications concerning the issues raised by overseas and trans-racial adoption
advice and support during your adoption and beyond.
They attempt to put you in touch with other parents who have adopted from your chosen country, and parents who live in your area and have adopted through your local social services department Much of their information is relevant to prospective adoptive parents from all over the world and they are pleased to help wherever you might live. They do make a nominal charge for factsheets to cover photocopying and postage. Half of these charges goes to an Orphanage Fund to support a fostering program in Nanchang, China. They make no other charges. OASIS is hoping to soon be registered as a charity in the UK. OASIS is NOT an agency. OASIS can be contacted on tel 44-1273-382601, fax 44-1273-413355, email rupertr@pavilion.co.uk, or by post at OASIS: Dan Y Craig Cottage, Balaclave Rd, Glais, Swansea, SA7 9HJ, UK.

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