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Visit the Open Adoption Hotline website.
Phone: 1800 003 227
Phone: (02) 8091 5157
Email: president@apansw.org.au
Facebook: Search @australianadoption (Closed group)
Visit the Anglicare website.
Phone: (02) 9890 6855
Email: adoption@anglicare.org.au
Visit the Barnardos Australia Adoptions website.
Phone: (02) 9281 5510 or 1800 663 441
Adoption online form
Visit the Family Spirit website.
Phone: 13 18 19
Contact
Domestic adoptions
Visit the International Social Services website.
Phone: (02) 9267 0300 or 1300 543 396
Email: icasupport@lifeworks.com.au
Visit the Link Up Family Services (NSW) website.
Phone: (02) 9837 2200
For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Phone: (02) 9421 4700 or 1800 624 332
Email: Linkup@nsw.link-up.org.au
Email: Familylink@nsw.link-up.org.au
Visit the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages website.
Phone: 13 77 88
Visit the Origins Inc website.
Phone: (02) 8786 1035
Supporting people separated by forced adoption
Phone: (02) 9604 1950
Visit the Post Adoption Resource Centre website.
Phone: (02) 9365 3444 or 1800 236 762
Email: customercare@benevolent.org.au
See support organisations for intercountry adoptions.
Adoption can be a challenging and exhausting experience for many couples. Fortunately, there are a number of support and information groups across NSW which can help you through the process.
Membership of an adoption support organisation is not a requirement for a successful adoption, however applicants are encouraged to join these groups
1800 197 760
Open 9.00am - 5.00pm Monday to Friday
The Australian Government created Intercountry Adoption Australia to help guide people wanting to adopt a child from overseas.
Intercountry Adoption Australia is a national service and central point of contact for people at all stages of the intercountry adoption process. For people already in the process, or considering applying to adopt a child from overseas, the service will connect them to a variety of resources and services.
More support organisations are listed below:
Visit the Intercountry Adoption Family Support Service website.
Contact: Sarah Burn
Phone: (02) 9267 0300
Email: sarah.burn@iss.org.au
Email: issnsw@iss.org.au
Country: Ethiopia
Representative: Carmel Stormer
Phone: 0415 785 976
Email: carmelstormer@optusnet.com.au
Countries: all (ACC has a wide membership of families that have adopted from a range of countries- including Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Guatemala, China, Philippines, Fiji, Australia, Brazil, India, Sri Lanka)
Email: info@accau.org
Visit the Families with Children from China website.
Country: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
Representative: Caroline Regan
Phone: 0421 069 492
Email: caroline.regan@sydney.edu.au
Email: info@fccaustralia.com.au
Country: Colombia
Representative: Henry and Karoline Brodaty
Mobile: 0400 814 327 (Karoline)
Phone: (02) 9337 2146 or (02) 9388 8686
Email: kbrodaty@yahoo.com
Country: Thailand
Representative: Tina Marie Sheil
Email: cosmic.lolly@gmail.com
For information contact:
Kristina Loxley: mkloxley@bigpond.com
Cathi Pirani: info@bellinitravel.com.au
Carolyn Dunn: 0459 388 847
This group meets bi-monthly at different locations across central western NSW. The group has been formed by families who have adopted children from overseas or within Australia and those who are considering or in the process of adopting. They offer support, encouragement, information and the opportunity for children of all cultures and ages to get together and play.
Linda Sandry: 0401 098 139
Charli Taylor: 0410 420 873
Monthly meetings and a fortnightly playgroup.
A Mandarin/Chinese cultural social group meeting monthly at the Chinese Australian Services Society in Campsie.
Children participate in craft, language and other activities led by people of Chinese background or adult adoptees. All families of children adopted from China or Taiwain are welcome, as are prospective adoptive parents.
Email pandaroos@live.com.au for more information.
A ‘Families with Children from China’ (FCC) Mandarin playgroup run every Saturday morning from 10am - 12pm during school term at Dee Why. Songs, games, Chinese cultural activities and great support and information for those currently going through the adoption process.
Contact Mandy van den Elshout on (02) 9997 6954 for more information.
Call (02) 6687 8213 or 0402 278 655 for more information
Betty Honey phone: 0411 282 265
Held on the first Wednesday of the month (in school holidays this may change), from 10am onwards
Leanne Hampel
Phone: 0438 878 969
Email: leanne@hampel.com.au
04 Apr 2024