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Membership in FPA provides the following benefits:

 

Peer support and guidance throughout the adoption process, including FPA's "buddy system"

Opportunities to attend special workshops and seminars for adoptive families and prospective adoptive families. For example, learn about:

  1. Adoption laws
  2. Search Strategies
  3. Home Studies
  4. Birth Mothers' Perspectives
  5. Support and resources
  6. Raising adopted children
  • Access to the FPA's updated "The Adoption Book," on successful private adoption. The book contains over 170 pages of detailed information on the legal aspects of adoption, search strategies, open adoption and confidentiality, how to select professionals to assist with adoption, and "red flags" to watch out for. This book is not available in stores.
  • Referrals to appropriate adoption professionals
  • Informative FPA newsletters
  • Invitations to social and educational events throughout the year
  • Save $5 off of your subscription to Adoptive Families magazine

 

There are three membership categories. Memberships are renewed annually.

 

Membership Type Annual Dues
Regular $45
Sponsoring Member $75
Sponsoring Professional $100

 

Three ways to get the membership form:
 

  1. Download the FPA membership form.
     
  2. Call the FPA phone line (202) 722-0338 and have a membership form mailed to your home or
     
  3. Email us at education@ffpa.org to request a membership brochure.

    Return the completed form with your check to:
    Families for Private Adoption
    Post Office Box 6375
    Washington DC, 20015-0375

Note: You must be a member of FPA to take advantage of our support network.

FPA Newsletter:


The newsletter is mailed to members and ties the support, education and networking roles together by providing such columns as:

  • Local adoption events calendar
  • Members adoption stories
  • Supplemental adoption education
  • Book reviews
  • Legislative updates
  • Member adoption announcements
  • FPA Seminar - Your Adoption Homepage -- "How To" Manual for waiting parent(s) to advertise on the Internet for adopting a child.

Referral lists for local adoption professionals are available to FPA members.
 

 

Support Network:

Buddy System - The "Buddy" system provides a guide for people who are just entering the adoption process. Volunteers who have successfully completed an adoption are matched with newcomers to provide information and support throughout the process. If you've recently completed an adoption and would be willing to volunteer to be a Buddy for someone else, contact adoptionbuddy@ffpa.org
 

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