Federal Laws and Legislation on Permanency for Children
Federal Laws and Legislation on Permanency for Children in Foster Care: Permanency, as epitomized by a safe, stable relationship with a nurturing caregiver, allows these basic needs to be met.
45 Suggested Supports for Youth Transitioning From Care
“Permanency is a feeling that is different for everyone, it is not bound by time nor can it be measured. It has to be discovered and often times it has to be tested, and rejected more than once before permanency can be established. Permanency is so hard to understand because it is a conceptual idea of an emotion and is received on both ends very differently for every person. There is no straight “by the book” definition of permanency because the emotions I feel cannot be felt by anyone else, and that’s the great thing about it.”
CCI: China’s Children International
CCI is an organization created by and for Chinese adoptees with the goal to empower Chinese adoptees from all over the world by providing an inclusive and supportive community for all of us who share this common beginning.
FCC NY: Families with Children from China
FCC is a nonprofit organization supporting Chinese adoptees and their families and friends.
AKA: Also Known As
The mission of Also-Known-As is to empower the voice of adult international adoptees, build cultural bridges, transform perceptions of race, and acknowledge the loss of the birth country, culture, language and biological family experienced by international adoptees
New York Adoptee Rights Coalition
The New York Adoptee Rights Coalition is a New York-based advocacy group working to restore the right of adult adoptees to obtain their original birth certificates without condition or restriction.
Lost Daughters
Lost Daughters is an independent collaborative writing project founded in 2011. It is edited and authored exclusively by adult women who were adopted as children.
Adoptees United
Adoptees United is led by adoptees in the United States. AU is committed to the interests of all adoptees, whether domestic, intercountry, transracial, or former foster youth.
Adoptee Rights Law
Gregory D. Luce is a lawyer who works exclusively for adult adoptees helping them navigate the legal challenges in obtaining original birth certificates, citizenship, and other identifying information to which they are entitled.
Bastard Nation
Bastard Nation advocates for the civil and human rights of adult citizens who were adopted as children.