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TRUTH. EDUCATION. ADVOCACY. COMMUNITY. HEALING.
Welcome to Adoption Search Resource Connection (ASRC), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Founded in 1975 as Adoptees in Search, we are volunteers passionate about our mission to bring Truth, Education, Advocacy, Community and Healing to those impacted by relinquishment, adoption and foster care. DONATIONS are tax-deductible.
MEETINGS
Join us on the LAST Tuesday of each month (except December) 7 pm at the Independence Institute, 727 E. 16th Avenue in Uptown. Free off-street parking, just west and north of the I.I. building. NOTE: use the NORTH ENTRANCE (not the main door).
Male Adoptees! Save the dates! MAAIS Oct. 17-19 in spectacular Winter Park, CO. Details at www.maleadoptees.com Join us on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm for our digital meetup. For details, email info@asrconline.org.
NEWS & EVENTS
Georgia restores OBC access for adult adoptees!
South Korean Government Admits Corrupt Adoptions
Adoption Unfiltered: Groundbreaking new book! Details here.
Legislative News and Corruption Watch: CTTA
IN MEMORIAM: Lorraine Dusky's tribute to Florence Fisher, founder of ALMA. .
SCOTUS leaves Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) intact. Further background.
Over 50 US doctors accused of fertility fraud - but was it a crime?
Dutch Court orders sperm "donor" to stop after creating 550 children.
WE CHANGE LIVES. JOIN US.
Legislation
Connect with advocacy resources and what's happening at Courts and Capitals.
Should states guarantee a right to know your biological parents? Policy: Governing.com
Current status of Truth and Transparency Laws by State
Learn more at Coalition for Truth and Transparency in Adoption.
Conferences
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates online conference Nov. 7-8
Concerned United Birthparents (CUB) retreat Atlanta Oct. 17-19
Save the dates! The Untangling Our Roots Summit in Atlanta March 12-15, 2026
Check out our list of recent and upcoming conferences.
Research
Volunteers needed to participate in adoptee- designed studies:
1.Estrangement and low contact between adult adoptees and adoptive parents. Contact Dr. Amanda Baden: baden@montclair.edu
2. Nature as a Healing Modality for Adoptees and Fostered Persons. Contact Eileen Skahill, MA eskahill@uccs.edu
3. Mapping the Life Course of Adoption Hollee McGinnis, PhD
Podcasts
The number of relinquishment, adoption, donor-conceived, and MPE podcasts continues to grow. Featured: Glenna Boggs and Lauren Fishbein, co-hosts of Unearthing Adoption: Normalizing Positive Perspectives interview ASRC President Rich Uhrlaub (two parts)
