Adoptees, Birthparents, and Adoptive
Parents Together
Calvary Church
9 S. 200 State Route 59, Room 104
Naperville, IL 60564
Contact: Jody Moreen
630/778-0636
Email: adoption@wideopenwest.com
Meets every 3rd Thursday -7:00pm-
9:00pm
(Contact Jody at the email listed to
check locations and times)
For map of building/directions:
www.calvarynaperville.org
“Support group for the whole adoption
triad.” |
*Adoptive Families Today
P. O. Box 1726
Barrington, IL 60011-1726
Contact: Juli Dunsing
847/382-0858
www.adoptivefamiliestoday.org
Counties served: Cook, Lake, McHenry,
DuPage & Kane
“Support group for adoptive families,
birth parents and adopted persons.” |
CHASI: Adoption Guardians
Support Group
1279 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Ste. 405
Chicago, IL 60622
Contact: Kirsten Ahlberg
773/862-5999
County served: Cook and surrounding
areas |
Chicago Area Families for Adoption
(CAFFA)
PMB 108
1212 S. Naper Blvd., Suite 119
Naperville, IL 60540-8360
Contact: Shila M. Khan
630/585-4680
www.caffa.org
Email: membership@caffa.org
Counties served: Cook, DuPage, Will,
Kane, Lake, Kendall, McHenry |
Children of Eastern European
Regions (CHEER)
244 E. Third Street
Elmhurst, IL 60126
www.cheerchicago.org
Counties served: Cook, DuPage,
McHenry, Kane, Will, and Lake
Contact: Tim Conheady
630/941-3698 |
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Initiative
1500 S. Keeler
Chicago, IL 60623
Contact: Addie Chandler
773/542-8634
Email: wsafechild@sbcglobal.net
Counties Served: Cook (Primarily North
Lawndale and Austin neighborhoods,
but won’t turn away any families) |
IL Parents for Black Adoption
7930 S. Colfax Avenue
Chicago, IL 60617
Contact: Drucilla Fair
773/734-2305
County served: Cook
“Provides educational support.” |
Just Between Us
398 Fox Bend Circle
Bolingbrook, IL 60440
Contact: Tonette Alexander
630/759-7404
Counties served: Cook, DuPage, Will
Meets 3rd Saturday of each month at
Fire Station #4 (across street from
Target)
“Support group for foster/adopted
teenage girls or teen girls that have
adopted siblings, but all teens invited.” |
*LSSI: Adoptive Parent Support
Group
Augustana Open Arms Church
10 West 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60616
Contact Tessa Schneider
312/949-4340
County served: Cook and surrounding
areas
Meets quarterly |
PFFC We Care Parent Support Group
3333 W. Arthington, Suite 150
Chicago, IL 60624
Contact: Sandra Glenn
773/863-5694
www.pffc.blogspot.com
Email: pffcsg@aol.com
County served: Cook
Have a “referral corner” for adoptive &
foster care informational resources. |
*Stars of David International, Inc.
Chicago Area Chapter
3175 Commercial Ave., Suite #100
Northbrook, IL 60062-1915
Contact: Elyse Flack
800/STAR-349 or
773/274-1527 (phone and fax)
www.starsofdavid.org
Email: starsdavid@aol.com
Counties served: Cook & Lake |
The Cradle: Post Adoption Support
Group
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Contact: Nina Friedman
847/733-3239
www.cradle.org
County served: Cook and surrounding
areas
Meets every 2nd Monday of each month
from 7:00pm–8:30pm |
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*Includes families who have
adopted internationally
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| Northern
Illinois |
*DeKalb Area Adoptive Families
246 Rolfe Road
DeKalb, IL 60115-3148
Contact: Diane DeMers
815/756-3874
Email: ballantine@aol.com
Counties served: DeKalb and
neighboring counties |
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*Includes families who have adopted internationally
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| Central
Illinois |
*LSSI: Adoptive Parent Support
Group
4709 44th Street, Suite 1
Rock Island, IL 61201
Contact Susan Goble
309/786-6400
Counties served: Rock Island and
surrounding counties
Meets every 3rd Thursday of each month
from 6:00pm-7:30pm |
*LSSI: Adoptive Parent Support
Group
103 South County Fair Drive
Champaign, IL 61821
Contact Judie Watson
217/398-3011
County served: Champaign and
surrounding counties
Meets every 3rd Thursday of each month
from 6:00pm-7:30pm |
Project Success - Family Tree
Adoption Connections
101 West North Street
Danville, IL 61832
Contact: Michael Courtwright
217/446-3200
Email: MichaelCourtwright@yahoo.com
Counties Served: Vermillion |
South Central Illinois Adoptive
Parents Association (SCIAPA)
5004 Manhattan Dr.
Springfield, IL 62711
Contact: Karen DeCastro
217/793-9646
www.sciapa.org
Counties served: Sangamon, Christian,
Macon, Montgomery, Morgan & Menard |
*Includes families who have adopted internationally
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*All-Dopt
654 Bauer Road
Troy, IL 62294
Contact: Susan Koniak
618/667-2493
Counties served: Madison, St. Clair, and Monroe
Meets Quarterly
“This group focuses on the whole
adoptive family, not just parents.” |
*LSSI: Adoptive Parent Support
Group
1616 West Main Street
Marion, IL 62959
Contact: Beth Richardson
618/997-9196
Counties served: All 28 Southern counties
Meets every 2nd Thursday of each
month from 6:00pm-7:30pm |
Matthews and Associates
109 Lou Ann Drive
Herrin, IL 62948-3733
618/988-1330, ext. 103
www.matthewsandassociates.net
Contact: Julie Fritzler
Counties served: (3 Groups)
Herrin IL Group
Perry, Jackson, Franklin, Williamson,
Saline, Gallatin, White, Hamilton, Union,
Johnson, Pope, Hardin, Massac, Pulaski
& Alexander
Meets every 3rd Thursday of the month
6:00pm-8:00pm
Effingham Group
Effingham, Fayette, Jasper, & northern
parts of Marion and Clay
Meets every 3rd Tuesday of the month
6:00pm-8:00pm
Olney Group
Richland, Lawrence, Wayne, Edwards,
Wabash & southern parts of Marion and
Clay
Meets every 1st Tuesday 6:00pm-7:30pm
“Adoptive Family Fun Night” - All include
Dinner and Child Care
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Attachment & Trauma Network
P.O. Box 23508
Overland Park, KS 66283
Contact: Kelly Killian
785/624-6364
www.radzebra.org
Email: kelly@radzebra.org
"National parent support organization for
families of children with attachment
issues or Reactive Attachment Disorder" |
*Families of Russian and Ukrainian
Adoption (FRUA-IL)
P.O. Box 2944
Merrifield, VA 22116
Contact: Cheryl Krueger
703/560-6184
www.frua.org
Email: ca_krueger@msn.com
Membership Fee: $35 annually
For upcoming events and meetings see
http://www.orgsites.com/il/frua-il/ |
*Hands Around the World (HATW)
1417 E. Miner St.
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Contact: Gail C. Walton
847/255-8309
www.handsaroundtheworld.com |
Illinois Council on Adoptable
Children (COAC)
6119 Hawthorne
Rosemont, IL 60018
Contact: Patricia Cooper
847/698-3668 |
Our Chinese Daughters Foundation
109 West Monroe Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
Contact: Gloria Berry
309/829-8202
www.ocdf.org |
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