Mission Statement
The PA Adoption reunion
registry is a mutual consent registry.
Members of the "adoption triangle" form it who desire to reconnect
with each other. PARR feels that adoptees need to know the
truth of their origins and as well as access to updated medical, cultural and
social information. PARR also believes adoptees should have the
right to unconditional access of their original birth certificate.
In order to meet its mission,
PARR works to educate the public about adopted life issues, and the need to
support open adoption and access to adoption records by birth parents,
adoptees and adoptive parents as well as provides search assistance when
possible.
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Goals of the PA Adoption Reunion Registry
- Provide
triad members to come together via a state wide umbrella registry.
- Promote
a broader understanding of issues encountered by members of the
“adoption triangle” through our use of the media and speaking to groups
and agencies.
- Provide
search help by maintaining an updated web page and providing
individualized search assistance by being able to recommend the next
steps in search.
- Publish
a website to keep those whose lives are affected by adoption and others
in the adoption community in touch with each other and aware of new
publications, new research, and other developments within the adoption
community.
- Serve
as a clearinghouse for getting people the information and help they are
seeking related to adoption search and support. This is not limited to search
assistance but also includes someone seeking a therapist, or someone
seeking a search and support group in PA or another part of the country.
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