Shared Hearts is a support group open to anyone in the pre-, current, or post-stages of a reunion. Deaconess helps members of a reunion navigate through their experience by sharing stories, answering questions, and providing different perspectives. The group meets on the last Tuesday of every month at Deaconess Adoption Services. Location details down below.

If interested in attending, contact the Search and Reunion Specialist, Kattlyn Richart at 405-949-4200 to set up a pre-appointment to meet and share your story.

This group is for birth mothers in the Cape Girardeau area and is hosted by Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri. This group gathers on the second Thursday of every month for dinner at 6pm and then the meeting at 6:30. It's open to the public, but please call Marie at LFCS for details and to RSVP (573-334-5866).

Every second Tuesday of the month, the Catholic Diocese of Wichita hosts a gathering at the Spiritual Life Center from 6:30-8:00pm. Birth mothers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to attend this gathering as an opportunity to share your experience and find support. There is no cost to attend this gathering! No RSVP required. Additional post-adoption support services include:

• Private Facebook group for birth moms only
• One-on-one counseling services
• Fall event with birth families and adoptive families
• Annual holiday party

This birthmother support group meets in Fairfax, VA on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. It's an open monthly support group for women of all ages and faiths and there's no cost to attend. It is for birthmothers only. Other available services include:
- Private Facebook Page for Birth Mothers
- One-on-One Counseling
- Annual Birth Mother’s Day Picnic
- Annual Christmas Party

To sign up to attend, contact Sarah or Jaimie.

This monthly birth parent support group offers emotional support for people at all stages of the life-long adoption process. It's an opportunity to connect with other birth parents and share stories. It's facilitated by a licensed adoption professional, who is also a birth mother.
- Free support group
- Family members welcome
- Meetings begin at 5:45  on the third Thursday of every month

The DFW Triad Support Group is not offered as therapy, but rather as a place for understanding, support, and healing for anyone touched by adoption. The group meets on the third Monday of every month.

Attendance at meetings may vary, but will probably range from 6 to 20 members. Most people attending the group are triad members (adoptees, birth parents or adoptive parents), or “significant others.” Triad members are welcome to bring a family member or significant other to the meeting for support. While we will discuss emotional issues related to search and reunion, we will not discuss methods or techniques of searching. Often discussion centers on issues of grief and loss, which for many triad members of closed adoption has been suppressed and delayed. The telling of one's story can be very healing, and helpful to other triad members. 

For more information, check out this flyer OR contact DFWTriad@hopecottage.org

California birth mothers! You're invited to join Lifetime Healing Birth Mother Support Group on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. 

The group meets in Pasadena and is FREE. Contact Katie for specific details about location (see her contact info below).

Shared Hearts is a support group open to anyone in the pre-, current, or post-stages of a reunion. Deaconess helps members of a reunion navigate through their experience by sharing stories, answering questions, and providing different perspectives. The group meets on the last Tuesday of every month at Deaconess Adoption Services. Location details down below.

If interested in attending, contact the Search and Reunion Specialist, Kattlyn Richart at 405-949-4200 to set up a pre-appointment to meet and share your story.

Every second Tuesday of the month, the Catholic Diocese of Wichita hosts a gathering at the Spiritual Life Center from 6:30-8:00pm. Birth mothers of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to attend this gathering as an opportunity to share your experience and find support. There is no cost to attend this gathering! No RSVP required. Additional post-adoption support services include:

• Private Facebook group for birth moms only
• One-on-one counseling services
• Fall event with birth families and adoptive families
• Annual holiday party

This birthmother support group meets in Fairfax, VA on the 2nd Tuesday of every month. It's an open monthly support group for women of all ages and faiths and there's no cost to attend. It is for birthmothers only. Other available services include:
- Private Facebook Page for Birth Mothers
- One-on-One Counseling
- Annual Birth Mother’s Day Picnic
- Annual Christmas Party

To sign up to attend, contact Sarah or Jaimie.