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NSW Support Organisations



Local Adoption Support Groups


The Adoptive Parents Association of NSW Inc (APA) is formed and run by parents who have formed their families through adoption and permanent care (local programs). The APA is committed to supporting families formed through adoption and permanent care and recognise the importance of contact with the child’s birth family.

PARC (NSW/ACT) The Post Adoption Resource Centre (PARC) is committed to providing sensitive and caring services to all parties affected by adoption in New South Wales and the ACT and in regional NSW.

Centacare Adoption Services
P.O. Box 3127
Bankstown Centro NSW 2200
Phone: (02) 8709 9333
Fax: (02) 8700 3390

International Adoption Support Groups


Aid for the Children of Brazil

Post adoption support only
country: Brazil
representative: Rev. Roger and Margaret Ellem
ph: 02 4955 1789



FCC-Australia is the website for members of Families With Children From China-Australia, a support group for Australian families who have or who are in the process of adopting children from the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.


International Children's Aid (ICA) is a voluntary, non-profit organization and registered charity within NSW, Australia, which assists abandoned and orphaned children in developing countries.

Other Support Organisations



Attachment Information Pages
Resources for people who care about the relationships we have with our children; for people who care for troubled and troubling kids . . . and for people who’ve been troubled kids.
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