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Directory of National Support Organisations



Link to AVI Website

Adopted Vietnamese International (AVI) was launched in April 2000 on the 25th anniversary of end the Viet Nam War. It is a volunteer network that is dedicated to all individuals who were adopted during the Viet Nam War period, from the final years of French colonial rule in the 1950s to the final days of the American War in April 1975 (which saw a mass-evacation of orphans in a project known as Operation Babylift).

Link to AACASA Website

AACASA's aims are:
To encourage and support Australian families in adopting African children for whom authorities in their countries of birth consider overseas adoption the most appropriate choice of care.


Link to ACC Website

Australians Caring for Children Inc is a voluntary, non-political and non-sectarian association formed in 1987 by a number of families who have adopted children from overseas, through the assistance of Australian Families for Children.

Link to AFC Website

Australian Families for Children Inc. (AFC) is a not- for-profit organisation founded in 1980 to facilitate intercountry adoption. More than 300 children from Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru and India have been adopted into Australian families, due to AFC’s help.

Link to Barnardos website
Separation from family is one of the most disruptive events that can occur in a child’s life. Without Barnardos' care and expertise, children suffering from the trauma of abuse and neglect may also be affected by the process of foster care. Barnardos believes that our Find a Family placement system has evolved into the best possible means of providing children with long-term placement options.
Link to FCC Website

Families with Children from China (Australia) Inc is the only national parent group that acts solely for families who have adopted or are in the process of adopting children of Chinese ethnicity.

Link to ICARN Website

ICARN Australia is a resource and support network for families with adopted children born overseas.

CREATE take the voices of children and young people seriously, so seriously that we're prepared to go all the way to the United Nations to advocate for the needs and rights of children and young people in care in Australia.
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