Adoption Information
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A Guide to Adoption Services in Maine
Reunion After Adoption
Title
22 §2706-A. Adoption contact files 
Reunion Registry
The Maine Adoption Reunion Registry was formed in answer to the growing need of people separated by adoption for contact with one another.
The Registry contains current identifying information supplied voluntarily by adopted persons, their biological parents, full and half-brothers and sisters, and certain other relatives.
The Maine Adoption Reunion Registry is a PASSIVE registry: The people whose names are included have requested that their names and addresses be made available to those they wish to contact. When they register, applicants indicate which parties they wish to contact.
Information will not be provided unless both parties concerned have registered.
WHO ARE THE CHILDREN AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH and HUMAN SERVICES?
They are children of all ages (generally not infants) who have experienced trauma and loss. These are children who need families that can provide unconditional love and nurturing too meet all of their physical, mental and emotional needs and/or challenges.
WHAT ADOPTION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH PRIVATE AGENCIES?
Most private agencies provide birthparent counseling and services, home studies for agency and private adoptions, placement of infants and special needs children of all ages from Maine, the United States and many foreign countries, and counseling after adoption. Some agencies also provide educational services, support agencies and search services.
WHO MAY ADOPT?
An unmarried individual or a married couple may adopt under Maine law. Adoptive parents are as varied as other parents. The common characteristic is the ability to accept as a member of their family a child not born to them.
FINDING AN ADOPTION AGENCY
Maine has eight licensed full time private adoption child placing agencies and 13 offices of the Department of Health and Human Services. All provide a variety of adoption services and serve all of Maine. Each agency has its own eligibility requirements and procedures and maintains its own file of prospective parents. Some agencies have adoption services for children with only certain characteristics. All of these agencies adhere to ICPC Interstate Placement Requirements.
If you would like to know more about adopting a child, please contact any one of our DHHS District offices, or one of the private agencies listed for further information. DHHS and Agency staff will be happy to discuss their adoption program and services with you.
LICENSED PRIVATE ADOPTION AGENCIES IN MAINE
Acadia Adoption Center LLC
111 Lafayette Center
Kennebunk, ME 04043-6863
(207) 467-8110
Fax: (207) 514-9400
info@acadiaadoptioncenter.com
Adoptive Home Study and placement services
Birth & adoptive parent matching services
Birth parent adoption planning/counseling services
Adoptive placement supervision services
China Adoptions With Love, Inc.
110 Main St. Suite 1300A
Saco, ME 04072
(207) 284-1400 or 1-800-888-9812
Services limited to Chinese international adoptions
Connection Adoption Services, Inc.
P.O. Box 182, Raymond, ME 04071
(207) 627-1118
Mary Guiseley, President
Help@connectionsinfo.com
Birth parent and adoptive placement
Matching services
Adoption Home Studies
Post placement supervision
Families & Children Together (F.A.C.T.
Beverly Daniels, Director
304 Hancock St., Suite 2B, Bangor, ME 04401
(207) 941-2347, Fax: 990-3316
info@familiesandchildren,org
- infant, older, transracial & special needs adoptions
- home studies
Good Samaritan Agency
Deborah Giguere, Director, 100 Ridgewood Dr.
Bangor, ME 04401 Toll free: 1-800-249-1811
(207) 942-7211 Fax: 990-0851
goodsamaritan@choiceonemail.com
- infant, special needs and international adoptions
- home studies and supervision for independent
Adoptions.
- birth parent counseling and services
- post adoption counseling, search and information
Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers
Sharon Abrams, Director
93 Silver Street, Waterville, ME 04901 (207) 873-6350
Fax: 872-7548 csmith@mainechildrenshome.org
- infant, trans-racial and special needs adoptions
- international placements-networking with outside
agencies.
- birth parent counseling and services
- home studies and post-placement supervision for
private adoptions.
- post adoption services and search
- Turner Family Counseling Center-services for all
Members of the adoption triad and respite.
Maine Adoption Placement Services
MAPS
100 Brickhill Avenue
So. Portland, ME 04106
(207) 775-4101
Fax: (207) 775-2255
Agency services include:
* Healthy Caucasian, Biracial, African-American infant adoptions
* The My Choice program offers
* Birth family counseling and services
* Residences for pregnant and parenting teens and adults
* Placement of special needs children of all ages
* Private and identified adoption services
* Direct international programs in several countries, i.e., Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and India. Also, net-
Working with other international programs.
* Will place with out-of-state families.
* Post adoptive services
St. Andre Home, Inc.
Peter Fitzpatrick, Director
283 Elm Street, Biddeford, ME 04005
(207) 282-3351 Fax: 282-8733
adoption@saintandrehome.org
- group homes for pregnant teens and mother and baby
- birth parent counseling
- home studies – agency and other adoptions
- post placement services/supervisions
- infant, transracial, special needs adoptions
- international adoptions (networking with outside agencies)
- post adoptive services and research
Department of Health and Human Services
Central Office: Office of Child & Family Services
2 Anthony Avenue, Augusta, Maine 04333-0011
(207) 624-7900 Fax:(207) 287-6156
TTY: 1-800-606-0215
Adoption services include home studies and placement of children in the legal custody of the Department. DHHS serves all of Maine through 13 offices. For information about adoption and foster care and becoming a Resource Family, contact the DHHS office nearest you (see listing below). All 800 telephone numbers are for in-state calls only.
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*890 Main St, Suite 208 *161 Marginal Way *208 Graham Street *200 Main Street *35 Anthony Ave. SHS #11 91 Camden St, Suite 103 *98 North Ave. |
*396 Griffin Road 38 Prescott Dr. *17 Eastward Lane *30 Skyway Drive, Unit 100 11 High Street *137 Market St. |
*Ask to speak with an adoption worker in the office.
ADOPTIVE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS
In addition to agencies, adoptive parent, family and adolescent groups have a wealth of information to share and support to give. If you would like to know more, contact the parent group nearest you.
Adoptive and Foster Families of Maine, Inc.
294 Center Street Suite 1
Old Town ME 04468
(800) 833-9786 or (207) 827-2331 FAX 827-1974
Casey Family Services
75 Washington Ave. Portland ME 04101
(207)772-4110 or 800-559-1115
30 Summer Street, Suite 5, Bangor, ME 04401 or by e-mail HeatherLahti@caseyfamilyservices.org
Portland- Karen Repasky – 207-772-4110
Lewiston- Christine Fournier – 207-772-4110
Maine Adoption Placement Services
(207) 775-4101
100 Brickhill Ave., So. Portland, ME 04106
Maine Families with Children from Asia
c/o Tania Jo Hathaway (207)657-5807
mefca.org
Multiracial Adoptive Families Collaborative of Southern Maine (MAFC)
www.mafcosm.org
or Contact Julie Soule at info@mafcosm.org; or (207) 797-8406
Adoption Related Services
Adoptive & Foster Families of Maine, Inc.
294 Center St, Old Town, ME 04468/Bette Hoxie
1-800-833-9786 / 207-827-2331 affm.net
DHHS sponsored statewide adoptive and foster parent support network.
Birthline - Catholic Charities of Maine Family Life Institute
Annette Rioux, Director, 307 Congress St
Portland, ME 04104
(207) 879-1130 ext. 770
Strengthening families, healing brokenness to married couples/families wanting to strengthen their relationships.
Maine State Adoption Reunion Registry
Division of Vital Records
Department of Health and Human Services
244 Water Street
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-1911
For persons born or adopted in Maine: this Registry does not provide search services but does notify parties when both a birth parent or other relative and the person who was adopted or freed for adoption register. There is a $20 registration fee.
Adoption Search Consultants of Maine (ASCME)
Peter Jensen
12 Smith Street
So. Portland, ME 04106-2238
207-799-3574
ASCME is a group of adoptees, birth parents, and adoptive parents attempting to unite family members separated by adoption. ascme.net
