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NJwARCH
provides adoption advocacy, support, education, information and
referral
services to birth parents, adoptive and pre adoptive families throughout
New
Jersey,
as well as to families interested in adopting children and to
The following services
are provided:
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Being a birth parent,
adopting a child or being an adopted person can be challenging
at times. There
are support groups available in New Jersey that can help you. By
participating
in a group, you will meet other people and families that may be facing the
same
issues you are. Nothing is better than talking to those who have already walked
in your shoes and can offer guidance. Take a look at the list of support
groups on our resources page -
see if there is one in your area that you can connect with…
Want to join or start a
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The Buddy Family Program
offers guidance, emotional support and the voice of
experience for those who are
in need of extra help navigating adoption related issues.
Buddy Families share
information, talk, listen and are compassionate friends to less
All Buddy Families have on-going support from the Warm Line staff, on-staff clinicians and regularly scheduled free in person and chat room training sessions.
Want to be a buddy or
have a Buddy? Contact our warm line through our toll free number: 1.877.4ARCHNJ
or e-mail our warm line:
warmline@njarch.org; we will
match you
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NJwARCH
has an extensive library of adoption and parenting books, videos, pamphlets
and
articles. An annotated bibliography is available on the
books and articles page of
this site. The
books have been reviewed by adoption professionals and the notes will
If you
want to borrow a book, click
on the icon, and you will be transferred to the Borrow a Book page and can fill out the order form and submit it on line. You can also contact our warm line by e-mail or telephone and we will
send the item
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The resource directory includes local, state wide and regional resources. It is continuously updated on-line and available yearly in a printed format. Currently the directory
includes adoption agencies, support groups, mental health
providers with experience in adoption, medical resources, and camps for children arranged alphabetically
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Our toll-free Warm Line number is: (877) 4ARCHNJ or (877) 427-2465
Questions can also be
e-mailed to our Warm Line at:
warmline@njarch.org or
lalineacalurosa@njarch.org.
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NJ ARCH will remain sensitive to families and children
who have special needs related
to adoption. Our resource directory, website, and library represents an
ever-growing
source of special needs resources. For a look at books in our lending
library focused onspecial needs, please click
here. To
see a list of articles available through NJ ARCH that
address special needs, please click
here. Many of the camps listed on our website have
a special needs focus. To browse our list of camps, click
here. |