Adoption Agency / Organization
| Name | Address | Telephone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adoption Agency |
Holt Children Services, Inc. (Holt) |
382-14, Hapjeong-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea |
02-6938-5550~7 Fax 02-6938-5559 |
holtkorea@hotmail.com |
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Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS) |
493 Changcheon-dong, Seodaemoon-gu, Seoul, Korea |
02-3142-5821 Fax 333-1588 |
postadoption@eastern.or.kr | |
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Social Welfare Society (SWS) |
718-35, Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea |
02-567-8891 Fax 567-2341 |
swspas@sws.or.kr | |
| Adoption Organi- zation |
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| Koroot |
53-56 Cheongwoon-dong, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Korea |
02-3210-2451 Fax 3210-2453 |
master@koroot.org | |
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International Korean Adoptee Service(InKas) |
#703, Bok-Chang building, 80, Sogongdong, Jungku, Seoul, Korea |
02-3148-0258 Fax 3148-0259 |
inkas21@yahoo.co.kr | |
| Nest Korea |
#308 Olympia building, 196 Jamsilbon-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea |
02-535-3217 Fax 2043-6378 |
nestkorea@hotmail.com | |
| Adoption program Terminated (Post adoption services only) |
Korea Social Service, Inc. (KSS) |
533-3, Ssangmun-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul, Korea |
02-908-9191 Fax 908-3344 |
kssinc@kssinc.org |
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Seoul Adventist Hospital Orphanage (Sahmyook Medical Center) |
29-1, Hwigyeong 2(i)-dong, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea |
02-2210-3634 Fax 2210-3332 |
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Pearl S. Buck Foundation Korea |
4th Fl., Jungwook Building, 675 Simgokbon-dong, Sosa-gu, Bucheon, Kyeonggido, Korea |
032-207-7179 Fax 203-7179 |
psbfk@paran.com | |
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Busan Missing Children's Home (Namkwang Social Service Inc.) |
san-151, Nopo-dong, Geumjeong-gu, Busan, Korea |
051-508-1997 |
Adoptee / Adoptive Family
| Name | Location | website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adoptee Organizations |
International Korean Adoptee Associations Network (IKAA) |
International | http://ikaa.org/ko |
| AK Connection | Minnesota (US) | http://www.akconnection.com | |
| Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (AAAW) | Seattle(US) | http://aaawashington.org/wpress | |
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Association of Korean ADoptees San Francisco (AKASF) |
San Francisco(US) | http://www.akasf.com | |
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Association of Korean Adoptees Southern California (AKASoCal) |
Southern California(US) | http://aka-socal.org | |
| Boston Korean Adoptees (BKA) | Boston (US) | http://www.bkadoptee.org | |
| Korean Adoptees of Hawaii (KAHI) | Hawaii(US) | http://www.kahawaii.org | |
| Paper Lantern | Chicago(US) | http://www.paperlantern.org | |
| Texas Asian Adult Adoptee Group | Texas(US) | http://www.karynatwork.com/taaag/default.htm | |
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Adopted Koreans' Association (AKF Sweden) |
Sweden | http://akf.nu | |
| Triple ABC | Canada | http://www.aaabritishcolumbia.ca | |
| Korean Canadian Children's Association | Canada | http://www.kccato.com | |
| Arierang | Netherlands | http://www.arierang.nl/s2 | |
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Forum for Korean Adoptees (FKA Norway) |
Norway | http://www.fkanorway.org/fkanorway | |
| Dongari | Switzerland | http://www.dongari.ch/index.html | |
| Kimchi | Switzerland | http://www.kimchi.ch | |
| Korea Klubben | Denmark | http://www.koreaklubben.org | |
| Mugunghwa | Luxembourg | http://mugunghwa-luxembourg.chillnow.com | |
| Racines Coreennes | France | http://www.racinescoreennes.org | |
| Global Overseas Adoptees' Link (G.O.A'L) | Korea | http://goal.or.kr | |
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Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Community of Korea (TRACK) |
Korea | http://justicespeaking.wordpress.com | |
| Adoptee Solidarity Korea (ASK) | Korea | http://www.adopteesolidarity.org | |
| Adoptive Family Organizations |
Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) |
USA | http://www.kaanet.com |
| Korean Identity Development Society (KIDS) | USA | http://emailkids.wordpress.com | |
| Mission to Promote Adoption in Korea(MPAK) | Korea | http://www.mpak.org |
Organizations supporting post adoption services for Overseas Korean Adoptees in Korea
- 1. G.O.A.'L (Global Overseas Adoptee's Link)
- G.O.A.'L was established in March, 1998 in Seoul by European and U.S Korean adoptees in collaboration as a non-profit, nongovernmental organization. G.O.A.'L plays an important role to assist returning adoptees as the number of return is increasing and claim their right to know about their birth. G.O.A.'L's focus is to inform Korean society and government about the existence of overseas adopted Koreans by being positive link between adoptees and Korean society. One of main works is to provide postreunion service with appropriate translation and interpretation services. G.O.A.'L also supports adoptees who are looking for birthfamilies with Birth Family Search Directory and utilize media (YTN and KBS) and magazine (Guide Post). It is important for G.O.A.'L to raise awareness regarding issues of Korean adoption and break down the walls of prejudice and misunderstanding and make adoptee's voice heard through seminars and publishing related adoption information.
- 2. International Korean Adoptee Service (InKAS)
- InKAS was established in 1999 and mission and goal of InKAS is to support over 220,000 adoptees and adoptive families from 14 different countries worldwide in post adoption service. It's a global organization that serve adoptive community and link Korean society and overseas Korean adoptees.
- 3. KoRoot
- KoRoot provides lodging, educational and cultural projects for returnee adoptees and promote awareness in Korean society. Contribution of volunteers as well as members of KoRoot made it possible to help adoptees see proper view and insight into the birthplace and provide best arrangement possible during their stay in Korea.
- 4. Nest Foundation (Doongji=Nest)
- Doongji=Nest is an non-profit organization, established to support overseas Korean adoptees who visit their mother country. Doongji=Next means a nest in Korean and this explains the purpose of the organization. Doongji provides warm nesst with love to those who visit Korea. They provide free pick-up from the airport, help to find a nice home stay, support in birth family search, and introduce Korean culture.
