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State groups are a terrific way to find more parents who live near you, to discuss USCIS woes, pediatrician advice, re-adoption issues, state law regarding adoption, form playgroups, etc.
On this forum, there are Sections for each state:
[url]http://forums.adoption.com/forumdisplay.php?f=606[/url]
On yahoo, there are State based yahoo groups for all 50 states + DC. Most of these groups have been around for a while, 12 were just recently started.
Alabama
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptAL/[/url]
Alaska
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptAK/[/url]
Arizona
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptAZ/[/url]
Arkansas
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptAR/[/url]
California
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptCA/[/url]
Colorado
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptCO/[/url]
Connecticut
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptCT/[/url]
Delaware
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptDE/[/url]
DC
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptDC/[/url]
Florida
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptFL[/url]
Georgia
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptGA/[/url]
Hawaii
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptHI/[/url]
Idaho
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptID/[/url]
Illinois
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptIL/[/url]
Indiana
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptIN/[/url]
Iowa
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptIA/[/url]
Kansas
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptKS/[/url]
Kentucky
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptKY/[/url]
Louisiana
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptLA/[/url]
Maine
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptME/[/url]
Maryland
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptMD/[/url]
Massachusetts
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptMA/[/url]
Michigan
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptMI/[/url]
Minnesota
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptMN/[/url]
Mississippi
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptMS/[/url]
Missouri
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptMO/[/url]
Montana
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptMT/[/url]
Nebraska
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptNE/[/url]
Nevada
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptNV/[/url]
New Hampshire
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptNH/[/url]
New Jersey
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptNJ/[/url]
New Mexico
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptNM/[/url]
New York
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptNY/[/url]
North Carolina
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptNC/[/url]
North Dakota
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptND/[/url]
Ohio
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptOH/[/url]
Oklahoma
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptOK/[/url]
Oregon
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptOR/[/url]
Pennsylvania
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptPA/[/url]
Rhode Island
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptRI/[/url]
South Carolina
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptSC/[/url]
South Dakota
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptSD/[/url]
Tennessee
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptTN/[/url]
Texas
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptTX/[/url]
Utah
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptUT/[/url]
Vermont
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptVT/[/url]
Virginia
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptVA/[/url]
Washington
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptWA/[/url]
West Virginia
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptWV/[/url]
Wisconsin
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptWI/[/url]
Wyoming
[url]http://groups.yahoo.com/group/InternationalAdoptWY/[/url]
Thanks, Karen, for the state-by-state links. People who have adopted or who may adopt from India may also be interested in ichild, the international InterNet-based support group for all interested in Indian adoption. ichild has regional groups as well. [url]www.ichild.org[/url]
Best wishes!
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