We are proud to officially unveil our newly designed website . Not only is our whole design revamped, but our website is now mobile-friendly. When you enter the website on your phone, you now have an on-the-go resource available anytime and anywhere. We'd like to thank Lucy Davis of MarketNext Communications for all her help in designing a truly beautiful and valuable resource! Read on to discover just some of our additions and enhancements...

It is BPAR's mission to support and provide resources to all those touched by adoption. The team is continuously searching for and finding new ways to reach those who need us . In BPAR's new website, you'll find an entire Post Adoption Resources Center available at your fingertips, with adoption-related resources ranging from our in-house clinical services, BPAR's own post-adoption tools, books, movies, and other helpful links. As you browse the website, what you see is just the start of the many resources to come. The team is working hard to build out these resources as one of their immediate goals for a greater impact.

Do you have any resources that you've found helpful? Any books, media, websites, or people that you want us to know about? Let us know!

Visit our Resources Center Here

One goal in redesigning the website was to create pages especially for YOU. This means adoptive or foster parents and their children , adult adoptees , teen adoptees and birth parents. BPAR understands that your needs vary depending on who you are, and hope these specific pages cater to those needs as appropriate.

You'll also notice a resource page especially for professionals working with post adoption. In an effort to build our network between professionals, we are providing a place where professionals can find helpful information regarding post adoption.

Lisa is our newest clinician at BPAR. As an adoptee, she understands the importance of this work and brings a wealth of knowledge in narrative therapy. As the demand for services continues to increase, we are pleased to welcome Lisa to the BPAR team and continue offering the important services to those who are touched by adoption.

Read more about Lisa

Michelle joined the BPAR team as our newest intern for the semester. Michelle is working towards her masters in Applied Developmental and Educational Psychology at Boston College and she is helping BPAR with research and analysis to improve funding, grant writing and resources, as well as improving the services that we provide. Michelle is from Korea and brings with her a passion in the field of post-adoption after   working as a translator for Korean adoptees who were either searching or reuniting with their birth parents.

Read more about Michelle

This summer Boston Post Adoption Resources is happy to host two unique summer workshop programs: "Creating Roots" and "My Story My Way." Potential participants with a strong interest in visual arts and narrative story telling are strongly encouraged to enroll.

Click here to read more about the workshops. 

Visit our newly designed events calendar to view our current group offerings here.

Our clinical intern, Caitlin, has started her 23andMe journey as an international adult adoptee. She has been gracious enough to allow us to join her on this journey through written words and artistic processes. Follow along by reading through her continuing blog series.

With the ever-growing popularity of 23andMe and ancestry .com, BPAR is developing supports and resources for those who are finding relatives through these products, as well as those who are being contacted by relatives they did not know about. We feel it is important to serve this specific need as it becomes more and more prevalent.

We are pleased to announce that our book. Adoption Is a Lifelong Journey, as been selected as a noteworthy adoption book published in 2017!

Our book is also being sold globally as an e-book and in print to libraries. We are thrilled to see our resource reaching many areas of the world!

Check out our book!

Adoption Journeys is an incredible resource. This organization offers a myriad of supports and resources, and time and again we are impressed by their dedication and responsiveness. Adoption Journeys offers support groups, in-home support, respite care, and school advocacy - just to name a few. Check out Adoption Journeys here.

BPAR relies on donations to fund efforts like our free initial phone consultation, growing our Resource Center, printing our book, and writing newsletters like this one.