Find a Parent Group

You are not alone! Find more caregivers with shared experiences and get peer-to-peer help.

Parent groups allow you to connect with other families with similar stories, get and give advice, and feel supported through every step of your family’s journey.

Families Rising maintains a database with many adoption-related support groups from across the US and Canada.

Please note that some groups serve a region or even state while others serve a smaller community.

Want to add a parent group that is not in the database below — or make a correction? Please use this form and we will make the change.

To search by location, please type the state, province, or territory name in the search box below (just above the letters of the alphabet).

Adoption Support for Kentucky

https://socialwork.uky.edu/centers-labs/training-resource-center/adoption-support-for-kentucky/

Notes

Adoption Support for Kentucky (ASK) is an award-winning program that utilizes innovative training modalities and inclusive support group practices to meet the needs of foster, adoptive, relative, and fictive-kin caregivers throughout the Commonwealth.

ASK works to strengthen families by reducing caregiver stress and increasing parental competence through trainings and support groups from seasoned facilitators and trainers who have lived experiences with foster and adoptive care.