Forget Me Not Family Society

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* Federally Registered Charity Number 88908-4869-RR0001.

is a provincially registered, non-profit society and a federally registered charity (88908-4869-RR0001). Tax receipts are issued for donations to our Society.

What We Offer

Experience shows that at various times in life, the issues and concerns of adoption need to be addressed. We provide our members with opportunities to gain further understanding of adoption issues through:

Conducting a monthly support group in New Westminster, BC, Canada
Internet "chat" support group (every 4th Wednesday of the month, from 8-9pm Pacific time.)
Individual peer support
Resource library
Referrals to professionals and other service groups
Speakers Bureau to educate groups on post-adoption issues
Quarterly Newsletter

Our Mandate

To encourage and develop a recognition of the benefits of family preservation and openness in adoption practice.
To establish and operate a Post Adoption Resource Centre providing education, consultation, counseling and support to those touched by adoption: adoptees, birthparents, adoptive parents, and concerned professionals.
To provide community education programs, panel presentations and workshops on post adoption issues for any members of the community who wish to learn more about adoption and reunion issues.

Open Records in Ontario

On May 14, 2008 the Ontario legislature voted to open adoption records in that province. The new law will allow adopted adults (18 years and older) to receive copies of their original birth registration forms. Birth parents of adoptees aged 19 and older may apply for information from both the original and amended birth registrations forms. Both adult adoptees and birth parents may file a no contact notice and a disclosure veto.