Children, from babies to teens, need families. You can help us find forever families for the 1,300 kids waiting to be adopted. In this section of the site you will find out how you can hlep.

There are several ways for you can donate to the AFABC, whether it's through individual donations, corporate sponsorship, volunteering, buying Ethical Bean Family Blend coffee, donating to the United Way, holding your own fundraiser, or being a part of one of our fundraisers, every person and piece helps.

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During the 30 year history of the Adoptive Families Association of BC, we’ve seen firsthand the evolution of adoption services in our province and the emergence of the biggest barrier to finding families for these children: public unawareness and misconceptions. Most people simply don’t know the number of children without families in BC and abroad. 

Where Are Your Donation Dollars Going?

Your support will help us in three program areas that we feel need the most attention:
 

The Adoption Education Program 

AFABC provides education and support services necessary to build strong adoptive families at all stages of adoption. From start to finish, our staff ensures the best education and resources are available through:

• Workshops
• Our 1-877-ADOPT-07 line
• One-on-one consultation with our regional coordinators

To find out more about our individual workshops, see the Support and Events section of our website.

Intercountry Adoption Support Program

Many families adopt children from abroad.  These families often contend with the challenge of bridging the cultural gap and creating mutual trust with children, who have often come from difficult situations.  Our intercountry support programs seek to create connections by:

• Providing education workshops
• Encouraging peer support networks for families
• Providing mentoring workshops to connect children with others of their heritage

To find out more about intercountry adoption, click here.

Finding Families for Older Children

The majority of children who are waiting for families are over the age of six.  Many will go through their lives without a family and will age out of the Ministry's care at 19. Your support will help us by:

• Raising the profile of older child adoption and special needs adoption
• Reducing the misconceptions of adopting an older child.

To find out more about older child adoption, click here

Learn how AFABC uses your valuable donations by downloading our

donor newsletter 2010

donor newsletter 2009

Check out AFABC's adoption ambassadors, including Catherine Pope, Senator Larry Campbell and Val Cole! 

Click here to see a list of our generous contributors, sponsors and supporters, who's help lets us continue our work in making a difference in children's lives.