During the 22 years that the Adoptive Parents Association of British Columbia (APABC) has existed, the organization has evolved from a small adoption support group, to an incorporated, government-funded service provider that benefits adoptive families and would-be adopters throughout the province. Below Karen Madeiros, APABC's executive director, explains how the group started and what services it now offers. To contact the APABC, call 604-588-7300, send a fax to 604-588-1388, or send an e-mail to: apabcinfo@bcadoption.com.
Twenty-two years ago, a group of adoption pioneers sat around a kitchen table and formed the first adoption support group of its kind in British Columbia. Helen Mark, who still works at the Adoptive... [more]