[ChiHlava]

My family and I have recently moved from an incredibly pro-adoption and supportive community in Illinois to a community with great schools and a high percentage of diversity in Lawrenceville Georgia. We are a transracial family, my wife and I are white and our kids are both biological and adopted (African-American). We have 4 kids, ages 11, 9, 6 and 3 (2 adopted, 2 bio).

When I found out I was moving for my job from Illinois to Georgia, I focused on schools and diversity hoping to find a community with some adoptive families.

We want to connect with other adoptive transracial families. In Illinois, my wife had a playgroup of adoptive families but with older kids a playgroup is not practical.

• Anyone know of organizations in Atlanta that would help create connections with other families formed though adoption?
  
• Anyone in L'ville area that feels like we do and would like to get together for social activities so that our kids know that there are other families nearby like ours(adoptive families)?
  
• Any other ideas for building a community of adoptive families?

Thanks for reading and for your input.

[sugarandspice697]

There is one website that has a fairly large support group for adoptive parents. Georgia Center for Resources and Support, Adoption and Foster Care - Community Resources

I would also suggest you start a meetup group if this group doesn't meet your needs.

[becky]

I live in Forsyth County...right next door. I have both biological and adopted children (my 7 year old was born in Guatemala). We are in the process of finishing our homestudy and will hopefully be adopting an African American infant in the coming months.

If you find any such group I would love to know about it.

There is a very large Guatemalan support group in the area, just not sure about 'adoption' in general....