Ideas to help you find your birth family/baby

There are many things adoptive couples can do make their adoption happen. The next few posts will be geared towards ideas in helping to make your adoption happen. Please feel free to contribute in the comments for more ideas. These posts are designed to give adoptive couples specific suggestions and to assist in their adoption promotion efforts.

Before you begin remember to…
• Have a plan
• Pace yourself
• Pray for inspiration
• Use your talents and creativity

Idea: Create a list.

One of the ways to multiply your placement opportunities by letting family, friends, religious, and professional acquaintances know your desire to adopt and how they can help you. This checklist may be helpful to identify those you can contact by letter, postcard, phone calls, or personal visit. (We will be posting communication ideas and techniques to your contact list soon).

Family
Parents
Siblings
Uncles and aunts
Cousins
Distant relatives
Personal
Close personal friends
Your close friends’ parents
Neighbors (past and present)
High school acquaintances
Customers/patients/clients
Fellow and/or former college
classmates or professors
Social or hobby groups
Religious
Bishop (and other bishops that you know)
Religious leaders from other faiths (priest, rabbi, pastor)
Other church leaders (stake presidents, Relief Society presidents, YM/YW leaders,
Institute director, etc.)
Ward members
Professional
Employers and Employees (current and former)
Co-workers
Clients, customers, buyers, Suppliers, sales representatives
Doctors (OB, family practitioner, specialists)
Dentists
Attorneys
Accountant
Banker
Insurance agent
Realtor
Librarian
Hairdresser/barber

Information obtained from "Someone's missing booklet".