Birth Parent Search Resources
Artwork by: Taylor
Where to start.
Explore different ways to help connect with biological relatives. Below are a list of resources that can help you get started. Learn the basics of DNA, find out which DNA test kit is best for you, join a province poster group, and learn about hiring a private searcher.
ABOUT DNA
DNA KITS
Take your time.
The decision to search is personal and should never feel forced. Take your time in making the best decision for you. If you choose to embark on this journey keep these few things in mind.
Have a strong support system. This can include friends, family, and even mental health professionals who can support you every step of the way. It’s crucial to have people in your corner who can be there to love and support you throughout this journey.
It’s ok to take a break or even stop your search. Searching can take a lot of you mentally, physically, emotionally, and financially. Know your limits and feel comfortable making the decision to pause or even stop. You can always start up again if that is what you choose.
It’s ok to put yourself first. Oftentimes adoptees feel like they have to cater to everyone else’s thoughts and feelings about searching before they are allowed to feel themselves. Remember searching is about you and your quest to find biological family members. Nothing more, nothing less.
We Support You.
Please know that we here at CCI support you. You are not alone. If you are an adoptee who is curious, in the process, or has already begun searching, reach out to us via the CCI BPSR Facebook adoptee only group.
Birth Search Coordinators. (2022-2023)
Birth Search Coordinator
Hi everyone, my name is Myah. I was adopted from ZhuZhou, Hunan at around 9 months old and grew up in San Francisco, California.
As a birth search coordinator, my goal is to educate the community on how to conduct a birth search and provide resources that can guide one’s search.
Contact Information: Instagram: myah_anne
Birth Search Illustrator
Hey everyone, my name is Taylor. I was adopted from Shaoyang, Hunan in 1997. I was raised in the midwest of the United States.
Art for me is a way to express what my words cannot. A healing part of my birth search was drawing what could have been.
Contact Information: Instagram: jedipanda22