Virtual mentorship for adoptees — by adoptees.
The Adoptee Mentoring Society (AMS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit created by adoptees, for adoptees. We exist to validate, affirm, and center adopted people through compassionate, virtual, research-informed mentorship from those with lived adoptee experience.
The Adoptee Lounge is a virtual space where adoptees can connect and build community with one another. We offer dedicated groups for youth, young adults, and adults.
Adults (23 and up) - $10/session
Youth & Young Adults (13-22) - $35
1:1 Mentorship
One-on-one virtual mentorship offers adoptees (ages 13 and up) a space to explore their adoption story with a trained mentor.
Adoptees (ages 13 and up) - $60/session
In The Press…
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The Adoption Crisis No One Wants To Name
By Angela Tucker, CEO in The Psychotherapy Networker
Critiquing adoption already makes people uncomfortable; add suicide to the conversation, and many fall silent.
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Why Adoptees Need Community—and How Adoptive Parents Can Support Them
We've all heard, "It takes a village to raise a child." It is time that we adoptive parents put this into practice.
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Supporting Adoptees through Mentorship and Mutual Aid
AMS partnered with the University of Washington - Tacoma on a study about the value of providing affirming, supportive spaces to adopted people to process our experiences.