WHY JOIN PARENT FINDERS OTTAWA?
Membership has its privileges!

Please Note: Parent Finders Ottawa is staffed by unpaid volunteers. - We receive no funding from the Government - Fees are used for operating costs only.

• The annual membership and renewal fee is $45.00 Canadian which includes a subscription to the PF Ottawa Newsletter.
• A copy of our 140 page Search Manual is available for $20.00 (a $15.00 value plus $5.00 postage).
• International membership fees are $75.00 Canadian.

1. We enter all your birth information in our database of 12,000 records to check for possible matches with birth relatives;
2. We circulate the birth information (not your current name or address) to private searchers and other search and support groups across Canada;
3. We provide you with a Newsletter every FOUR months;
4. We provide you with free use of our mailing address - should you wish to place an advertisement in the newspaper and assist you in composing the ad;
5. We provide you with free use of our mailing address - should you wish to place a newspaper advertisement - and assist you in composing the ad;
6. We provide safekeeping for your adoption related documents in case you lose your copies;
7. We give you access to people who are experienced in adoption searches and reunions thereby providing much needed peer support;
8. We run REGULAR information meetings where you can bring your questions and make connections; see Public Meetings
9. We keep you updated on your existing adoption rights and on upcoming adoption legislation reform;

PARENT FINDERS DOES NOT DO SEARCHESES. A volunteer "search buddy" will support you during your search, provide advice on how to make first contact with a birth relative, help you prepare for a reunion and offer peer support for as long as you need us. Special arrangements will be made for international members who cannot do their own Canadian search or research.

How to Join PF Ottawa?
Please download the following application form and mail in to the address listed below along with your membership fee.

1. PF Ottawa two page application form - for all applicants

2. General search checklist

Instructions: Complete both pages of the application and sign. Include copies of all adoption related documents that you have received such as your Adoption Order, and non-identifying background information if you have them.

Return by regular mail with the membership fee payable to:
 

                                                                        Parent Finders Ottawa
                                                                        P.O. Box 21025
                                                                        Ottawa South Postal Outlet
                                                                        Ottawa, ON  K1S 5N1
 

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