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 Membership Application 
 New Membership  Renewal                                                         * Required Entries
Name and Contact Information:
Full Name: *
Full Name 2: (if joint app)
Organization Name:
(if organizational membership)
Address: *
Address 2:
City or Town: * State: Zip code: 
If not US:  
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Email Address: * Home Phone: 
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                                                Preferred Contact:   Telephone   Email

Relationship to Adoption (check all that apply): *
 Adoptive Parent  Birth or First Parent
 Foster Parent  Adoption Professional (position):
 Prospective Adoptive Parent  Other (explain):
 Adult Adoptee

 Adoptive Parents (select all that apply):
Type(s) of Adoptions:
 

Year(s) of Adoption:
 
  Domestic Adopt State(s):
   
Country(s) adopted from:
 

Country(s) adopted from if not listed:
 


Type of Membership Requested:
 Regular Member (adoptive parents)  Supporting Member (prospective adoptive parents, adult adoptees, birth or first parents, foster parents, professionals, organizations, institutions and all other individuals)

How did you learn about PEAR? (check all that apply)
 PEAR website  On-line Support Group Group Name: 
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 Ethics Conference  Other Source Other Explanation:
 NACAC Conference

I would consider volunteering for: (check all that apply)
 Internet Outreach Committee (editing, submitting materials, maintaining & promoting PEAR’s website, blogs, Newsletter, and chat group)

  Legislative & Governmental Proposals Committee (Current projects: Adoption Agency Licensing, Regulation and Oversight; Legislative Proposals on International Adoption Fees; and Supporting Access to Original Birth Certificates)
 Education Committee (Assisting in examination, creation or access to pre- and post-adoption health, education, bureaucratic and support information. Current projects: PEAR Observational Study on Post Adoption Services)  Advocacy Committee (advocating for adoptive parents on issues immediately affecting PAPs and APs. Current projects: Hague Accreditation & Hague Related Issues; Adoptive Parents’ Bill of Rights, Country Specific Statements and Calls to Action)
 Financial & Fundraising Committee (assisting in financial related matters)  Public Relations Committee (writing press releases, providing comments and feedback on adoption related issues, acting as a liaison with other adoption related groups)
 Membership Committee (welcoming new members, addressing member concerns, maintaining member database)  Other (describe) 

Do you have any special skills, abilities, or contacts that would be helpful to PEAR?
 

So that we may better understand the needs and experiences of our members, consider sharing your adoption story:
 

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I believe in the Mission Statement and goals of PEAR and agree to support the purposes for which PEAR was organized.

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PEAR Membership

Anyone worldwide, who shares in the common goal for which Parents for Ethical Adoption Reform (PEAR) was created, and actively participates in achieving the organization’s purposes, may become a member.

Benefits of Membership:
  • Access to the members-only discussion group
  • Access to the membership directory
  • Access to membership email news and announcements
  • Invitation to attend the annual meeting
  • Opportunity to join committees and play a more active role in PEAR’s work
  • Opportunity to nominate members for Board of Director and Officer positions
  • Ability to vote in Board of Director and Officer elections (Regular Members)
  • Ability to serve on the Board of Directors or as an Officer (Regular Members)
and most importantly, your membership dues support PEAR’s mission for meaningful adoption education and ethical adoption processes and practices.


Mission Statement

It is the mission of PEAR to provide a voice for prospective and adoptive parents. Our goal is to ensure that all families are provided:
  • the opportunity to make a wholly informed and educated decision to adopt;
  • a system that is transparent, ethical, economical, and respects the rights of families of origin, the laws of governments involved, the adoptive and prospective adoptive parents, and most importantly the children;
  • a choice of agencies that operate legally, ethically, responsibly and in the interest of the adults and children they serve;
  • access to support services and resources post adoption;
  • official representation before the bodies that govern and oversee adoption providers.

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