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Do You Have What it Takes to be an Adoption Search Angel?

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To Be Successful Volunteers, Adoption Search Angels Need Plenty of:
  • Time to give as your commitment means the world to the members of the triad whom ask for your help.
  • Genuine compassion for the people involved.
  • Willingness to help.
Adoption Search Angel Tools:
  • online search tools
  • public libraries
  • city directories
  • old phone books
  • old newspapers
Adoption Search Angels Have the Ability to:
  • Visit addresses they may find, such as city halls or schools, so that you may check yearbooks or other records.
  • Make local phone calls
  • Teach others how to search on his/her own.
Become an Adoption Search Angel:

Many Search Angels purchase databases, usually specific to their state of residence or areas around them. Some even own databases of entire countries.

If you think you have what it takes, submit your name to our list here at About Adoption! Become a Search Angel.

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