Locations Where MARE Book Can Be Found
Other Locations Where MARE Book Can Be Found
Below is a list of other places where MARE books can be found, including support groups, adoption advocates and churches. Most are within the state of Michigan; a few can be found in other states. If your state adoption exchange doesn't carry the MARE book, please have them contact our office at (517) 783-6273 to order a free subscription.
Updated: February 1, 2005
In Michigan (by county):
Allegan
Allegan Community Mental Health
3285 122nd Ave.
Allegan, MI 49010
(616) 673-6617
Support Group
48th Circuit Court - Family Division
2243 33rd St.
Allegan, MI 49010
Court Staff
P.A.C.E.
229 Sun Meadow Court
Holland, MI 49424
(616) 393-5957
Support Group
Berrien
Adopt America Network-MI
699 Riverview Dr.
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
(616) 925-0401
Adoption Advocate
Rev. Eddie Wright
823 Polfuf
Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Church
Calhoun
Fost/Adopt Family Resource & Support
Ctr
1321 W Michigan Ave.
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(616) 660-0448
Support Group
Youth Guidance Foster Care
360 Capitol Ave., NE
Battle Creek, MI 49017
(616) 968-2751
Adoption Advocate
Cass
Cass Co. Foster Parent Association
26091 Redfield Rd.
Edwardsburg, MI 49112
(616) 663-2030
Support Group
Charlevoix
Charlevoix Adoption Support Group
2717 Marion Center Rd.
Charlevoix, MI 49720
Support Group
Eaton
Eaton Co Foster/Adopt Parent Assoc.
23225 22 1/2 Mile Rd.
Olivet, MI 49076
(616) 749-9670
Support Group
Genesee
Families for Children Support Group
1640 Dupont
Flint, MI 48504
Support Group
Mott Childrens Health Center
806 Tuuri Place
Flint, MI 48503
(810) 767-5750, ext.5245
Rev. Kevin Novess
3519 W. Mount Morris Rd.
Mt. Morris, MI 48458-8243
(313) 232-5391
Church
Victory Baptist Church
11141 Farran Rd.
Montrose, MI 48457
(313) 230-2452
Church
Grand Traverse
Adopt America Network-MI
4784 Bartlett Rd.
Williamsburg, MI 49690
(616) 938-1730
Exchange
Huron
Huron Behavioral Health
1108 S. VanDyke
Bad Axe, MI 48413
(517) 269-2369
Kalamazoo
Adopt America Network-MI
80 Brookview St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49048-6012
Support Group
Mt. Zion Baptist Church
120 Roberson
Kalamazoo, MI 49007
Church
Kent
Grand Rapids Press
2537 Boston St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
(616) 949-5113
Adoption Advocate
Kent County Courthouse
180 Ottawa NW Ste. 3500
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Court staff
Right to Life of Michigan
2340 Porter St. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49509
Adoption Advocate
Mackinac
Lambert Center (Manistique)
225 Wasah Dr.
Saint Ignace, MI 49781
(906) 643-8689
Macomb
Adopt America Network-MI
1216 Woodbridge Dr.
St. Clair Shores, MI 48080
Adoption Advocate
Michigan Assoc. of Single Adoptive Parents
7412 Coolidge
Center Line, MI 48015
Support Group
Midland
Mid Michigan Adopt & FP Support Grp
1204 Wildwood St.
Midland, MI 48642
(517) 835-5163
Support Group
Oakland
Divine Destinee
Wayne County Sheriff Dept.
15960 Harden Circle
Southfield, MI 48075
Adoption Advocate
Highland Park Baptist Church
28600 Lasher
Southfield, MI 48034
Church
Law Offices of Julie Gilfix
26211 Central Park Blvd., Ste. 211
Southfield, MI 48076
(248) 355-4060
Adoption Advocate
Michigan's Big Family
21 Gabrielle Dr.
Rochester Hills, MI 48307
(248) 652-1928
Oakland Foster Parent Group
5500 Groveland
Holly, MI 48442
Support Group
Searching for Families - Fighting for Children
15160 W. Eight Mile Rd.
Oak Park, MI 48237
(248) 968-2625
Adoption Advocate
Ogemaw
MSU Extension
205 S Eighth St.
West Branch, MI 48661
Ontonagon
Adopt America Network-UP Area
107 Victoria
Rockland, MI 49960
(906) 886-2985
Exchange
Osceola
Osceola Co. Juvenile Court
410 W. Upton
Reed City, MI 49677
Court Staff
Ottawa
Foster Review Board
16 Madison St
Coopersville, MI 49404-1227
Adoption Advocate
Saginaw
ADOPT
6939 Shields Ct.
Saginaw, MI 48609
(517) 781-2089
Support Group
Shiawassee
Bible Baptist Church
119 Hoyt St.
Owosso, MI 48867
(517) 725-6804
Church
St. Clair
Blue Water Foster/Adoptive Parent Assoc.
3425 Oxbow Dr.
Fort Gratiot, MI 48059
Support Group
Tuscola
Foster Care Review Board
1077 E Sanilac
Caro, MI 48723
(517) 673-1329
Adoption Advocate
Washtenaw
LSSM
2500 Packard Ste. 111
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
Adoption Advocate
Wayne
Adopt America Network-MI
20705 Kenosha
Harper Woods, MI 48225
(313) 640-4121
Adoption Advocate
Apostolic Church of God
4720 Burns
Detroit, MI 48214
Church
Deed of Mercy
4488 Roosevelt
Detroit, MI 48208
(313) 894-4943
Adoption Advocate
Families on the Move
18727 Avon
Detroit, MI 48219
(313) 532-0012
Support Group
Federation - Metro Office
18010 Muirland
Detroit, MI 48221
(313) 340-0608
Administrator
Michigan’s Big Family
9 Amherst Lane
Dearborn, MI 48120-1003
(313) 441-4402
Adoption Advocate
Wayne Center
7430 Second Ave.
Detroit, MI 48202
Administrator
Wayne Co. Foster Care Review Board
3034 W. Grand Blvd., Ste 400 8th floor
Detroit, MI 48226
(313) 456-0645
Administrator
Wayne Co. Juvenile Court
1025 E. Forest Ave. Rm 414
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 833-1895
Court Staff
Wayne Co. Juvenile Court
1025 E. Forest Ave. Rm 414
Detroit, MI 48207
(313) 833-1895
Court Staff
Wayne County Sheriff Dept.
3501 Hamtramck Dr.
Hamtramck, MI 48211
Adoption Advocate
Wayne Communtiy Living Services
35425 Michigan Ave., West
Metro Place Center
Wayne, MI 48184-1687
Adoption Advocate
Outside of Michigan (alphabetically by state)
Arkansas
Adopt America Network-AR
1314 N Boston Ave.
Russellville, AR 72801
(501) 967-9337
Adoption Advocate
California
Adopt America Network-CA
41 Gardenia LN
Chico, CA 95926
(916) 899-8991
Adoption Advocate
Institute for Black Parenting
1299 East Artesia Blvd., Ste. 200
Carson, CA 90746
Support Group
Illinois
Adopt America Network-IL
R.R. Box 131
Hennepin, IL 61327
(815) 882-2588
Adoption Advocate
Indiana
Adopt America Network-IN
5039 S 600 W
Jamestown, IN 46147
(765) 483-0829
Adoption Advocate
Kentucky
Adopt America Network-KY
423 Dorsey Way
Louisville, KY 40223
(502) 327-7436
Adoption Advocate
Massachusetts
MA Adoption Resource Exchange
45 Franklin St., 5th FL
Boston, MA 02110-1301
Exchange
Maryland
The Maddox Support Group
1103 Cannon Rd.
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 879-5762
Support Group
Minnesota
Adopt America Network-Parent Connections
2639 Town Rd. 403 W
International Falls, MN 56649
(218) 283-3929
Support Group
Mississippi
Harden House Adoption Service
201 Mueller Rd.
Fulton, MS 38843
(601) 862-7383
Adoption Advocate
New York
Adopt America Network-NY
1982 County Rd. #16
Beaver Dams, NY 14812-9713
(607) 535-7167
Support Group
Adopt America Network-NY
Rd. 2, Box 198
Walton, NY 13856
(607) 865-4107
Support Group
New Visions
901 Lehigh Ave.
Vestal, NY 13850
(315) 724-1471
Support Group
The CAP Book Inc.
595 Blossom Rd., Ste. 306
Rochester, NY 14610-1856
Exchange
Ohio
Adopt America Network-OH
1025 N. Reynolds
Toledo, OH 43615-4735
(419) 534-3350
Exchange
Pennsylvania
Adopt America Network-PA
1020 Mainsville Rd.
Shippensburg, PA 17257
(717) 532-2560
Adoption Advocate
Adoption Consultant
7826 Bayard St.
Philadelphia, PA 19150
Adoption Advocate
Tennessee
Brentwood Library
8109 Concord Rd.
Brentwood, TN 37027
(615) 371-0090
Library
REACT Office
201 23rd Ave. North
Nashville, TN 37203
(800) 807-3228
Exchange
Texas
Adopting Children Together
4104 Lorraine Dr.
Arlington, TX 76017
(817) 4265-1382
Support Group
Virginia
Adoption Resource Exch - Single Parents
4116 Hunt Road
Fairfax, VA 22032
(301) 585-5836
Nat’l Adoption Information Clearinghouse
10530 Rosehaven St., Ste. 400
Fairfax, VA 22030
(301) 231-6512
Adoption Advocate
Wisconsin
Acres of Hope, Inc.
Rte 1 Box 97
Mason, WI 54856
(715) 765-4118
Adoption Advocate
Special Needs Adoption
1126 S. 70th St., Ste. N509A
Milwaukee, WI 53214-3161
Exchange
West Virginia
Adopt America Network-WV
Adamsville Rd. (Across from Vincents Meat Mkt)
Shinnston, WV 26431
(304) 592-2414
Adoption Advocate