Each Adoptee Lounge session includes up to five mentees per age group

An AMS mentor begins each session with guided group introductions. Each participant is invited to share by answering three questions: Who are you? How are you? What brought you here today? From there, the mentor facilitates an open and supportive conversation shaped by the themes that naturally arise during the introductions.

Yes! You can learn more about our scholarship fund here.

Also, thanks to supportive partnerships with Coordinated Care and the State of Oregon, we are currently offering FREE MENTORSHIP for:

• youth ages 12–18 who were adopted from foster care in Washington State.

AND/OR

• any adoptee—of any age—who was born in or currently lives in Oregon.

Great question. You can view a full Adoptive Parent FAQ here and you can watch an info session specifically for adoptive parents HERE.

We ask that youth have their mentorship sessions in a private space, without parents present. This isn’t about excluding you—it’s about creating a safe, judgment-free environment where your child can speak openly.

Adoptees sometimes hold back their questions or feelings about adoption out of concern for how their parents might react, or because they don’t yet have the language to express themselves. Meeting privately with a mentor—who is also an adoptee—gives them the freedom to explore their identity, practice sharing their story, and gain confidence.

Your support in providing this space communicates something powerful: that you recognize adoption is a unique part of who they are, and that you trust them to benefit from connecting with someone who shares that lived experience.

Yes! You can schedule a complimentary call with amanda, the Chief Operating Officer, by clicking here.