Power the Adoptee Movement
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
VOICES, a BIPOC Adoptee CommunityPower healing for BIPOC adoptees during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. Join our movement.
$900
raised by 15 people
$3,500 goal
New update
📣 GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT! 📣
We’re only 6 DAYS away from Big Giving Day — September 25th! ✨
Here’s how YOU can join in the fun and fuel change for BIPOC adoptees:
✊ Sept 21–24 → Donate $25+ and be entered into our daily giveaway! Every $25 = one entry.
✊ Sept 25 (Big Giving Day!) → Donate $50+ for a chance at our special giveaway with bigger prizes and bigger impact.
✊ Donate every day of the campaign for even more chances to win — each day brings a new drawing + a new giveaway!
💌 A winner will be randomly selected daily and contacted using the email provided with your donation.
📦 We cover all shipping costs (U.S. only).
Important Note: Giveaways feature Portland-based gift cards, which can be used at local businesses.
Your gift powers storytelling, community care, and justice for BIPOC adoptees — and you might win something amazing in the process. All giveaway items are based
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🎁 Daily Giveaway Lineup:
📅 9/21 – Face Plant Gift Card ($50) - giveaway closed; winner notified
📅 9/22 – Tostado Coffee Roasters Sampler + Lardo Gift Card ($50) - giveaway closed; winner notified
📅 9/23 – Mikiko Mochi Donuts ($50) and Tin Shed ($50) - there will be two separate winners! - giveaway closed; winner notified
📅 9/24 – Face Plant Gift Card ($50) and Tin Shed ($50) - there will be two separate winners!
🔥 Big Giving Day (9/25):
🏀 Portland Blazers Tickets (vs. Phoenix Suns, two tickets, $100+ value)
🍽️ Sesame Collective Restaurant Gift Cards ($100+ value)
📚 BIPOC Adoptees Book Stack ($100+ value)
September: Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - The Time is NOW
This campaign - launched during Suicide Prevention Awareness Month - couldn't be more critical. While society focuses on suicide prevention in general populations, BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) adoptees remain invisible despite facing some of the highest risk factors.
The Perfect Storm of Trauma
BIPOC adoptees face “cumulative trauma”:
- Primal Wound: Early separation rewires the brain, disrupting attachment, trust, and belonging.
- Racial Identity Trauma: Raised without cultural mirrors or mentors, many feel like outsiders in both adoptive families and racial communities.
- Systemic Invisibility: Institutions dismiss adoptee trauma, pushing gratitude narratives instead of real care.
- Isolation: Often the only adoptee in their families or communities, they grow up without natural support systems.
Why Current Support Fails
Mental health systems ignore adoption-specific trauma, racial identity struggles, and the intersection of both—leaving BIPOC adoptees misdiagnosed, silenced, and unsupported.
Our Revolutionary Approach
We are the only national organization led by adoptees, for adoptees addressing both adoption and racial trauma. We offer:
- Lived Experience Leadership: Programs created by adoptees who live this reality.
- Intersectional Healing: Addressing adoption trauma and racial identity together.
- Global Community: Building chosen family across borders.
- Professional Training: Equipping providers with adoption-competent, culturally responsive care.
- Resources: Online tools and resources for BIPOC adoptees to connect worldwide.
Why Now
Adoptees are four times more likely to attempt suicide; BIPOC adoptees face even higher risks. During Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, we refuse to let this crisis remain invisible.
The Ripple Effect. Your support powers:
- Trauma-informed programming
- Provider training that transforms care nationwide
- Policy and research shifts that finally center adoptee voices
- A global community ending adoptee isolation
Join the Movement
This is not charity—it’s justice. Together, we can turn:
Isolation → Community
Trauma → Healing
Silence → Voice
Crisis → Resilience
Invisibility → Justice
The need is urgent. The solutions exist. The missing piece is funding. Power the Adoptee Movement—because BIPOC adoptees deserve to be seen, safe, and heard.