As always a big thank you to Susan for creating her website and keeping it up to date with information for parents who are considering adopting, have adopted – the greatest joy is keeping our children connected and she has a link on her website for local groups through-out the USA:

US Regional Groups for families with children from Kazakhstan:
http://kazakhadoptivefamilies.com/groups.html

Since August of 2001, this group of CA families has shared info and was able to plan outings – it currently has 154 members.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adopt_Kazakhstan_CA/

Fifty-six families from Southern CA are in this group and welcome anyone who has completed the adoption process and live in or near Southern California:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KazakhstanEvents_Socal/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coloradokazakhfamilies/ - if you live in Colorado and would like to connect with other families and plan events – this is the group for you!

Florida also has a state group for families interested in planning and getting together:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/coloradokazakhfamilies/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASKK/
ASKK, Atlanta Southsiders with Kazakh Kids, is composed of Atlanta area Southsiders with children adopted from Kazakhstan.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hawaii_Kazakhstan_Group/
Families in Hawaii, interested in planning and participating in outings for our children adopted from Kazakhstan

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chicagoland_Kaz_Adoptions/
This group is for families in the Chicagoland/Milwaukee area considering, in the process, or already completed Kazakhstan adoption. This is an ideal forum for parents in the city of Chicago and its surrounding areas to offer one another local insight and support. It's also a great way to celebrate the Kazakh culture and our children at local events.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kids_From_Kazakhstan_Maryland/
This group is for parents who have adopted kids from Kazakhstan and live in Maryland and Northern Virginia. It is a way to get to know each other, share stories and get together.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ma_ri_kazfamilies/
KAFN - The Kazakhstan Adoptive Families Network of Massachusetts and Rhode Island - is a place to connect for adoptive and pre-adoptive families of children from Kazakhstan who live in the MA and RI area. We are open to families from all of New England.
We have regular gatherings in various locations in MA and RI; all group members and their families are welcome.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mikazkids/
The group gets together informally a few times each year, at a variety of locations throughout Metropolitan Detroit and surrounding counties in Michigan. This yahoo group provides information on upcoming activities and easy communication among the families.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MidwestKazakhstanGroup/
Families in the Midwest States interested in planning and participating in outings for our children adopted from Kazakhstan.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TnKyKazGroup/
This group is for families in Tennessee or Kentucky who have adopted children from Kazakhstan.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kazakh-Texans/
The purpose of this group is to serve as a resource for Texas families who have adopted a child from Kazakhstan, and those waiting for their child to come home.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kazkidsva/
The purpose of this group is to offer friendship and support to those who have adopted children from Kazakhstan and live in the Virginia Area.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KazKids_NOVA/
The purpose of this group is to provide support for parents (and parents to be) of children adopted from Kazakhstan who reside in the Northern Virginia and DC Metro Area.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Kazakhstan-WashingtonDC_Adoption/
This is a group for those who have adopted children from Kazakhstan (or who are considering adopting from Kazakhstan) who reside in the Washington, DC area.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleKaz/
Group of families who have adopted kids from Kazakhstan living in the Pacific Northwest

Some additional sources that may not be Kazakhstan related – but close to your area to get your children connected to other families:

From Adoption.com – a list of camps in various states:
http://camps.adoption.com/

You can search by state or country on Adoptive Families Magazine’s site:
http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/calendar.php?cal=post

From Lutheran Social Services (CT and MA):
http://www.adoptlss.org/special_events.html

Heritage Camps in Colorodo
http://www.heritagecamps.org/camps.html

Korean American Adoptive Family Network
http://www.kaanet.com/korean_programs/camps/