Giving Back

Since being established in 1998, G.O.A.’L has united adoptees from all over the world and offers those returning to Korea a large number of services to aid in their transition into Korean life. In addition to offering birth family search and post reunion services, G.O.A.’L also provides help with obtaining a Korean visa or dual citizenship, language scholarships, community workshops, mental health support, multilingual translation services, DNA testing and an annual First Trip Home – a sponsored trip designed to help adoptees who have never returned to Korea reunite with their birth families and experience Korean culture. G.O.A.’L’s volunteers also help to raise awareness to the general public about adoption issues and they are constantly developing new events and outreach programs to help the community – like their SPARK program, aimed at helping lesser known orphanages outside of major cities.