Roots Research Center is a non-profit voluntary NGO established in 1999 under the First Court Decision 357/99. Its board consists of five members, all adult adoptees, who are responible for the decisions made. The Centre aims at helping adult adoptees in the search for their roots and at promoting the concept of and adoption in Greece, as a means of social practice in the field of Child Protection. Roots Centre is organised as a research center making available databases for people who are searching for their roots. The relevant records are kept under the auspices of the Hellenic Data Protection Authority. The centre combines forces with expert consultants and scientists from various appropriate fields.

Adoption and fostercare is common practice and policy for Child Protection Agencies. It is by offering a real family life to children who have received limited or non-existent care and support by their own birth families.