New Jersey Adoption Resource Clearing House

Yes We Adopt is proud to present the 3rd Annual Yes We Adopt: Black Voices Amplified Summit. This in-person Summit will be held on Saturday, November 11, 2023 from 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM EST at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ. The Yes We Adopt Summit was created to amplify diverse Black voices touched by adoption or foster care. As the African Proverb states “It takes a village to raise a child,” the intent of this virtual event is to assemble the “village” to share our stories and empower change in recognition of the Black adoption and foster care community.

Too often we see adoption stories in the news and media about non-Black families as saviors, sunshine, and rainbows, however, when Black stories are featured, they are negative stories or highlight the “ungrateful” adoptee. The Black Voices Amplified Summit is here to rewrite the narrative. Yes, we adopt with positive outcomes and hard truths!

Who should attend? In recognition of National Adoption Awareness Month (NAAM), the entire constellation including adoptees, foster alum, birth/first parents, kinship family, adoptive parents, foster parents, prospective adoptive/foster parents, as well as advocates and professionals in adoption and foster care.