Do you want to be at the forefront of increasing youth engagement, especially related to permanency efforts? Join this webinar to learn about the Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency (QIC-EY) and how your state, county, tribal nation, or territory can partner with the … [Read more...]

Fee: $20 Join Child Therapist Susan Stutzman, LCPC, RPT-S, as she helps adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents understand the physical and developmental impacts of pre-natal substance exposure on children. She’ll offer practical intervention ideas and strategies that parents can use to … [Read more...]

Considering adopting? Want to learn about adoption programs at Spence-Chapin? Join Spence-Chapin staff to learn about the current landscape of international and domestic adoption and the needs of the children waiting for adoptive families. We’ll discuss the scope of all Spence-Chapin adoption … [Read more...]

Join us to learn about our Colombia Adoption Program. Our Colombia Adoption Program is open to singles, married couples, unmarried couples, and welcomes LGBTQ+ parents. In this webinar, we will detail the pathways to adopt from Colombia, including pathways available to individuals without Colombian … [Read more...]

Considering adopting? Want to learn about adoption programs at Spence-Chapin? Join Spence-Chapin staff to learn about the current landscape of international and domestic adoption and the needs of the children waiting for adoptive families. We’ll discuss the scope of all Spence-Chapin adoption … [Read more...]

Our next Voices of Adoption (VOA) will be January 6 from 6-8pm EST via Zoom! Voices of Adoption is a space created by Adoptees for Adoptees! This month, we hold space for adoptees post-holiday season. Adoptees 18+, born internationally and domestically are invited to share in this open space to … [Read more...]

Adoption researchers need to study and respond to adoption trends in order to best help serve children and families. With this in mind, graduate students and recent Ph.D.'s with a strong interest in a career involving adoption research are invited to participate in the 2022 Rudd Summer Adoption … [Read more...]

The 3 financial resilience workshops Brookdale Community College [Diversity and Inclusion/Community College Opportunity Grant] hosted in November. [Saving money, credit, investing]. If you know of groups meeting, I’d be happy to visit and discuss financial aid available and assistance to attend … [Read more...]

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Cost: $25 In this webinar, participants will learn strategies for responding to relatives/friends who say problematic things about adoption and related subjects. Suggestions will also be provided on how to prepare your family/children for large family gatherings around the holidays and explore … [Read more...]