Conference Canceled.  Visit website for more information. Growing Together in Adoption The "Let's Talk Adoption" conference is a dynamic and educational event coordinated entirely by CPFA volunteers in conjunction with the Rutgers School of Social Work and the New Jersey Interagency Adoption … [Read more...]

Hear from adopted adults about their adoption journey including the role their first/birth parents/families have had in their lives and understanding of their own identity. Too often in the child welfare field, the adoptee perspective is subordinated to that of the adoptive parent. Pact believes … [Read more...]

Hear from adopted adults about their adoption journey including the role their first/birth parents/families have had in their lives and understanding of their own identity. Too often in the adoption field, the adoptee perspective is subordinated to that of the adoptive parent. Pact believes that … [Read more...]

Transracial adoption for parents of color is becoming more common in the adoption community. In contrast to white adoptive parents, people of color understand first-hand what it means to be racially marginalized and have experienced racism first hand, but when parenting transracially they are not … [Read more...]

This workshop provides lived experience from educated, experienced adoptive parents that will include tips that we wished our younger selves had known and understood earlier. You will receive practical guidance on how to create a plan for parenting that includes managing the unknowns. We will cover … [Read more...]

Nationwide, the adoption discussion is too often missing the perspective of first/birth parent voices and instead dominated by the voices of adoptive parents. This bias masks the fact that every adoptee has two sets of parents, birth and adoptive.  When first/birth voices are missing, the message is … [Read more...]

An unspoken truth about adoption industry is the privileges that are extended or denied based on class.  For many families of color who built their families through adoption or the foster care system there are class dynamics at play. This seldom discussed reality is a vital conversation to building … [Read more...]

Traumatic Loss Coalition for Youth  Presents 16th Annual Suicide Prevention Conference Topic:  #Social Media & Suicide Cost of Conference: $95.00   … [Read more...]

Join us on Wednesday, November 20th, at 2:00 PM EST for a webinar on the challenges and disparities children and youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN) face in accessing supports and services. This webinar will present findings from a recently published brief by Child Trends with support from … [Read more...]

Hear from adopted adults about their adoption journey including the role their first/birth parents/families have had in their lives and understanding of their own identity.  Too often in the adoption field, the adoptee perspective is subordinated to that of the adoptive parent. Pact believes that … [Read more...]