Author's Forum* I Would Meet You Anywhere Author: Susan Ito Finding and meeting her birth mother in her twenties was only the beginning of adoptee Susan Ito’s search for answers. In her memoir, she grapples with her own reproductive choices, the legacy of Japanese American incarceration during … [Read more...]

Monthly virtual support calls provide a safe space for adoptive parents of color to connect and share their experiences. This is a group intended to meet the needs of people of color who have built their families through domestic adoption, kinship adoption, international adoption, foster care, same … [Read more...]

These support groups provide safe space where LGBTQ+ adoptive and foster parents of children of color can find community and talk about their parenting joys and challenges, intersections with our own queer identities and helpful strategies. This call is open to current Pact members only. If you … [Read more...]

Join Pact’s Executive Director and fellow adoptive parent, Beth Hall, to find community and talk about parenting adopted and foster teens and young adults of color, including challenges, helpful strategies and how to support yourself and your loved ones. This call is open to current Pact members … [Read more...]

Digging Deeper - Viewing & Live Discussion* This webinar is for white adoptive parents ready to interrogate their own racism, talk about race with their children, and do something about racism now. No matter what your child’s race, learn how to talk with them about all “-isms,” including our … [Read more...]

Monthly  virtual support calls provide a safe space for BIPOC adoptive, foster and kinship parents of BIPOC teens and young adults. Join Raquel Vivanco, Director of the Adoptive Parents of Color Collaborative (APCC) and fellow adoptive parent, to find community and talk about parenting adopted and … [Read more...]

Join Pact’s Executive Director and fellow adoptive parent, Beth Hall, to find community and talk about transracial adoption, race and identity issues that may be coming up for you or members of your family. The focus for these calls is transracial adoption. These calls are open only to current … [Read more...]

This is a free event open to adults of color who were adopted or are former foster youth. Space will be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around international adoption, foster care, transracial/interracial adoption, search and reunion, birth/first family and other topics of … [Read more...]

FREE! Seeking emotional support and community ahead of Mother's Day? Join us for a free support group session. We recognize that Mother's Day can be a challenging day for those who are navigating fertility struggles or grieving loss: we see you, we honor you, and we're here for you. If … [Read more...]

FREE! Blended Families: Adopting new identities Some children are born from their parents’ hearts, and the adoptive family’s race or ethnic background may be different from their child’s. In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Standing in Solidarity discusses … [Read more...]