FREE! In honor of Womens History Month, we will hear from a panel of incredible women have made an impact in the adoption community. This is a great opportunity to hear our panel share their stories and how theyve made a difference in the community. This is a fundraising event and all donations … [Read more...]

Enjoy dumplings, snacks, refreshments and a Lion Dance performance!  And maybe help with the final assembly of our big snake! We will walk around the corner to march in the parade. Feel free to come for part of the time or for the entire parade. We have our new CAA banner AND this year we are … [Read more...]

In this support call first/birth parents will be able to connect, listen and share their experiences of adoption, both private and through the child welfare system. Space will also be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around open adoptions, closed adoptions, recent reunions, … [Read more...]

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 World War II, her mixed-race identity, and the true meaning of … [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...]

** Holt is sponsoring this webinar – to attend for FREE, enter coupon code: Holt24 We will delve into the social, political, and cultural factors that have shaped adoption policies, the role of international adoption, and the impact on families and children. This session offers a comprehensive … [Read more...]

Fee: $60.00 When people choose to build a multicultural family through adoption, they incur the responsibility of redesigning their entire family's cultural identity. To succeed, parents must explore what it means to be subject to heightened social scrutiny as a "conspicuous family", develop the … [Read more...]

To mark the 10th anniversary of Ohio’s Opening Day – a day 400,000 Ohio adoptees, by law, gained access to their original birth records – Adoption Network Cleveland is hosting a conference to continue the celebration and education. Together, adoptees; birth parents; adoptive, kinship and foster … [Read more...]

Institutionalization affects every child’s language and literacy development. Signs of delay can be obvious or obscure; show immediately or years later.  This presentation will review the latest literature regarding the language abilities of post-institutionalized children adopted at older ages. It … [Read more...]

Adoption involves mountains of paperwork, and it can be hard to know which documents are most important for the lifetime of the adoptee.  In this webinar, two Holt social workers with decades of experience will walk you through the documentation all international adoptees should have access to for … [Read more...]