This class offers the opportunity to hear from placed adoptive parents. We will explore how people’s lives/daily routines have changed in becoming parents through open adoption, the realities of parenting and how families have continued to lean on Adoptions from the Heart to support their adoption … [Read more...]

Birth parents who placed their children 5–18 years ago will share their adoption journeys, how they chose their adoptive families, their current relationships with their children and adoptive families, and why maintaining open relationships matters. Each panelist brings a unique and powerful … [Read more...]

This class will offer an overview on what the BP fund is, how it serves our community and ways that families can donate. We are hoping to include some stories from birthparents who can share how their lives were positively impacted by the AFTH Birthparent Support Fund. Additionally, we are hoping to … [Read more...]

Celebrating Beth Hall, Founding Executive Director of Pact, An Adoption Alliance – 35 Years of Impact! Followed by: Building Your Adoption Parenting Toolkit with Beth Hall, Pact Co-founder, Former Executive Director & current Development Director, Susan DG Leksander, LMFT, Pact Executive … [Read more...]

You are warmly invited to join us in honoring Beth Hall and her remarkable contributions spanning 35 years as one of the founders of Pact. Enjoy a celebratory evening featuring exceptional food and beverages in a historic Capitol Hill residence. This gathering offers an opportunity to share … [Read more...]

Free 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, … [Read more...]

In this free 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 … [Read more...]

Teens and tweens are experiencing massive changes in their brain and bodies. This creates pressure to manage a world that is complicated for both youth and parents. Challenging behaviors can manifest as defiance, aggression, withdrawal, or impulsivity; understanding the potential causes and … [Read more...]

These free 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. … [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 free and open to current Pact … [Read more...]