Over NCFA’s decades supporting adoption professionals, we have found that prospective adoptive parents typically enter the process with many common questions: How do I know if intercountry adoption, domestic adoption, or adoption through foster care is right for me? Where do I even begin in the … [Read more...]

It can be hard to come up with the words in the moment – what if I say the wrong thing? For many parents, knowing the importance of talking openly with their child about adoption is the easy part and knowing what to say and how to say it can be more challenging. Learn how to talk with your child … [Read more...]

Hear from Dr. Melissa Goldstein, a pediatrician specializing in international adoption, about common diagnoses and medical needs of children who are adopted internationally. Dr. Goldstein has spent over 15 years working with adoptive families, providing medical counseling during the home study … [Read more...]

Free! Please join me in a consultation group for BIPOC professionals that work within domestic infant adoption. As an adoptee and a social worker, working for Pact, an Adoption Alliance, delivering ethical adoption services is very important to me. As a Latina in a field often dominated by white … [Read more...]

Free! Anyone who is related by birth to a child placed in adoption or foster care is invited to attend. Group members 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 … [Read more...]

Join us for a webinar that will explain the DDD budget and the various services available for those who are eligible for DDD services. **This webinar is offered several times. Select the date and time that works best for you. Nov. 5, 2021  12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Nov. 12, 2021  12:00 PM - 1:00 … [Read more...]

Free! 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 race and transracial/interracial adoption. Registration closes June 8th.  This is a free event.  This … [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...]

Free! 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 interest to the group. Space is limited. This is a free event open to adults … [Read more...]