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...]

Miriam’s Heart hosts the Adoption & Foster Care 101 (formerly Coffee Fellowship) semi-annually for families interested in learning more about adoption and foster parenting We share our adoption and foster parenting experiences, speak about the priority of adoption for the church, and will have … [Read more...]

Join Spence-Chapin social workers for an exciting 2-hour workshop where adopted youth create masks to explore multiple facets of their identity. During this workshop, we will discuss our inner and outer selves, including how adoption influences both. Mask-making is a valuable tool to spark … [Read more...]

In this one-hour interactive webinar, participants will learn how to use teen-written stories to prepare young adults for the social and emotional challenges they will encounter as they transition to high school, college, and career. Learn about Youth Communication’s unique story-based approach … [Read more...]

Learn more about the adoption process in general and working with A Loving Choice Adoption Associates in particular at one of our complimentary information meetings. There is no fee to attend, but registration is required. Please call or visit our website to register. … [Read more...]