Registration fee:  $18 Adoptive parent and lactation consultant Alyssa Schnell helps parents and prospective parents navigate the world of infant feeding. Adoptive parents are not limited to formula and bottles. And if neither formula nor breastfeeding quite fit, let us help you find other … [Read more...]

HMI: NJ provides programs for LGBTQIA + youth ages 13-21 in NJ.  We provide a safe and supportive environment to youth through individual counseling and groups focused on healthy relationships, sexual health, life skills, health & wellness, arts & culture transgender support and LGBTQ … [Read more...]

PFSA’s PA Child Abuse Prevention Symposium will feature nationally acclaimed speakers who are experts in child abuse prevention. Presentations will include a variety of topics that are relevant to professionals and organizations that provide programs to children, to include how to keep children … [Read more...]

A light lunch will be provided. This presentation focuses on the critical but limited role agencies have in the suicide prevention process with emphasis on the following: Empowering youth agency staff and volunteers through education and awareness Understanding suicide warning signs & … [Read more...]

The Training Institute is a full-day program designed to improve participants' capacity to identify and manage cross-border permanency planning and child welfare cases.The training will help participants develop key skills to solve the problems that will be the focus of the conference on the … [Read more...]

Although people of color have a long history of informal adoption within many of their communities,the national discussion of adoption often leaves out conversations about the experiences of adoptive families headed by people of color. This webinar will be an honest conversation about the strengths … [Read more...]

Effectiveness in Child Welfare:  Our Role in improving the Lives of Children and Families The Child Welfare Virtual Expo (Virtual Expo) is an annual, 1-day event sponsored by the Children’s Bureau and the Capacity Building Center for States. On Thursday, September 19, the Virtual Expo will bring … [Read more...]

FREE! Hear from adoptive families and adoption professionals and meet and mingle with other prospective parents while learning about the different ways to adopt. … [Read more...]

Creating Change 2020! Creating Change is a space that allows for expressing political differences, but we ask that this be done with respect for each other. This may be difficult at times, but our challenge is to stay open and not shut down or silence others. We choose to honor everyone’s dignity … [Read more...]