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...]

In Praise of Late Wonder Author: Lee Herrick In his new collection In Praise of Late Wonder, California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick writes about his adoption from Korea in memoir-like prose poems. An exploration of self, origins, and family, this book is a knockout. Lee is the first Asian American … [Read more...]

Free, monthly virtual support calls provide a safe space for BIPOC adoptive, foster and kinship parents of BIPOC teens and young adults. Join Raquel Vivanco, Director of the Adoptive Parents of Color Collaborative (APCC) and fellow adoptive parent, to find community and talk about parenting adopted … [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 free calls are open only to … [Read more...]

Children and families impacted by child welfare will often navigate multiple systems of care. When these systems collaborate by sharing resources, expertise, and a unified vision, families benefit from stronger, more coordinated care. Effective cross-system partnerships can address the root causes … [Read more...]

https://njarch.org/event/43749/

Free! Birth Parent and Adoptee led support for all affected by adoption. Open to adoptees, birth parents and those who support them. Birth Parent and Adoptee led support for all affected by adoption. A safe space for adoptees and birth parents to step out of isolation & join others no … [Read more...]

The Yes We Adopt: Black Voices Amplified Summit is the first and only of its kind, centering the lived experiences of Black and Brown people across the adoption and foster care constellations. As the African Proverb states, “It takes a village to raise a child.” The Summit assembles the “village” to … [Read more...]

Lagging social skills put children at risk for bullying and exclusion. In this two-week class, parents will learn how to assist their children in acquiring skills related to social competency. The parent’s role as social coach is explored, along with social boundaries, levels of friendship, and … [Read more...]

Lagging social skills put children at risk for bullying and exclusion. In this two-week class, parents will learn how to assist their children in acquiring skills related to social competency. The parent’s role as social coach is explored, along with social boundaries, levels of friendship, and … [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...]