NJ ARCH: Events Archives -
2007
| JANUARY |
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| Date: | January 6, 2007 |
| Time: | 1:00 - 5:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Morristown Post-Adoption Support Group |
| Topic: | Members of the adoption constellation share information on adoption issues, legislative updates, adoption conferences and other adoption news |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Presbyterian Parish House; 65 South Street, Morristown, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Ginny Bayard, adoptee; Judy Foster, birth parent; Jane Nast, adoptive parent |
| Email: | ginny_bay@yahoo.com ; jfoster7@optonline.net ; janenast@compuserve.com |
| Web Site: | www.nj-care.org |
| Notes: | Recurring meeting the first Saturday of every month |
| Date: | January 8, 2007 |
| Time: | 8:00 PM, New Members Orientation: 7:45 PM |
| Sponsor: | Concerned Persons for Adoption (CPFA) |
| Topic: | Book Talk: "A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents" |
| Speaker(s): | Co-editors Pamela Kruger and Jill Smolowe will discuss the book's honest and thoughtful stories about the issues and pleasures that adoptive parents encounter raising their kids. |
| Location: | First Presbyterian Church, 494 Route 10 West, at Whippany Road, Whippany, NJ |
| Contact(s): | (973) 625-5628 |
| Email: | kswalz@verizon.net |
| Web Site: | www.cpfanj.org |
| Notes: | This is a free program. |
| Date: | January 8, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:30 PM |
| Sponsor: |
Post Adoption Support Group of New Jersey
|
| Topic: | |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Midland Park, NJ Call for directions
|
| Contact(s): | (973) 427-4521 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: | Please join us for an evening of spirited discussion and support. We warmly welcome all adult, adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, significant others, and all who have been touched by adoption. |
| Date: | January 9, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Treatment Home Orientation Therapeutic Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Discover how you can make a difference in school -aged child's life by becoming a therapeutic foster parent. |
| Date: | January 10, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions From The Heart |
| Topic: | Discover Domestic Adoption |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Adoptions From The Heart, Hazlet New Jersesy: 1 Bethany Road, Suite 81, Bldg 6, Hazlet, NJ 07730 |
| Contact(s): | (732) 335-8883 |
| Email: | DeborahD@afth.org |
| Web Site: | www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org |
| Notes: | Please join us for a free informational meeting on domestic adoption. Please call 732.335.8883 to register! |
| Date: | January 10, 2007 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM- 12 :00 Noon |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Boarder Baby Orientation Infant/Toddler Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn more about the rewarding experience of providing a child with a healthy start in life through infant/toddler foster services. |
| Date: | January 12, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Treatment Home Orientation Therapeutic Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Discover how you can make a difference in school -aged child's life by becoming a therapeutic foster parent. |
| Date: | January 13, 2007 |
| Time: | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
| Sponsor: | Wide Horizons For Children |
| Topic: | Free Adoption Information Meeting Explore the exciting and rewarding opportunity of building a family through international adoption. Learn about our programs and meet our families and staff. |
| Speaker(s): | Bridget Devine, WHFC Social Worker |
| Location: | TBD, Monclair, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Call (908) 756-3000 for more info or to register |
| Email: | bdevine@whfc.org |
| Web Site: | http://www.whfc.org/onlinereg/AdoptionInfo.htm |
| Notes: | Free meeting. Advance registration required. Call for the exact location |
| Date: | January 16, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions From The Heart |
| Topic: | Discover Domestic Adoption |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Adoptions From The Heart Cherry Hill Office: 451 Woodland Ave, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 |
| Contact(s): | (856) 665-5655 |
| Email: | JenniferB@afth.org |
| Web Site: | www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org |
| Notes: | Free informational meeting. Please call (856) 665-5655 to register! |
| Date: | January 16, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Fost/Adopt - Infant Adopt Orientation Infant/Toddler Adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Explore the possibility of opening your heart and home to a precious infant or toddler through foster/adoption services. |
| Date: | January 17, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions From The Heart |
| Topic: | Discover International Adoption |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Adoptions From The Heart: 1 Bethany Road, Suite 81, Bldg 6, Hazlet, NJ 07730 |
| Contact(s): | (732) 335-8883 |
| Email: | DeborahD@afth.org |
| Web Site: | www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org |
| Notes: | Please join us for a free informational meeting on International Adoption. Call (732) 335-8883 to register! |
| Date: | January 17, 2007 |
| Time: | 10 AM - 12 Noon |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Boarder Baby Orientation Infant/Toddler Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn more about the rewarding experience of providing a child with a healthy start in life through infant/toddler foster services. |
| Date: | January 18, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | PATH to Adoption Orientation School-Aged Child Adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn how you can transform a school-aged child's life by providing them stability through adoption. |
| Date: | January 19, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Monmouth/Ocean County Adoptive Families Support Group |
| Topic: | Transracial Adoption |
| Speaker(s): | Jeremy Robbi |
| Location: | St. Mary's Church, Colts Neck, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Danielle (732) 845-0791 or Liz (732) 473-9113 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: | Come for a great presentation from an adult adoptee (transracially adopted) and a great question and answer session |
| Date: | January 19, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | PATH to Adoption Orientation School-Aged Child Adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn how you can transform a school-aged child's life by providing them stability through adoption. |
| Date: | January 20, 2007 |
| Time: | 10AM - 2 PM |
| Sponsor: | Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center |
| Topic: | How to make an Adoption Lifebook |
| Speaker(s): | Betsy Scherl |
| Location: | IAC Center Pennington , NJ |
| Contact(s): | Joni S. Mantell at (609) 737-8750 |
| Email: | JMantellMSW@aol.com |
| Web Site: | www.iaccenter.com |
| Notes: | For pre-adoptive and adoptive parents. Learn to make an adoption lifebook. |
| Date: | January 20, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptive Parents Committee (APC) |
| Topic: | S.T.E.P. PARENTING; This unique and proven method of
parenting works wonders with any children, biological or adopted. Also, NAVIGATING THE INTERNET WITH ADOPTION ADVERTISING; two experienced New Jersey/New York attorneys will discuss how to use the Internet to minimize your effort and maximize your likelihood of finding the information you are seeking with regards to adoption. |
| Speaker(s): | Aviva Schwab, M.Ed.; Robin Fleischner, Esq. and Deborah Steincolor, Esq. |
| Location: | Temple Beth Or, 56 Ridgewood Rd. Township of Washington, NJ 07676 |
| Contact(s): | (201) 689-0995 |
| Email: | apcconf2003@msn.com |
| Web Site: | www.adoptiveparents.org |
| Notes: | Two presentation choices, then coffee and dessert. |
| Date: | January 20, 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Sponsor: | |
| Topic: |
Cradle of Hope Adoption
Center is holding information sessions for families interested in learning
about our 2007 Bridge of Hope summer hosting program for older Russian
orphans. Bridge of Hope brings Russian orphans ages 6 to 11 to the United
States for a month in July to stay with a family, during which time the
children participate in summer camp and other activities. |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | |
| Contact(s): | Linda Perilstein (301) 587-4400 |
| Email: |
pgancie@cradlehope. |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
Bridge of Hope is one of
the oldest and most respected hosting programs in the country. Since its
inception in 1997, more than 400 children, over 90 percent of participants,
have found forever families though BOH. We are now accepting applications from prospective host families with a strong interest in adoption. |
| Date: | January 21, 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Sponsor: | Bridge of Hope 2007 |
| Topic: | Informational meeting |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Bloomfield, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Patrice Gancie, Director
Bridge of Hope (301)
587-4400 Gail Polin, Bridge of Hope 2007 Coordinator (914) 584-7600 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
Bridge of
Hope (BOH), a program designed to find permanent loving families for older
Russian orphans, is looking for families to host the children this summer.
The children range in age from 6 to 11 years of age. |
| Date: | January 22, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:15 PM – 9:15 PM |
| Sponsor: | CHATS - Connected Hearts Adoption Triad |
| Topic: | Chasing Away the Shadows: An Adoptee’s Journey to Motherhood |
| Speaker(s): | Zara Phillips, adult adoptee, singer, songwriter |
| Location: | Presbyterian Church, 170 Watchung Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Alyce (732) 227-0607 |
| Email: | Alycemj@aol.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.wapc.net/chats.htm |
| Notes: |
Please make reservations to attend at (732) 227-0607 or Alycemj@aol.com |
| Date: | January 23, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Open Arms Adoption Network (a program of JFCS), Licensed in PA & NJ |
| Topic: | International Adoption- Free, Informational Meeting |
| Speaker(s): | Meredith Rose, Director Lisa Walters, Adoption Program Manager Michele Smeal, Adoption Social Worker |
| Location: | 2100 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
| Contact(s): | RSVP to Diane at (215) 673-0100, ext. 116 |
| Email: | dianeg@jfcsphilly.org |
| Web Site: | www.jfcsphil.org |
| Notes: |
Join us to learn about our exciting programs. We help place children from
Russia, Guatemala and China! Refreshments will be served. We hope to answer all of your questions! |
| Date: | January 25, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions From The Heart |
| Topic: | Discover International Adoption |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Adoptions From The Heart Cherry Hill Office: 451 Woodland Ave, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 |
| Contact(s): | (856) 665-5655 |
| Email: | JenniferB@afth.org |
| Web Site: | www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org |
| Notes: | Please join us for a free informational meeting on International Adoption. Please call (856) 665-5655 to register! |
| Date: | January 25, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Holt International Children's Services |
| Topic: | Free seminar on how to adopt internationally |
| Speaker(s): | Cindy Page, LCSW |
| Location: | Calvary Baptist Church, 491 Lloyd Road, Aberdeen, NJ 07747 |
| Contact(s): | Cindy Page (732) 866-6675 |
| Email: | cindyp@holtinternational.org |
| Web Site: | www.hotlinternational.org |
| Notes: |
| Date: | January 27, 2007 |
| Time: | 10 AM - 12 Noon |
| Sponsor: | Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center |
| Topic: | How to talk to kids about adoption : Infancy to age 6 |
| Speaker(s): | Joni S. Mantell, LCSW |
| Location: | IAC Center |
| Contact(s): | Joni S. Mantell |
| Email: | JMantellMSW@aol.com |
| Web Site: | www.iaccenter.com |
| Notes: | Learn how to begin talking to children about adoption. |
| Date: | January 27, 2007 |
| Time: | 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center |
| Topic: | How to talk to kids about adoption : Ages 7 to 12 |
| Speaker(s): | Joni S. Mantell, LCSW |
| Location: | IAC Center Pennington , NJ |
| Contact(s): | Joni S. Mantell |
| Email: | JMantellMSW@aol.com |
| Web Site: | www.iaccenter.com |
| Notes: | For parents and professionals. Learn what issues are important to children these ages. |
| FEBRUARY |
|
| Date: | February 2, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Boarder Baby Orientation Infant/Toddler Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn more about the rewarding experience of providing a child with a healthy start in life through infant/toddler foster services. |
| Date: | February 5, 2007 |
| Time: | 8:00 PM, New Members Orientation: 7:45 PM |
| Sponsor: | Concerned Persons for Adoption (CPFA) |
| Topic: | Film "Vital Records" on Openness in Adoption Come watch this engaging film and join us for a discussion on openness in adoption. |
| Speaker(s): | Pam Hasegawa and guests |
| Location: | First Presbyterian Church, 494 Route 10 West, at Whippany Road, Whippany, NJ |
| Contact(s): | (973) 625-5628 |
| Email: | kswalz@verizon.net |
| Web Site: | www.cpfanj.org |
| Notes: |
| Date: | February 6, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | FCCNY and The Asia Society |
| Topic: | What Is The Future of China Adoption? |
| Speaker(s): |
Panelists will include adoption agency representatives (on the specifics of
the new rules and what they mean for prospective parents), FCCNY's David
Youtz (on the nationwide FCC community response), experts on changing China
and on transracial adoption (on the societal context in China, and where
China stands historically compared with the adoption programs of Korea and
other countries). There will be a Question and Answer period for you to
raise concerns and get your questions and views heard. |
| Location: |
Asia
Society, 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, New York, NY
|
| Contact(s): | (212) 517-ASIA |
| Email: |
|
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
This
evening panel discussion will go beyond the surface media reports of the
past month to examine both short- and long-term issues and implications for
adopted children, adopting parent, and China's orphanage system. What
exactly are the new restrictions and what will they mean for adopting
parents? What are China's varied motives for changing a system that has been
so successful? Are there fewer children being relinquished today, and, if
so, what are the reasons? With China's rapid economic rise and modernization - at least among the coastal provinces - what is the broader prognosis for international and domestic China adoption in the future? Cost: FCC Members and Asia Society Members: $7. Non-Members: $10, Students: $5 |
| Date: | February 7, 2007 |
| Time: | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Sponsor: | This program
is funded in part by the Deborah and Harry Kauff Family Fund for Family Life
Education, and Jewish family & Children Services |
| Topic: | Adopted Children Talk (ACT) |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Jewish Family & Children’s
Service |
| Contact(s): | Beverly Andres (609) 987-8100 |
| Email: | beverlya@jfcsonline.org |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
ACT
is designed for kids ages 8-12 who have been
adopted. Here they have a chance to form a community of support, to learn,
enjoy one another and discuss the common feelings and experiences unique to
being adopted. |
| Date: | February 7, 2007 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM- 12 :00 Noon |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Boarder Baby Orientation Infant/Toddler Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 200 Robin Rd, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn more about the rewarding experience of providing a child with a healthy start in life through infant/toddler foster services. |
| Date: | February 7, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions Options/Lutheran Social Ministries of NJ |
| Topic: | Informational Meeting on our Domestic and Waiting Child Adoption Programs |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 6 Terri Lane Suite 300 Burlington, NJ 08016 |
| Contact(s): | Terri Dingle (609) 386-7171 x4110 to register |
| Email: | tdingle@lsmnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.lsmnjadoption.org |
| Notes: | Come learn more about our domestic and waiting child adoption programs |
| Date: | February 9, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Treatment Home Orientation, Therapeutic Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Discover how you can make a difference in school-aged child's life by becoming a therapeutic foster parent. |
| Date: | February 9 & 10, 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Sponsor: |
The Autism Center of New Jersey Medical School
|
| Topic: | Autism: Beyond the Label Conference Alternative Therapies & Life Lessons form a Medical Perspective |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Medical Science Building
185 South Orange Avenue Newark, NJ 07103 |
| Contact(s): | (973) 972- 9422 to register |
| Email: |
|
| Web Site: | www.umsnj.edu/autismcenter |
| Notes: | For more information click
here, For registration form click here. |
| Date: | February 12, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:30 PM |
| Sponsor: |
Post Adoption Support Group of New Jersey
|
| Topic: | |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Midland Park, NJ Call for directions
|
| Contact(s): | (973) 427-4521 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: | Please join us for an evening of spirited discussion and support. We warmly welcome all adult, adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, significant others, and all who have been touched by adoption. |
| Date: | February 12, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | A Loving Choice Adoption Associates |
| Topic: | Steps to Domestic Agency adoption |
| Speaker(s): | Agency Staff |
| Location: |
25 Monroe Ave, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
|
| Contact(s): | Cathy McNee, (732) 224-0924 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | www.alovingchoice.org |
| Notes: | This is an information meeting for those interested in adopting through A Loving Choice Adoption Associates. There is no charge for this meeting, but please call or email to register. |
| Date: | February 13, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions From The Heart |
| Topic: | Join us for a free information meeting at 7:00 PM, in Cherry Hill, NJ, where attendees will learn about domestic adoption options, adoption myths vs. facts, financial assistance and finding the program that’s right program for them. |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Adoptions From The Heart Cherry Hill Office: 451 Woodland Ave, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 |
| Contact(s): | (856) 665-5655 |
| Email: | JenniferB@afth.org |
| Web Site: | www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org |
| Notes: | Please call (856) 665-5655 to register! |
| Date: | February 13, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions From The Heart |
| Topic: | Discover International Adoption: Join us for a free information meeting at 7:00 PM in Cherry Hill, NJ where attendees will learn about the adoption process for China, Guatemala, Ukraine Lithuania, Vietnam and Kazakhstan, including criteria and travel requirements. |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Adoptions From The Heart Cherry Hill Office: 451 Woodland Ave, Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 |
| Contact(s): | (856) 665-5655 |
| Email: | JenniferB@afth.org |
| Web Site: | www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org |
| Notes: | Please call (856) 665-5655 to register! |
| Date: | February 13, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Treatment Home Orientation School-Aged Child Foster Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Discover how you can make a difference in school-aged child's life by becoming a therapeutic foster parent |
| Date: | February 13, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions From The Heart |
| Topic: | Discover Domestic Adoption: Join us for a free information meeting at 6:30 PM, in Manalapan, NJ where attendees will learn about domestic adoption options, adoption myths vs. facts, financial assistance and finding the program that’s right program for them. |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Manalapan Library: 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ |
| Contact(s): | (732) 335-8883 |
| Email: | debotahD@afth.org |
| Web Site: | www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org |
| Notes: | Please call (732) 335-8883 to register! |
| Date: | February 14, 2007 |
| Time: | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Sponsor: | This program
is funded in part by the Deborah and Harry Kauff Family Fund for Family Life
Education, and Jewish family & Children Services |
| Topic: | Adopted Children Talk (ACT) |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Jewish Family & Children’s
Service |
| Contact(s): | Beverly Andres (609) 987-8100 |
| Email: | beverlya@jfcsonline.org |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
ACT
is designed for kids ages 8-12 who have been
adopted. Here they have a chance to form a community of support, to learn,
enjoy one another and discuss the common feelings and experiences unique to
being adopted. |
| Date: | February 15, 2007 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM - 12 Noon |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Boarder Baby Orientation Infant/Toddler foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn more about the rewarding experience of providing a child with a healthy start in life trough infant/toddler foster services. |
| Date: | February 15, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Suburban Essex Foster and Adoptive Family Services (FAFS) |
| Topic: | Regular Monthly Meeting |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | First Unitarian Church, 35 Cleveland Street, Orange NJ |
| Contact(s): | Carmen at (973) 243-1452 |
| Email: | www.fafsonline.org |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: | Regularly Scheduled Meeting - changed from 2nd Tuesday to 2nd Wednesday due to Valentines Day. |
| Date: | February 16, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Monmouth/Ocean County Adoptive Families Support Group |
| Topic: | Open Discussion |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | St. Mary's Church, Colts Neck, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Danielle (732) 845-0791 or Liz (732) 473-91134 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
| Date: | February 16, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | PATH to Adoption Orientation, School-Aged Child Adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn how you can transform a school-aged child's life by providing them stability through adoption. |
| Date: | February 16, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM Gathering, 7:00 PM Speaker |
| Sponsor: |
Special AFG Educational Program for adults only |
| Topic: | |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Hunterdon County Library Headquarters, Rt 12, Flemington NJ |
| Contact(s): | RSVP to Pat Blum (908) 475-8944 |
| Email: | pattypkb@earthlink.net |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
Jeremy Robbi, trans racial adoptee of Lebanese. Native American (Apache) and African American descent, will speak to us about his experiences growing up in an adoptive family with Caucasian parents. Join us so we can better understand the lives of our internationally adopted children and recognize the unique challenges we face as a family. Please consider attending as a couple as this information is also extremely valuable for adoptive fathers. |
| Date: | February 19, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| Sponsor: |
Warren County Foster
and Adoptive Family Services Support Group
|
| Topic: | Children in Foster Care, Interactive discussion led by Barbara Rall, Director of NJARCH. This month's topic is approved for Continuing Education credits. |
| Speaker(s): | Barbara Rall, Director of NJARCH |
| Location: |
Harmony Presbyterian
Church,
2727 Belvidere Road, Harmony, NJ. |
| Contact(s): | (908) 454-5645 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
| Date: | February 20, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:0 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions From The Heart |
| Topic: | Discover International Adoption: Join us for a free information meeting at 7:00 PM in East Brunswick, NJ where attendees will learn about the adoption process for China, Guatemala, Ukraine Lithuania, Vietnam and Kazakhstan, including criteria and travel requirements. |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | East Brunswick Library: 2 Jean Walling Ct. East Brunswick, NJ |
| Contact(s): | (732) 335-8883 |
| Email: | DeborahD@afth.org |
| Web Site: | www.adoptionsfromtheheart.org |
| Notes: | Please call (732) 335-8883 to register! |
| Date: | February 21, 2007 |
| Time: | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Sponsor: | This program
is funded in part by the Deborah and Harry Kauff Family Fund for Family Life
Education, and Jewish family & Children Services |
| Topic: | Adopted Children Talk (ACT) |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Jewish Family & Children’s
Service |
| Contact(s): | Beverly Andres (609) 987-8100 |
| Email: | beverlya@jfcsonline.org |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
ACT
is designed for kids ages 8-12 who have been
adopted. Here they have a chance to form a community of support, to learn,
enjoy one another and discuss the common feelings and experiences unique to
being adopted. |
| Date: | February 22, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | PATH to Adoption Orientation School-Aged Child Adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn how you can transform a school-aged child's life by providing them stability through adoption. |
| Date: | February 23, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Fost/Adopt - Infant Adopt Orientation, Infant/Toddler adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Explore the possibility of opening your heart and home to a precious infant or toddler through foster/adoption services. |
| Date: | February 25, 2007 |
| Time: | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptive Parents Committee |
| Topic: | A Birthparent Panel Discussion, "Born In Our Hearts" Candlelighting Ceremony |
| Speaker(s): | Lynette M. Leming, BA, Ms. Leming will lead a panel discussion of how the birthparents came to their decision and what needs adoptive parents can fill after the adoption. |
| Location: | The Church of Saint Anselm, 1028 Wayside Road, Wayside, NJ |
| Contact(s): | (201) 689-0995 |
| Email: | 2emccarthy@optonline.net , plb615@verizon.net |
| Web Site: | www.adoptiveparents.org |
| Notes: |
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| Date: | February 26, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:15 PM – 9:15 PM |
| Sponsor: | CHATS- Connected Hearts Adoption Triad |
| Topic: | Sharing Meeting |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | Presbyterian Church, 170 Watchung Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Alyce (732) 227-0607 |
| Email: | Alycemj@aol.com |
| Web Site: | http://www.wapc.net/chats.htm |
| Notes: |
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| Date: | February 28, 2007 |
| Time: | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Sponsor: | This program
is funded in part by the Deborah and Harry Kauff Family Fund for Family Life
Education, and Jewish family & Children Services |
| Topic: | Adopted Children Talk (ACT) |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Jewish Family & Children’s
Service |
| Contact(s): | Beverly Andres (609) 987-8100 |
| Email: | beverlya@jfcsonline.org |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
ACT
is designed for kids ages 8-12 who have been
adopted. Here they have a chance to form a community of support, to learn,
enjoy one another and discuss the common feelings and experiences unique to
being adopted. |
| Date: | February 28, 2007 |
| Time: | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Rutgers Child Advocacy Center and the Child Placement Advisory Council and Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Aging Out- Don't Miss Out! A Presentation and Information Session |
| Speaker(s): | Rutgers University |
| Location: | IBEW Hall 65 West Century Road, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Rutgers Child Advocacy Center at (973) 353-3196 |
| Email: | Rmandelbaum@kinoy.rutgers.edu |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: | Do you know that DYFS can pay for your to attend college or vocational school, assist you with housing, provide insurance for you to go to the doctor and more? Snacks will be served and prizes will be raffled. |
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| Date: | March 2, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Treatment Home Orientation, Therapeutic Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Discover how you can make a difference in school-aged child's life by becoming a therapeutic foster parent. |
| Date: | March 2, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | My Daughter's Keeper, Inc. |
| Topic: | "Are you in the Know about Human Sexuality?" |
| Speaker(s): | Real Rap Sessions for Teenage Girls |
| Location: | North Brunswick Township Government & Community Complex located at 710 Hermann Road, North Brunswick |
| Contact(s): | RSVP at (732) 565-3793, ext. 2 |
| Email: | contactus@mydaughterskeeper.og |
| Web Site: | http://www.madaughterskeeper.org |
| Notes: | Real rap Sessions are specifically designed for teenage girls to have a forum to discuss issues that are important to them. |
| Date: | March 2, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Families with Children from China of Greater New York |
| Topic: |
Parent & Teacher
Workshop: Getting Ready for Adolescence- What Prospective Parents through Parents of Tweens Ought to Know |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
South Mountain Branch
YMCA, 13 Jefferson Avenue, Maplewood, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Kathy Urbina (718) 852-8979 |
| Email: |
Urbina9@aol. |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
$15
Per
Person, Educators
- FREE A workshop for all parents, waiting parents and educators. We STRONGLY encourage all parents to attend, as the parents session is designed to provide insight into playshops as well as help us understand some of the issues facing our children. Contact Alan Levine at alevine.mustang@ |
| Date: | March 3, 2007 |
| Time: | 12:00 - 1:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Spence- Chapin |
| Topic: |
Spence-Chapin's Adoption Resource Center (ARC) offers continuing education through a series of workshops and speakers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and suburban locations. |
| Speaker(s): |
Kids Groups (2nd and 3rd Grade). The two-session groups will give kids an opportunity to meet other adopted children their age and share thoughts, feelings and experiences. Parents will meet in separate groups at the same time. |
| Location: |
Spence-Chapin, 6 East 94th Street, NYC |
| Contact(s): |
Judy Link at (212) 360-0226 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: |
http://www.spence-chapin.org/workshops.html to register |
| Notes: |
The public is invited to
all events — not only families who have adopted through Spence-Chapin.
Program fee: family with one child is $60. |
| Date: | March 3 and Sunday March 4, 2007 |
| Time: | |
| Sponsor: | Families with Children from China of Greater New York |
| Topic: | Children’s Playshops |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
South Mountain Branch
YMCA, 13 Jefferson Avenue, Maplewood, NJ |
| Contact(s): | Kathy Urbina (718) 852-8979 |
| Email: |
Urbina9@aol. |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: | Playshops are appropriate for adopted children 5 years of age and older and for new as well as previous participants. The Playshop sessions are comprised of multi-sensory activities. Participants engage in creative movement, plays, drawing, writing, talking, and tug-o-wars. Families will participate in one 2-1/2 hour session on one of these dates. |
| Date: | March 5, 2007 |
| Time: | 8:00 PM, New Members Orientation: 7:45 PM |
| Sponsor: | Concerned Persons for Adoption (CPFA) |
| Topic: | Three different small group discussions entitled: "Adoption 101", "Surviving the Wait "and "Now That You're A Family". |
| Speaker(s): | CPFA Board Members Leading Discussions |
| Location: | First Presbyterian Church, 494 Route 10 West, at Whippany Road, Whippany, NJ |
| Contact(s): | (973) 625-5628 |
| Email: | kswalz@verizon.net |
| Web Site: | www.cpfanj.org |
| Notes: | Please come join us for a discussion about these important things in an intimate, small group setting. Information resource handouts will be available. |
| Date: | March 6, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Treatment Home Orientation School-Aged Child Foster Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Discover how you can make a difference in school-aged child's life by becoming a therapeutic foster parent |
| Date: | March 7, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Adoptions Options/Lutheran Social Ministries of NJ |
| Topic: | Informational Meeting on our Domestic and Waiting Child Adoption Programs |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 6 Terri Lane Suite 300 Burlington, NJ 08016 |
| Contact(s): | Terri Dingle (609) 386-7171 x4110 to register |
| Email: | tdingle@lsmnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.lsmnjadoption.org |
| Notes: | Come learn more about our domestic and waiting child adoption programs |
| Date: | March 7, 2007 |
| Time: | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Sponsor: | This program
is funded in part by the Deborah and Harry Kauff Family Fund for Family Life
Education, and Jewish family & Children Services |
| Topic: | Adopted Children Talk (ACT) |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Jewish Family & Children’s
Service |
| Contact(s): | Beverly Andres (609) 987-8100 |
| Email: | beverlya@jfcsonline.org |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
ACT
is designed for kids ages 8-12 who have been
adopted. Here they have a chance to form a community of support, to learn,
enjoy one another and discuss the common feelings and experiences unique to
being adopted. |
| Date: | March 8, 2007 |
| Time: | 10:00 AM- 12 :00 Noon |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Boarder Baby Orientation Infant/Toddler Foster Care Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn more about the rewarding experience of providing a child with a healthy start in life through infant/toddler foster services. |
| Date: | March 8, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | PATH to Adoption Orientation School-Aged Child Adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn how you can transform a school-aged child's life by providing them stability through adoption. |
| Date: | March 9, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | PATH to Adoption Orientation, School-Aged Child Adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 76 South Orange Avenue - Suite LL01, South Orange, NJ 07079 |
| Contact(s): | Brad: (973) 762 - 5887 ext. 204 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Learn how you can transform a school-aged child's life by providing them stability through adoption. |
| Date: | March 10, 2007 |
| Time: | 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Infertility and Adoption Counseling Center |
| Topic: | How to Become a Successful Parent Through Adoption |
| Speaker(s): | Joni S Mantell, LCSW and members of adoption triad |
| Location: | Princeton Hyatt |
| Contact(s): | Joni S. Mantell at (609) 737-8750 |
| Email: | JMantellMSW@iaccenter.com |
| Web Site: | www.iaccenter.com |
| Notes: | Learn what to expect emotionally and the steps to adoption. Hear the perspectives of adoptive parents, birth parents and adoptees. |
| Date: | March 10, 2007 |
| Time: | 12:00 - 1:30 PM |
| Sponsor: | Spence- Chapin |
| Topic: |
Spence-Chapin's Adoption Resource Center (ARC) offers continuing education through a series of workshops and speakers in Manhattan, Brooklyn and suburban locations. |
| Speaker(s): |
Kids Groups (2nd and 3rd Grade). The two-session groups will give kids an opportunity to meet other adopted children their age and share thoughts, feelings and experiences. Parents will meet in separate groups at the same time. |
| Location: |
Spence-Chapin, 6 East 94th Street, NYC |
| Contact(s): |
Judy Link at (212) 360-0226 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: |
http://www.spence-chapin.org/workshops.html to register |
| Notes: |
The public is invited to
all events — not only families who have adopted through Spence-Chapin.
Program fee: family with one child is $60. |
| Date: | March 12, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:30 PM |
| Sponsor: |
Post Adoption Support Group of New Jersey
|
| Topic: | |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Midland Park, NJ Call for directions
|
| Contact(s): | (973) 427-4521 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: | Please join us for an evening of spirited discussion and support. We warmly welcome all adult, adoptees, birth parents, adoptive parents, significant others, and all who have been touched by adoption. |
| Date: | March 12, 2007 |
| Time: | 7:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | A Loving Choice Adoption Associates |
| Topic: | Steps to Domestic Agency adoption |
| Speaker(s): | Agency Staff |
| Location: |
25 Monroe Ave, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702
|
| Contact(s): | Cathy McNee, (732) 224-0924 |
| Email: | |
| Web Site: | www.alovingchoice.org |
| Notes: | This is an information meeting for those interested in adopting through A Loving Choice Adoption Associates. There is no charge for this meeting, but please call or email to register. |
| Date: | March 13, 2007 |
| Time: | 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM |
| Sponsor: | Children's Aid and Family Services, Inc. |
| Topic: | Fost/Adopt - Infant Adopt Orientation Infant/Toddler Adoption Opportunities |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: | 240 Frisch Court - 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652 |
| Contact(s): | Shannon: (201) 226 - 0300 ext. 247 |
| Email: | adoption@cafsnj.org |
| Web Site: | www.cafsnj.org |
| Notes: | Explore the possibility of opening your heart and home to a precious infant or toddler through foster/adoption services. |
| Date: | March 14, 2007 |
| Time: | 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM |
| Sponsor: | This program
is funded in part by the Deborah and Harry Kauff Family Fund for Family Life
Education, and Jewish family & Children Services |
| Topic: | Adopted Children Talk (ACT) |
| Speaker(s): | |
| Location: |
Jewish Family & Children’s
Service |
| Contact(s): | Beverly Andres (609) 987-8100 |
| Email: | beverlya@jfcsonline.org |
| Web Site: | |
| Notes: |
ACT is designed for kids ages 8-12 who have been adopted. Here they have a chance to form a community of support, to learn, enjoy on |
