The 18th annual statewide conference titled Adoption 2007: Making Dreams Come True will be held May 10-12, 2007 at the Marriott Hotel in Albany, New York. They have planned an exciting lineup of nationally known speakers and workshops that will provide up to date information on the most important issues in adoption today.

You can learn more about the conference by visiting the website http://www.nysccc.org/. The conference brochure is available in a PDF file format, there is a description of the workshops... more

The documentary Unlocking the Heart of Adoption will screen at the Adoption Connections Training Institute: OneWorld Neighborhood - 3rd International Conference on Post Adoption Services, February 19-21, 2007, at the Hotel Marlowe, Cambridge, Massachusetts. ACTION has begun to establish a network that will exchange ideas, knowledge, models, and resources to provide the best possible services for all members of the extended "Family of Adoption." For information and registration visit: http://www.kinnect.org/training.html#ACTION

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It's now official! DMC, aka Darryl McDaniels, formerly of the legendary rap group Run DMC, is appearing at the American Adoption Congress Conference this year in Boston. Darryl McDaniels is scheduled to give the keynote speech this year at the conference. I had heard some months back that Darryl might be at the conference and am glad to confirm that he will be there. This year's conference is the 28th annual Conference.... more

2007 appears to be full of promise and engaging year for the Child Welfare League of America’s (CWLA) Mid Atlantic Region. They will be starting the year with the relase of the Request for Proposals and Save the Date for their upcoming regional conference in September 2007.

The theme for this years conference is Crisis in Child Welfare: Strengthening Public Policy and Practice. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Baltimore City Center Hotel in Baltimore, MD.

This is an opportunity for many of us to share and exchange information regarding... more

Here are the events for Center For Family Connections for February. Post Adoption Issues and Concerns will be held on Wednesday, January 24, 2007 from 9:00am - 12:00pm. Pre-payment and pre-registration required is required. The fee is $55 per person and LICSW, LCSW, and LMFT CEUs available for an additional fee of $35 per person

What are post adoption issues? Why do we need to know about them? How do we respond to them? This event will focus on the issues and concerns that arise in families created by adoption and foster care. They... more

With the exception of a few adoptees, everyone I met at the retreat had relinquished a child to adoption. There were a couple of birth/first moms who were also adoptive moms as well. At least two attorneys are active members, and I know mothers who are nurses, college professors, social workers and teachers. What else? There is a real estate agent, a flight attendant and a lobbyist. Ah, yes, I forgot Sandy Musser, our token convicted felon!

After Sandy Musser was introduced, it was mentioned that she is a true example of "walking the walk" as far as family preservation... more

This gathering for Korean born adoptees is being called Chicago Mini Gathering and is sponsored by AK Connection. This gathering is for Korean born adoptees who are 18 years of age and older.

They organization has chosen Chicago because it is centrally located for easy access. Many of you may be familiar with Chicago because of the many things it is known for such as

Mobsters The longest losing lovable baseball team – Go Cubs! The tallest occupied building – Sears Tower Oprah Millennium Park Shopping

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Time is running out to register for the Fourth Biennial Adoption Conference at St. Johns University fourth adoption conference titled: "Families without Borders: Adoption Across Culture and Race".

This conference will be held at St. Johns University, Manhattan Campus located at 101 Murray Street, New York, NY 10007.

This two-day conference will take place on Friday, October 13th and Saturday, October 14th. You can register for either Friday or Saturday or both. Registration at the door is welcome, but advanced registration is much preferred.... more

Post Adoption Search & Support of Delmarva will co-sponsor the fifth annual Voices of Adoption program in conjunction with faculty from the Communications & Theatre Arts Department of Salisbury University. The presentation will take place October 25, 2006 at, 7 p.m. at the Asbury United Methodist Church at the corner of located at Camden Ave. and Dogwood Dr. in Salisbury, MD.

This year's planned program theme is “From the Book” and it will involve short readings that are no more than three minutes long from adoption literature. The reading will... more

On Saturday October 28th from 8:30 am – 5:30 pm the American Adoption Congress (AAC) will present an all day conference titled “Family Connections: the Evolving Face of Adoption”. The keynote speaker at this conference is Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, author of Adoption Nation – How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America and adoptive father Adam Pertman. He will present “Welcome to the Revolution: 10 Things Everyone Should Know About Adoption”.

Following the keynote will be three conference tracks:... more