Adoptive Parents’ Book Discussion Group
Please join us for a thought provoking discussion on Girls Who Went Away: the Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe vs. Wade by Ann Fessler.

Adoption Program - Winter Workshops
Birthparents Panel:  Birthmothers are an integral part of adoptive families, whether you have an open adoption and know the birthmother or whether you will never know who the biological parents of your child are. Come listen to the moving and enlightening stories of three birthmothers. 

International / Hague Update:  Please join us for a panel discussion on International Adoption. Topics will include issues and updates regarding the rapidly evolving process around international adoptions, experiences of adoptive parents’ international adoption and inter-racial families. Panelists will include experts in the field of international adoptions as well as parents who have adopted abroad. 

General Adoption Chat:  provides an opportunity for you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about your adoption journey with CPFA board members and other adoptive parents. There, you can voice any issues or concerns you may have regarding adoption and get feedback from other pre- or post-adoptive parents.

Cultural Heritage Party
Come celebrate your heritage with us!  This event will have a special emphasis on the culture of Guatemala through music on the marimba by Nick Robinson. Bring a dish to share from your heritage, your child’s heritage, or both!  Wear cultural dress and anything you would like to share…pictures, instruments, books, toys, etc. (please label). Drinks will be supplied by CPFA. FREE to CPFA members. $10.00 per family for non-members.
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Wednesday,
April 29

Adoptive Parents’ Book Discussion Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion of the book Identical Strangers: A Memoir of Twins Separated and Reunited by Elyse Schein and Paula Bernstein. Co-sponsored by NJ ARCH; moderated by Barbara Rall, LCSW.

11th Annual CPFA Golf Classic:  Held at Black Bear Golf Course in Franklin, NJ. This is the only fundraiser for CPFA; the cost of the event includes breakfast, door prizes, greens fees, and a great luncheon. For more information please contact Hugh O’Neill, Ways & Means Chairperson at (973) 343-7735.

Adoption Program - Spring Workshops
1) Financing Your Adoption
2) Parenting – Talking to Your Child about Difficult Issues
3) General Adoption Chat provides an opportunity for you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about your adoption journey with CPFA board members and other adoptive parents.

Adoptive Parents’ Book Discussion Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion of the book The Language of Blood: A Memoir by Jane Jeong Trenka.

Saturday,
July 18th

CPFA Summer Family Picnic
Come join our family of adoptive families for a fun afternoon in the sun and water at Sunrise Lake in Lewis Morris Park in Morristown. Please bring a picnic meal for your family, snacks, chairs, towels, beach toys and beach umbrella. Come play! Free for members. Small cost for non-members.

Adoption Program - Fall Workshops

1) Adult Adoptees Panel: A panel of adult adoptees will share their personal stories.
2) Sensory Integration Disorders
3) General Adoption Chat: An opportunity for you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about your adoption journey with CPFA board members and other adoptive parents.

Halloween Party
Please bring a fall/Halloween themed snack or dessert to share. Drinks will be supplied by CPFA. Come in costume (Yes, adults consider dressing up!) FREE to CPFA members. $10 per family for non-members.

Adoptive Parents’ Book Discussion Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion of the book Secret Thoughts of An Adoptive Mother by Jana Wolff.

28th Annual “Let’s Talk Adoption”sm Conference
Join us for a full day of 36 workshops on pre- and post-adoptive issues at our 28th annual adoption conference at the Rutgers University Busch Campus Center, in Piscataway, NJ. This conference is coordinated by Concerned Persons for Adoption and is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Interagency Adoption Counsel and Rutgers University School of Social Work; Institute for Families: Continuing Education and Professional Development Program. Continuing Education credits approved for school teachers, guidance counselors, and social workers.

Holiday Party
Crafts, Family Activities and a “Special Visitor”. Please bring a dish or two to pass, a wrapped holiday gifts ($10.00) for your child(ren). Drinks will be supplied by CPFA.  FREE to CPFA members. $10 per family for non-members.  Click here to register:   https://fs17.formsite.com/cpfanj/2009Holiday/secure_index.htmlTo download our flyer, click here.