The Lynne Witkin Scholarship

offered by

Concerned Persons for Adoption

Lynne Witkin was a social worker, adoptive parent and volunteer advocate for adoption. She also served as president of Concerned Persons for Adoption (CPFA), the support group for those touched by adoption. Lynne recognized the need for an annual gathering of professionals and parents. In 1979 she pioneered the first "Let's Talk Adoption" Conference sponsored by CPFA. This well regarded conference continued after her passing, with the most recent one being held virtually in March 2022.

The intent of the Lynne Witkin scholarship is to benefit and encourage qualified social work majors interested in pursuing a career in the area of adoption/child welfare. There are currently over a half million children in the U.S. in foster care. More than 100,000 of these are awaiting adoptive parents. There is a critical need for caring, capable social workers to enter the field of child welfare - protective services, foster care, adoption, post-adoption services and the like, especially at this time in New Jersey.

To apply for the $1,000 Lynne Witkin scholarship offered by CPFA, visit www.cpfanj.org or click on the link below. Applications must be received by April 1, 2022. The scholarship winner will be announced May 1, 2022.

Thursday, January 27: 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

CPFA Adoption Book Group (via Zoom)

Join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion on the book “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society", by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows.

If you would like to join us please e-mail kathleen.s.walz56@gmail.com to be included in the Zoom invite, add "CPFA Book Group Zoom" in the email subject line.  Each attendee will be sent an email with the Zoom meeting link and information to join. Reading the book prior to the discussion is recommended, but not required.

 

January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she's never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come across her name written inside a book by Charles Lamb. As Juliet and her new correspondent exchange letters, Juliet is drawn into the world of this man and his friends—and what a wonderfully eccentric world it is. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society—born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi when its members were discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island—boasts a charming, funny, deeply human cast of characters, from pig farmers to phrenologists, literature lovers all.

Juliet begins a remarkable correspondence with the society's members, learning about their island, their taste in books, and the impact the recent German occupation has had on their lives. Captivated by their stories, she sets sail for Guernsey, and what she finds will change her forever.

Written with warmth and humor as a series of letters, this novel is a celebration of the written word in all its guises and of finding connection in the most surprising ways.

“Men’s Only” Super Bowl Sunday Gathering (via Zoom)

Questions? E-mail us at info@cpfanj.org. The link will be sent the day before or morning of the event. Go Team!