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Adoption
The word alone seems full of questions. The process is unknown to most who haven't been through it, as are the rewards.
Concerned Persons For Adoption (CPFA) is a non-profit organization in the State of New Jersey dedicated to the belief that every child deserves a family. CPFA is not an adoption agency, but a volunteer organization working to support those who wish to adopt, and to provide educational and networking resources to those who have adopted. Join us for our Upcoming Events
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_____________________________________________________________ Thank YOU for attending the 40th Let’s Talk Adoption Conference! We celebrate and thank those who made this conference happen: · Our keynote speaker and presenters: Debbie Riley, Rebecca Gallese, Sophia Gardner, Stefani Moon and Melissa Sadin – thank you for sharing their knowledge and expertise!
· Our volunteers – Rebecca, Mark, Amy, Dana, Deborah, Carolyn, Janet, Anna Marie, Ron, Wendy, Tatum, Stuart, Rodrenae and Maryanne.
· Our co-sponsors - The Office of Continuing Education, School of Social Work, Rutgers University and the Adoption Agency Council of New Jersey.
The Let’s Talk Adoption Conference Team “Like” us on Concerned Persons for Adoption- CPFA NJ at Follow us on Instagram: cpfa_nj ______________________________________________________________  The Lynne Witkin/CPFA Scholarship
Concerned Persons for Adoption www.cpfanj.org Lynne Witkin was a social worker,
adoptive parent and volunteer advocate for adoption. She recognized the need
for an annual gathering of professionals and parents and in 1979, pioneered New
Jersey’s first “Let’s Talk Adoption” Conference. Lynne also served as president
of Concerned Persons for Adoption, the adoptive parent support group which has
continued to coordinate this conference since her death.
This scholarship is offered in the
hope of helping and encouraging qualified social work majors who are 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. We are offering a $1,000 Scholarship Deadline for application submission is May 1, 2023 ELIGIBILITY; Current
undergraduates OR graduate social work majors in a NJ BSW or MSW program.
Student must be in good standing and planning to enter the human services field
in the area of adoption/child welfare.
CRITERIA: Meets
eligibility requirements and has demonstrated interest and/or accomplishments
in the above mentioned areas.
Scholarship winner will be
announced May 15, 2023. Click link below for the Lynne Witkin Scholarship Application ________________________________________________________________ CPFA Supports Black Lives Matter
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Follow us on Instagram  CPFA offers a great opportunity to network with other adoptive parents. CPFA is not an adoption agency, but a volunteer organization working to support those who wish to adopt, and provide educational and networking resources to those who have adopted. Membership is encouraged and is open to anyone concerned with adoption. If you would like to make a tax deductable donation to CPFA please use this link: Questions? Click the Contact Us page and send us an e-mail!
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