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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
 
 
Mark your calendar for upcoming CPFA events.
 
Saturday, October 18, 8:30 am-2:00 pm
CPFA’s 11th Family Conference 
 
Thursday, October 23, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm,
CPFA Adoption Book Club Please join our discussion on “Unnatural Selection: A Memoir of Adoption and Wilderness” by Andrea Ross.  
 
 November is National Adoption Month
 
Additional information will be provided closer to the event date. 
 
Please click link below to see the 2025 CPFA-NJ Calendar of events: 
 
 
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CPFA Summer Family Picnic

Saturday, July 26th

1:00pm-5:00pm

 
 
  

Come out and join us for some summer fun.

Lewis Morris County Park-Sunrise Lake Beach

270 Mendham Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

Meet us on the beach under the tent

Bring your own chairs, and beach toys

CPFA will supply lunch, snacks and cold drinks

Beach admission is free when you register below by July 24th!

https://fs17.formsite.com/cpfanj/Summer/index
 
Families pay separately for the Wibit water feature

REMEMBER to RSVP by July 24th!

We look forward to seeing you!

 For the Summer Picnic Flyer, click the link below:
 
 
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Take Me Out To The Ballpark!!!

Join us for a night out when the Somerset Patriots take on the Hartford Yard Goats.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Game starts at 6:35 pm

Enjoy the game from complimentary box seats donated by the

Somerset County’s Board of County Commissioner

Somerset Patriots Baseball

1 Patriots Park, Bridgewater, NJ 08807

www.milb.com

Arrival 6:15 pm at the front gate

Seating is limited to 30 so registration is required!

                              Tickets are free, but limited and available first come first serve.

Click on the link below to register by August 10:

 
 
 
For the Somerset Patriots flyer, please click below:
 
 

Don’t forget to bring your glove to catch those foul balls!

 
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For those who have adopted an International Child:

Now would be a good time to review your child’s adoption documentation.

  • Birth Certificate
  • Certificate of Citizenship / Naturalization papers
  • Current Passports. If do not have a US passport, to apply for one.
  • First Adoption Decree
  • Social Security Card (with updated citizenship status if obtained prior to obtaining citizenship)

Even if you have a certificate of citizenship for your child, their status may not be listed correctly with Social Security. To check, contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213.

For more info: www.ssa.gov/ ssnumber/ss5doc.htm

Other documents you may want to obtain are:

  • Drivers License (if of age)
  • State ID card if do not have a drivers license
  • Voter registration if over 18. Will ask you of want to register when applying for drivers license/state id card if they are over 18.

You can click the link below for information on Proof of Citizenship for U.S. Citizens: Documents Used (2024):

https://www.uscitizenship.info/us-citizenship/proof-of-us-citizenship/

This link can be used to Request for the Return of Original Documents: https://www.uscis.gov/g-884

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 Stepping Out of Adoption’s Shadow:
Confronting the Problem of Unlicensed Adoption Intermediaries and Online Advertising in Private Domestic Adoption 
 

by Celeste Liversidge, Esq. and Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard


A surge in online adoption advertising and the proliferation of unlicensed adoption intermediaries (aka "baby brokers") in the past decade have created a troubling landscape for those impacted by private domestic adoption. Licensed adoption professionals, policymakers, and child welfare advocates should work together to safeguard the well-being of all parties involved in private domestic adoption through education, law enforcement, and legislation.

 

 
 
Below is the link for the complete article: 
 
 
 
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 For a PDF version of this article, click below:
 
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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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