The Lynne Witkin/CPFA Scholarship
Sponsored by 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.
Deadline for application submission is April 1, 2024
Scholarship winner will be
announced May 15, 2024.
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