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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.
 
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
 
 
For a copy of the CPFA Summer 2025 postcard with event information,
please click the link below: 
 
 
 
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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 Join Us for Our 11th Annual

Concerned Persons for Adoption (CPFA)

Family Conference

For Youth ages 8-16 and their Parents/Caregivers

Saturday, October 18, 2025, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM

(Doors open at 8:30 AM for registration and light breakfast)



First Presbyterian Church of Whippany

494 Route 10 West, Whippany NJ 07981

Our half-day series of workshops is open to pre-adoptive parents, adoptive parents, foster parents, foster children and adoptees.

Topics include:

Creativity and Curiosity through Art Therapy
 
“Can We Talk?” Parents-Only Discussion
 
Empathy and Empowerment: Raising Children through a Trauma-Informed Lens

Interactive Arts and Crafts, Pet Time with Pups, Introduction to Karate

Peaceful Kids, Empowered Parents: Tools to Support Your Child’s Emotional Health

The Adopted Child’s Journey – Based on the Book:
“20 Things Adoptive Parents Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew”
and more!

Space is limited so please register early!

FREE for current CPFA members, $25 fee per family for non-members. *
This fee will entitle your family to a year of CPFA membership.

The conference includes a complimentary continental breakfast and pizza lunch. This time will give participants the opportunity to meet and speak with professionals, parents and adoptees on a more intimate level.
For more information, please contact
Michelle Mulhern, Conference Coordinator at 201-400-4465 or [email protected]
 
Please see links below for pdf flyers with additional conference information:
 
 
 


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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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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.
 
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