FREE!

The virtual group will be held the 3rd Monday of the month from April 21, 2025 – March 16, 2026.

Meeting Dates: 5/19/2025, 6/16/2025, 7/21/2025, 8/18/2025, 9/15/2025, 10/20/2025, 11/17/2025, 12/15/2025, 1/19/2026, 2/16/2026, 3/16/2026

The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) is excited to launch the Lunch Break – Parent Support Group for adoptive, foster, and kinship parents and caregivers!*

Topics covered include relationship building, grief and loss, birth family relationships, coping skills and self-care, and so much more.

In this monthly group we will engage in thought provoking, honest conversations, receive support and guidance, and leave better equipped with expanded knowledge, skills, and confidence – knowing you are not alone. We look forward to seeing you there!

This is a drop-in group and participation at every session is not required. *

The Collaborative Mentoring Webinar Series is a free monthly webinar series for the mentoring field hosted and facilitated by MENTOR National, as well as a planning team of MENTOR Affiliates. Through ongoing evaluation of the latest developments in the field, this team delivers webinars focused on strengthening mentoring practices, sharing new resources, and helping the field put research into practice.

Current webinars are held monthly on the 3rd Thursday at:

• 10:00 – 11:30 AM Pacific
• 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Mountain
• 12:00 – 1:30 PM Central
• 1:00 – 2:30 PM Eastern

Webinars are free and online. Links to register for the upcoming webinar, with full descriptions and panelist information, are posted in the month leading up to the webinar. Check back periodically as plans for each month are finalized!

Need help with career advice, navigating resources, or just want to connect? This space is here for you!

When?

Starting December, join us every 2^nd Thursday of the month from 6 PM-7PM (EST}

Where?

Virtually on zoom! Zoom link will be shared

Who Should Attend?

• Experienced foster care or are currently in foster care
• Been adopted
• Been impacted by the criminal justice system
• Experienced human trafficking
• Had an incarcerated parent during their childhood

Why attend?

• Get answers to your questions
• Receive guidance and support
• Connect with someone who understands your journey

This is voluntary and unpaid. It is designed to support and empower eligible youth in achieving their goals

FREE!

This is a free event open to adults of color who were adopted or are former foster youth. Space will be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around international adoption, foster care, transracial/interracial adoption, search and reunion, birth/first family and other topics of interest to the group.

Join Pact’s Executive Director and fellow adoptive parent, Beth Hall, to find community and talk about transracial adoption, race and identity issues that may be coming up for you or members of your family. The focus for these calls is transracial adoption.

These free calls are open only to current members of Pact. If you have not purchased a Pact membership (or your membership is not current) you can join at pactadopt.org.

Start the year by focusing on wellbeing that lasts. Join HR expert Lucinda Carney for this live webinar that will explore how individuals, teams, and organizations can prevent burnout, boost resilience, and embed sustainable wellbeing practices for 2026 and beyond.

By the end of this webinar, participants will:

• Understand the latest CIPD wellbeing insights and what they mean for your people strategy in 2026
• Create a wellbeing culture that goes beyond quick fixes and drives engagement and retention
• Empower line managers to spot early signs of burnout and support wellbeing in their teams
• Set realistic goals and boundaries that maintain motivation without causing overload
• Design a personal or organizational wellbeing plan for a balanced and resilient 2026

Free, monthly virtual support calls provide a safe space for BIPOC adoptive, foster and kinship parents of BIPOC teens and young adults.

Join Raquel Vivanco, Director of the Adoptive Parents of Color Collaborative (APCC) and fellow adoptive parent, to find community and talk about parenting adopted and foster teens and young adults of color, including challenges, and helpful strategies. We will discuss how relationships shift as our young ones grow in their journey and how we can support ourselves and our loved ones.

This call is for people of color who are parenting adopted/foster teens and young adults of color.  Please be respectful of their space.

Learn about key updates to New York’s Medicare Savings Program (MSP) and Medicaid enrollment—and what they mean for older adults and people with disabilities. This webinar will cover how MSPs help low-income Medicare beneficiaries afford coverage and what’s new in New York, including the launch of online applications for MSPs and Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Medicaid through the New York State of Health website.

You’ll also learn how Medicare Rights supports beneficiaries, advocates, and professionals in resolving complex Medicare issues and expanding access to cost-saving programs. The session will include a moderated Q&A.

In the whirlwind of medical appointments, diagnoses, and decisions, who holds the power? You do—and it’s time to reclaim it.

Discover practical, confidence-boosting strategies to navigate healthcare systems with clarity and control, whether you’re speaking up for yourself or championing a loved one.

Topics Include:

• Senior Housing Options, Senior Scams
• Declutter, Downsize, Moving, Senior Life Coach, Dating Over 60
• Long Term Care Insurance
• Senior Care Management
• Advance Care Directives
• Getting Top Dollar for Your Home and more…

MC: Steve Gurney of the Positive Aging Community

RSVP – To Receive Your Link

• becky.donahue@wintergrowthinc.org

These free support groups provide safe space where LGBTQ+ adoptive and foster parents of children of color can find community and talk about their parenting joys and challenges, intersections with our own queer identities and helpful strategies.

Registration closes at 4 pm PT on the day of the event

FREE!

Join the nation’s foremost political, leadership, and skills-building gathering for the LGBTQ movement. Enjoy a mix of day-long institutes, keynote presentations, annual awards, and more than 100 workshops and caucuses.

Cost: $39 (includes 2 CEs)

Early Childhood Court, an adapted approach modeled after Safe Babies Court Teams, is a collaborative approach among community partners to ensure trauma and FASD-informed care, child well-being, and achieving permanency more quickly. Safe Babies, a program of ZERO TO THREE™, helps states and communities strengthen child welfare and early childhood systems to support healthy development. Using the Safe Babies approach, the program works at multiple levels—child and family, community, and state—to promote early childhood well-being and long-term system improvements. Rooted in the court system, it also fosters collaboration across agencies to better serve families. This approach is especially valuable for supporting young children and families affected by Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

Join us for an insightful, well-researched, and practical discussion aimed at achieving congregational transformation and ensuring the retention of older adult members

• Implementing practical assessments to highlight challenges and needs.
• Strategies for environmental redesign to improve accessibility and safety.
• Creating Dementia-Friendly Faith Communities and enhancing overall communication.
• Practical ways for caring for the caregivers within faith communities.
• Fostering intergenerational connections to strengthen community bonds and end isolation.

Kristen Miller Author of Age-Friendly Communities of Faith: A Guide on How to Serve and Retain Older Congregation Members While Maintaining Church Health

Join Pact’s Executive Director and fellow adoptive parent, Beth Hall, to find community and talk about parenting adopted and foster teens and young adults of color, including challenges, helpful strategies and how to support yourself and your loved ones.

This call is free and open to current Pact members only. If you have not purchased a Pact membership (or your membership is not current) you can join at pactadopt.org.

An Overview of KinKonnect & The Basics of Special Education

Overview to the Kinship Care Clearing House (KinKonnect)

An overview of the KinKonnect program including our comprehensive website, NJ community resources, warm line assistance, free lending library, articles, newsletters and more.

Advocating for your child/Grandchild in School: The Basics of Special Education in NJ

Find out your Special Education Rights in NJ. Attend and overview to a parent/guardian’s right to advocate for their children in the New Jersey school system. This workshop will assist parents in advocating for your child within the New Jersey Special Education System.

**Registration is required