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

Join us for an informative session learning about adoption & foster care options in Pennsylvania.

The information session can help you decide whether you are comfortable taking the next steps to become a licensed Diakon foster family. Sessions are offered without obligation; participants are not required to proceed following the presentation.

Pre-registration is required so that the ZOOM link can be shared.

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

There is the age-old myth in working with kinship families: “Our organization has services in place, but I can’t get caregivers to show up. They must not need or want them.”

This myth is not only inaccurate, but harmful in our approach to serving families. Drs. Caliendo and Tobin are here to break this myth and provide intentional and practical strategies for engaging kinship families in the community.

It is well documented in research that kinship families want and need support and effectively engaging them is key. This begins with trust and mutual respect, which does not fit in transactional checkboxes, but with a relational approach. By centering lived experience, creating welcoming environments, and listening to what caregivers say they need, we build authentic relationships that connect families to both formal systems and community-based support. This is the space where genuine engagement, change, and positive outcomes happen.

FREE!

Join other solo aging club members for a unique, agenda-free discussion where your voice leads the conversation. Bring your questions, share your challenges, swap ideas, and discover solutions with others who understand the solo aging experience. Whether you’re looking for practical advice, emotional support, or simply want to connect with a like-minded community, this is your space.

$40 (Live webinar + recording)

This year, there are several important changes to Medicare costs and covered services that you should be aware of when helping clients in 2026. Experts from the Medicare Rights Center will discuss the following topics:

• Medicare eligibility changes based on immigration status
• Part D drug price negotiation reminder
• Changes to Medicare Part D coverage phases
• Telehealth flexibilities
• Enrollment period reminders
• 2026 costs

Trauma-Informed Approaches to Starting an Exercise Program: A Free Virtual Workshop with Vida Family Medicine & The Embodied Trainer.

This FREE virtual event is designed for patients, as well as therapists, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of trauma-informed movement practices.

Join us for an informative session learning about adoption & foster care options in Pennsylvania.

The information session can help you decide whether you are comfortable taking the next steps to become a licensed Diakon foster family. Sessions are offered without obligation; participants are not required to proceed following the presentation.

Pre-registration is required so that the ZOOM link can be shared.

Free monthly virtual support calls provide a safe space for adoptive parents of color to connect and share their experiences.

This is a group intended to meet the needs of people of color who have built their families through domestic adoption, kinship adoption, international adoption, foster care, same race and transracial/interracial adoption.

This programming is for adoptive parents of color.  Please be respectful of their space.

In this free support call first/birth parents will be able to connect, listen and share their experiences of adoption, both private and through the child welfare system. Space will also be provided for participants to explore and share experiences around open adoptions, closed adoptions, recent reunions, same-race adoption, transracial adoption, termination of parental rights, and other topics as decided by the group.
Please remember that this group is for birth/first parents who are related by birth to a child placed in adoption or foster care.

FREE!

This interactive Center Chat for child welfare professionals will explore what blocked care is and how it develops in the context of trauma and attachment, the science behind the stress response and its impact on caregiver empathy, practical, trauma-informed strategies to move from survival mode to connection This session offers strategies for systems and staff to notice and take action to service families. Every family deserves to thrive, not just survive.