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!

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.

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.

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.

Convened annually by MENTOR during National Mentoring Month, the National Mentoring Summit is an opportunity for mentoring practitioners, researchers, philanthropic investors, youth leaders, government and civic leaders, and Affiliates from across the country to unite under the shared goal of driving positive change for young people. Attendees have the opportunity to learn from one another, form new connections, and explore best practices for strengthening and expanding the youth mentoring movement.

Learn about the innovative DOROT flagship program designed specifically for solo agers: those forward-thinking individuals who anticipate navigating their future with autonomy and resilience.

Over six transformative weeks, participants build meaningful connections in a welcoming community, either in person or online.

Featuring Claire Solomon Nisen LMSW, MPH

FREE!

Join the National Center for Enhanced Post-Adoption Support for the AGPT-Train the Trainer Series. This training equips child welfare professionals working with adoptive and guardianship families with the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to effectively deliver the AGPT curriculum. This Train the Trainer consists of four sessions, one and a half hours in length-all of which need to be attended to receive the certificate of completion.

• Session I: Feb 5, 2026 01:30 PM
• Session II: Feb 12, 2026 01:30 PM
• Session III: Feb 19, 2026 01:30 PM
• Session IV: Feb 26, 2026 01:30 PM

Join us at The Learning Brain Exchange — ATN’s NEWEST Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference.  This 5-track conference gives educators the neuroscience-based background and tools needed to help students learn and thrive.  Come explore the Science of Learning and the Importance of Connected, Resilience-Focused, Hopeful Leadership in our schools.

Early bird pricing now through December 15, 2025.  Group discounts of 7 or more available.

Integrating Research, Policy, and Practice Around the World

Despite thousands of published articles on FASD, limited research focuses specifically on adolescents and adults with FASD. As individuals diagnosed with FASD age, the “need to know” across a broad spectrum of areas continues to be critically important for identifying clinically relevant research questions and directions that will impact their day-to-day function and health outcomes. Please join us at this interactive conference Learning

Objectives: Connect the identified needs of community workers, healthcare providers, professionals in the FASD field, families, and individuals with FASD with the research community Gain insight into emerging research findings and how they might better assist ethical policy and decision making and the development of integrated and collaborative approaches across systems Examine practice-based evidence, projects, and programs to understand the potential connections to research and potential longitudinal studies Engage in knowledge exchange and dialogue through multidisciplinary sessions Listen to individuals with FASD and their families share their direct and be at the forefront of addressing these relevant global issues.

FREE!

The need for coordinated, responsive and family-centered support is critical as adoptive, guardianship and kinship families navigate the complexities of life post-permanency.  This Center Chat explores how integrating a centralized case management hub into post-permanency services can transform fragmented systems into cohesive networks of care-ensuring families receive timely, tailored support when they need it most.

Join the largest in-person gathering of Trauma-Informed Educators dedicated to building Trauma-Responsive schools gathering- now with TWO dates in 2026!

For four decades, FFTA has convened leaders, practitioners, and partners to leverage shared knowledge and proven solutions, advancing wellness for families and communities. Our Annual Conference remains a dynamic space for collaboration, innovation, and empowerment—especially in a time when the sector faces new and complex challenges. A Super Early Lock-in-Rate is available for FFTA Members through December 31, 2025.