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Online Affinity Group for Adoptive Parents of Color (only)This group is for adoptive (and pre-adoptive) parents of color exclusively. Parents who share with their adopted children the experience of being a person of color can join this community for discussion and support around raising strong, happy children of color. This is a chance to exchange information, ideas, and opinions with others who share your experience and understand your family. Members of this group are parenting children who share their own race; the discussion does not include advice about parenting across racial lines. Register to join this group » (Pact membership required) Online Affinity Group for Adoptive Parents of Color (and their parenting partners)This group is for adoptive (and pre-adoptive) parents of color and their parenting partners of any race. Adoptive parents in families where at least one parent is a person of color can join this multiracial community for discussion and support around parenting issues related to adoption and race. Adoptive parents of color are welcome to join this group and/or the group described above. In this group, parents of different races are negotiating relationships with both adults and children in the family who may or may not share their own racial identity. Register to join this group » (Pact membership required)
Adoptive Parents of Color Discussion GroupThis group of adoptive parents of color (and their parenting partners) meets in the San Francisco Bay Area four to five times a year, on the first Sunday of the month. Pact invites experts in child and youth development who engage participants in facilitated discussion of the joys and challenges of raising healthy and happy adoptive families of color. Childcare is provided, with age-appropriate activities designed to support positive identity in adopted children of color. Register to join this group » (Pact membership required) or see Events. Adoptive Families of Color Play GroupDo you have little ones between the ages of one month and 10 years old? At rotating locations, play dates and outings give an opportunity for adoptive parents of color and their parenting partners to get together in an informal environment and build community. Venues feature educational and fun experiences that support strong identity for boys and girls of color. Parent-organized gatherings allow families who live in the same area to connect. Register here if you are interested in connecting with other families to plan and participate in gatherings in your area. |
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Too often, adoptive parents of color find their voices drowned out by parents who have adopted children of color across racial lines, sitting through discussions of issues that don't seem relevant to them - or being put in the position of educating transracial adoptive parents or being asked to speak for all people of color. Pact is committed to providing supportive spaces that meet the needs of adoptive parents of color (and their parenting partners).