About the Meetings and 2008 Schedule

Teen Program Pact's program is especially for adopted and fostered teens. Our Teen gatherings focus on both social and project oriented meetings. When we talk to parents of teens, they ask for services and groups where their children can find friends who share their experiences and offer opportunities for their children to talk about the deeper and sometimes darker issues that are surfacing about adoption, family, and identity. In 2007 we went to an A's game, had dinner and movies, learned how to DJ and played with some graffiti artists. This year we hope to have more gatherings that not only give us time to socialize, but incorporate creative and expressive ways for us to think about our lives as adopted and fostered people. Tween Program Our Tween group meets at the same time as our Teen group, but has its own mentors and activities. The teen years can start as young as ten or eleven, and have often been compared with the preschool years because of the dramatic changes that occur during the move to greater independence. Tweens develop a new ability to be introspective and analytical and develop new views of the world, some of which may be challenging to adults. Emotionally, their job is to become "their own person." For adopted and foster kids, this raises identity issues perhaps on a deeper level than has ever been possible before. Parents looking for groups or activities that feel safe and wholesome, want a place where their children can find friends and share their experiences, and we look to support the Tweens as they move into official 'Teen' status. 2008 Schedule: Check our calendar for the next Teen/Tween gathering! Special Events Pact Family Camp July 14-18th, 2008 Optional Special Events (For Tweens and Teens) Warriors game! (we are on the list to receive tickets for Warriors Games. It is quite possible we will receive tickets 7-10 days advance notice, as the Warriors Organization does not donate tickets for specific dates. Please pay attention to your member emails!) Parent Peer Support Click here for more information

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