Preparing Extended Family for Older Child Adoption
Grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, siblings, and friends are all impacted when a child or sibling group is adopted into their family Adoptive parents often spend a significant amount of time […]
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NACAC (North American Council on Adoptable Children) Conference
Westin Kansas City at Crown Center 1 East Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO, United StatesThe conference has sessions designed to inspire, inform, and encourage all members of the adoption community, including adoptive parents raising children with special needs, professionals seeking families for older children, […]
Blue Rose Meeting
This session is specific to birth parents who have made an adoption plan for their children.It is a safe place to talk about your personal experiences, emotions, challenges and triumphs. […]
Adoption STAR Online Adoption Information Session
Building Families Through AdoptionBecome introduced the Adoption STAR agency and the agency’s policies and procedures, including the many services and programs we offer.After registering for this information session you will […]
Birth Parent Panel
A panel of birth parent speakers who have made adoption plans will share their stories. This staff moderated panel will include a question-and-answer session with panel participants, including questions from […]
Annual Adoptive Family Summer Picnic (Buffalo, NY Area)
Ellicott Creek Park 1 Ellicott Creek Road, Tonawanda, NY, United StatesPlease join Adoption STAR adoptive families, staff and their families, for a spectacular afternoon! Families who have adopted through Adoption STAR, as well as those along the path to adopting […]
Attachment-Focused Crisis Deescalation With A-OK Family Advocates
This webinar will focus on crisis management for families who are caring for youth with extensive trauma histories and disrupted attachmentsThis training will provide the framework for how we heal […]
Private Track Training
For clients of Adoption STAR who are currently in the Private Track ProgramAdoption STAR’s Agency Assisted Private Adoption Program, often referred to as “Private Track,” provides increased opportunities to adopt […]
ANCHOR A-OK Educational Class, Series 4
Adoption STAR Main Office 131 John Muir Drive, Amherst, NY, United StatesFor those pursuing the domestic adoption of an older child or an international adoption The A-OK educational classes are referred to as ANCHOR (Attach, Nurture, Commit, Healing, Open-minded, Resilience). They […]
Pre-Parenthood Educational Class Session 5 (in person)
Adoption STAR Main Office 131 John Muir Drive, Amherst, NY, United StatesFor those pursuing a domestic infant adoption The pre-parenthood adoption classes listed here are specific to those considering the adoption of a child NOT in foster care in the U.S., […]