| Event | When | Location | Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Connections: Online parent meetup | This event is for adoptive and permanency parents and caregivers. It offers an opportunity to connect, share experiences, and discuss topics of interest in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. (read more...) |
November 17th, 2026 7:00 PM through 8:30 PM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Waiting Parents online discussion group | This is an online discussion group for waiting parents to get together and explore a variety of topics related to adoption and permanency. (read more...) |
November 18th, 2026 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Growing Together, Growing Differently: Parenting Adopted Children from Different Birth Families | This interactive workshop helps adoptive parents navigate the unique opportunities and challenges of raising multiple adopted children, particularly when each child has a different adoption history, background, and set of needs. Participants will explore ways to support each child's individual identity and experiences while fostering a family environment built on connection, belonging, and emotional safety rather than comparison or sameness. (read more...) |
November 19th, 2026 6:15 PM through 7:45 PM |
(not available) | Education | |
| Parent Panel: Raising Sibling Groups | This parent panel is an opportunity for waiting families and parents considering another adoption to hear firsthand from families who have welcomed sibling groups. Through a Q&A and audience discussion, participants will hear about the rewards, challenges, and realities of raising siblings together. (read more...) |
November 25th, 2026 7:00 PM through 8:00 PM |
(not available) | Education | |
| Kinship Family Relationships: Navigating Complexities Around the Holidays | The holiday season can bring unique challenges for kinship families, particularly when navigating relationships, traditions, and expectations involving birth family members. Join us for a supportive and practical workshop designed to help kinship caregivers approach these complexities with greater confidence, compassion, and strategies for fostering meaningful family connections. (read more...) |
December 3rd, 2026 11:00 AM through 12:00 PM |
BC Canada | Education | |
| Lifebooks: Helping children and youth understand their stories | This workshop is for parents and caregivers who have welcomed a child or youth from foster care into their family, as well as professionals supporting children and youth in care. Participants will learn how lifebooks can help children and youth understand their personal histories, explore their experiences, and strengthen their sense of identity and belonging. Participants will also receive editable templates to help them create lifebooks tailored to each child or youth. (read more...) |
December 3rd, 2026 6:15 PM through 7:15 PM |
(not available) | Education | |
| Waiting Parents online discussion group | This is an online discussion group for waiting parents to get together and explore a variety of topics related to adoption and permanency. (read more...) |
December 16th, 2026 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Face to Face Connections: Online parent meetup | This event is for adoptive and permanency parents and caregivers. It offers an opportunity to connect, share experiences, and discuss topics of interest in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. (read more...) |
December 16th, 2026 7:00 PM through 8:30 PM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Learning for Everyone in Adoption and Permanency (LEAP) - January to March 2027 - Cohort 1 | LEAP is a 10-week online course for prospective adoptive parents and permanency caregivers. For prospective adoptive parents, LEAP fulfils the legal requirement for pre-adoption education. It covers key adoption and permanency topics, including trauma, openness, and prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol. This session runs from January 14 to March 24, 2027. (read more...) |
January 14th, 2027 9:30 AM through 9:30 AM |
(not available) | AEP |