| Event | When | Location | Category | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 This is Belonging photo contest | Our annual photo contest is now open and we can't wait to see your submissions! Enter today for a chance to win one of three great camera prizes or a $100 gift card. (read more...) |
September 1st, 2025 12:00 AM through 12:00 AM |
(not available) | Community Event | |
| Safe Babies – September to December 2025 | This course is for anyone interested in adopting, fostering, or caring for a baby or toddler—especially if there is any risk of prenatal substance exposure. Learn about infant development, drug and alcohol exposure, sleep issues, household and infant safety, support services, self-care, and more in this self-directed course. This course is self-directed and open for registration from September 1 until December 17, 2025. (read more...) |
September 1st, 2025 9:30 AM through 9:30 AM |
(not available) | Education | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
September 3rd, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Adopting Teens and Tweens online information session | There are teenagers and tweens in BC foster care who are waiting for adoptive families. Join us to learn about adopting one (or more!) of them. (read more...) |
September 9th, 2025 6:00 PM through 7:30 PM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
September 10th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Learning for Everyone in Adoption and Permanency (LEAP) - September to November 2025 - 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 September 11 to November 26. (read more...) |
September 11th, 2025 10:00 AM through 10:00 AM |
(not available) | AEP | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
September 17th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(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...) |
September 17th, 2025 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Connect Attachment program | This free 10-week program supports adoptive parents of youth ages 8–18, offering insight, tools, and strategies to help strengthen family connection and support. Sessions run weekly on Wednesdays from September 17 to November 19 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (read more...) |
September 17th, 2025 6:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
(not available) | Education | |
| Belonging Network 2025 Annual General Meeting | Contribute your voice to shaping the future of the Belonging Network. Members will vote on important motions and elect the board members whose passion and skills propel the organization forward. We welcome everyone to join us and celebrate the past year together! (read more...) |
September 17th, 2025 7:00 PM through 8:00 PM |
(not available) | Community Event | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
September 24th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Professional Development: Preparing and supporting foster-to-permanency transitions | This workshop is for professionals who support families formed through adoption and permanency, or youth in and from care. Join us for a lunchtime session to learn why supporting and preparing for the transition from foster care to permanency is essential to the well-being of children, youth, and their families, and how you can better help families in building and maintaining smooth, supportive transitions. (read more...) |
September 24th, 2025 12:00 PM through 1:00 PM |
(not available) | Education | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
October 1st, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Trauma-Informed Parenting online workshop October 2025 | Parenting kids with trauma can be tough at any stage of their development. This online workshop is designed to provide tips and tools for trauma-informed parenting and to help parents understand the relationship between trauma and adoption. Tuesdays, October 7, 14, and 21 from 7 to 9 p.m. (read more...) |
October 7th, 2025 7:00 PM through 9:00 PM |
(not available) | Education | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
October 8th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
October 15th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(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...) |
October 15th, 2025 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Face to Face Connections: Pumpkin patch family outing (Maple Ridge, Lower Mainland) | This event brings adoptive and permanency families in the Lower Mainland together to connect, share experiences, and build community. (read more...) |
October 18th, 2025 11:00 AM through 1:00 PM |
Laity Pumpkin Patch - South 12725 Laity St Maple Ridge, BC V4R 2P2 Canada | Community Event | |
| Face to Face Connections: Corn maze adventure (Victoria, Vancouver Island) | This event brings adoptive and permanency families on Vancouver Island together to connect, share experiences, and build community. (read more...) |
October 18th, 2025 1:00 PM through 3:00 PM |
Galey Farms 4150 Blenkinsop Rd Victoria, BC V8X 2C3 Canada | Community Event | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
October 22nd, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
October 29th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
November 5th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
November 12th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
November 19th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(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 19th, 2025 5:00 PM through 6:00 PM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
November 26th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Adopt BC Kids FREE information session | There are children and youth in BC foster care who are waiting for adoptive families. Join us to learn about adopting one (or more!) of them. (read more...) |
December 2nd, 2025 6:00 PM through 7:30 PM |
(not available) | Adopt BC Kids Information Session | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
December 3rd, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
December 10th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support | |
| Coffee Chat online support group | An online support group for those parenting children or youth through adoption or permanency. (read more...) |
December 17th, 2025 10:00 AM through 11:00 AM |
(not available) | Support |