Our online support groups give parents a place to connect through Facebook. All groups offer the opportunity to share experiences, socialize, and build friendships.
All groups are private, require commitments by members to respect confidentiality, and are facilitated by our Family Support team. This ensures that the groups stay focused and that confidentiality is respected by all.
Drop-in online support groups
We offer drop-in online support sessions via Microsoft Teams that bring together parents and carers who are facing unique circumstances or challenges, or who just want to connect with others. Current drop-in groups include:
Coffee Chat online support group
Our drop-in Coffee Chat group provides a casual, safe, and welcoming virtual space for adoptive and permanency parents or guardians to connect. Share your stories, listen to each other, and build a network of support with people who understand what you’re going through.
This group is held on most Wednesday morning from 10 to 11 a.m. View our Events Calendar for upcoming sessions.
Waiting Parents online support group
This is an online discussion group for waiting parents to get together virtually and explore a variety of adoption- and permanency-related topics. If you want to connect with a group that understands your journey, join our Waiting Parents online discussion group!
This group usually meets on the third Wednesday of every month from 5 to 6 p.m. View our Events Calendar for upcoming sessions.
Facebook support groups
Our Facebook support groups are private, confidential groups for the adoptive and permanency community. You are welcome to join as many groups as you want that fit your needs and your family dynamics.
Parenting Indigenous Children Support Group
This group is for adoptive and permanency parents of Indigenous children. We support each other through the sharing of personal insights and experiences in an atmosphere of confidentiality and trust.
Connecting and Supporting Families
This is a confidential social networking support group for adoptive and permanency parents in BC who are parenting children of any age. We explore contemporary adoption and permanency issues and support each other through the sharing of personal insights and experiences.
Complex Needs Parent Support Group
This support group is for adoptive parents of children with complex needs, including FASD. We explore contemporary adoption issues and support each other through the sharing of personal insights and experiences, in an atmosphere of confidentiality and trust.
2SLGBTQIA+ Parent Support Group
This support group is for adoptive and permanency families with members (parents and/or children) who are part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Prospective parents are also welcome!
Waiting Parents Support Group
This support group is for prospective parents who are considering adoption or permanency, at any stage of their application journey, or who are approved waiting parents.
Parenting Teens Support Group
In this group, Adoptive Parents can share stories, experiences, thoughts and feelings in a supportive non-judgmental atmosphere of confidentiality and trust. Parents can ask questions, learn from one another through lived experience and work together to help overcome common issues that their teenage adoptees face. Most importantly, parents will have a support system and know that they are not alone.
