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A Home Run for a Child: An Adoption Matching & Recruitment Event
Saturday, September 12, 2009
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Boston Police Station District E-5, 1708 Centre St., West roxbury, MA (Parking available across the street at Holy Name Parish. DO NOT park in the white hen lot)
For more information or to register, please contact MARE at 617-54-ADOPT
(617-542-3678) or 1-800-882-1176.
For online registration click on families or social workers.
Mayor Thomas Menino invites you to take this opportunity to learn about adopting a child from foster care. Talk with adoption social workers and interact with waiting children. Attend an informational session about the adoption process. Fun activities and refreshments for all! |
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The
Heart Gallery
June 8 to July 20 - South Shore Plaza, Braintree (250 Granite St., Braintree)
July 20 to September 14 - Cape Cod Mall, Hyannis (793 Iyannough Rd., Hyannis)
The
Heart Gallery is a portrait exhibit to raise awareness
about Massachusetts children available for adoption.
For more information about the Heart Gallery or to find
out how you can help, please contact MARE at 617-54-ADOPT
(617-542-3678) or 1-800-882-1176.
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MARE Benefit BYC Chowder Challenge Regatta
Monday, September 7, 2009
For more information, please visit their website www.bostonyachtclub.net.
The Charity Regatta stands as a tribute to its founder, their late member Charles Quigley, Jr. Charlie served two loves when starting this race program - his love of sailboat racing and his devoted support of children in need. All proceeds from this event go to the MARE and, over the years, their racers have helped make a big difference for needy kids. If supporting this excellent program weren't enough, the race itself is a lot of fun. Run as a pursuit race with classes for both racers and cruisers, the race is followed by a chowder party at the club where awards are presented for the top five finishers in each class. There are few better ways to finish the racing season!
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Single Parent Matching Night for Homestudied Families
Thursday, September 17, 2009
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
DCF Salem Office, 45 Congress St, Salem, MA
Please contact Tracy Scatterday at 617-542-3678 or tracys@mareinc.org to RSVP or for questions. For online registration click on families or social workers.
Network with social workers and single prospective adoptive parents. Hear from an experienced single adoptive parent. Observe presentations of children who are appropriate for single parent homes. Prospective parents, please RSVP prior to the event so that we can plan for materials and food accordingly. Social Workers, please RSVP with information on the children you will present. Children must be registered with MARE.
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MARE Benefit BYC Golf Tournament
Monday, September 21, 2009
Lunch 11:30 a.m. - Scramble 1:00 p.m.
The Meadow in Peabody
For more information, please visit their website www.bostonyachtclub.net.
Dinner, Awards, Great Raffle & Auction will follow back at the BYC.
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Adoption
& Foster Care Informational Meetings in the State
of Massachusetts
Ongoing
Please visit the Department of Children and Families website
at www.mass.gov/dss
(Click on Adoption, then Foster Care and Adoption Information
Meetings to find the information meetings link)for a schedule
of Informational Meetings or call 1-800-KIDS-508 (543-7508).
Learn how you can change the future of a child in need
by becoming a foster or adoptive parent with
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MAPP
TRAININGS
These
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Children's Friend MAPP Training
Thursday, July 9, 2009 (eight consecutive Thursdays)
6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Children's Friend, Inc., 21 Cedar Street, Worcester, MA
Please call Sue Uryasz at 508-753-5425 ext 275 or email her at suryasz@childrensfriend.org.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption.
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Child & Family Services of Merrimack Valley MAPP Training
Thursday & Friday, Two-Weeks Session either Agust or September 2009
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Child & Family Services of Merrimack Valley, 439 South Union Street, 2nd Floor, Lawrence, MA
Please contact Melissa O'Meara at 978-687-5852 ext. 235.
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DCF
Boston Regional Office MAPP Training
Tuesdays, August 4, 2009 (eight consecutive Tuesdays)
Tuesdays, October 6, 2009 (eight consecutive Tuesdays)
DCF Boston Area Office,Boston, MA
Please call DCF office at 1-800-KIDS-508.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption. The Boston area offices will also have foster
parent MAPP training on Saturdays on alternate months.
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Community Care Services MAPP Training
August specific dates TBD
Please call CCS office at 508-821-7774.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption. The Boston area offices will also have foster
parent MAPP training on Saturdays on alternate months.
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Child and Family Services of New Bedford MAPP Training
August specific dates TBD
Please call CFS office at 508-990-0894.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption. The Boston area offices will also have foster
parent MAPP training on Saturdays on alternate months.
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The Home for the Litter Wanderers MAPP Training
Saturdays, September 19, October 3, 17 and 31, 2009 (four Saturdays)
Roslindale, MA
Please call Bridget Chiaruttini at 617-264-5313 or email her at bchiaruttini@thehombe.org.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption.
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DCF
Northeast Regional Office MAPP Training
Tuesdays, September 14- November 9, 2009
DCF Northeast Area Office,15 Union Street, Lawrence, MA 01840
Please call DCF office at 1-800-KIDS-508.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption. The Boston area offices will also have foster
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Springfield Regional Office MAPP Training
September/October November/December specific dates TBD
Please call DCF office at 1-800-KIDS-508.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption. The Boston area offices will also have foster
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Berkshire Children and Families MAPP Training
Late September/ early October specific dates TBD
Please call BCF office at 413-584-5690.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption. The Boston area offices will also have foster
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Cambridge Family & Children's Service MAPP Training
Saturdays, October 3, 2009 (four consecutive Saturdays)
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Cambridge Family & Children's Services, 60 Gore Street, Cambridge, MA 02141
Please call Yael Lenkinski at 617-876-4210 or email her at ylenkinski@helpfamilies.org.
This training is for families who are interested in
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Worcester DCF
North and South Central Regional Office MAPP Training
Rolling MAPP - Thursday evenings
Please call DCF office at 1-800-KIDS-508.
This training is for families who are interested in
adoption. The Boston area offices will also have foster
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Trainings in the State of Massachusetts
Ongoing
Please visit the Department of Children and Families website
at www.mass.gov/dss
(Click on Adoption, then Foster Care and Adoption Information
Meetings to find the MAPP training link) for a schedule
of MAPP trainings or call 1-800-KIDS-508 (543-7508).
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Baby Care for Pre-Adoptive First-Time Parents
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
6:30 p.m to
9:30 p.m.
Adoption Community of New England, Inc., 45 Lyman Street #2, Westborough, MA
For more information or to register, please ACONE at 508-366-6812 or visit their website www.AdoptionCommunityofNE.org
Learning modules and instruction include: feeding, bathing, clothing and nurturing your new adoptee in the first two years of life; lifelike dolls for hands-on practice with a pediatric nurse's supervision; diapers, bottles, bathtubs and clothing available for comparison; resource materials for participants who will be parenting a newborn through two year old. Choose from one of the scheduled classes or call to set up a private class at another time. (Class enrollment is limited to 12 to allow for hands-on practice and individual help.) Private classes are scheduled based on instructor availability for an additional fee of $20.00 per person.
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Your Child and the School Experience: Get Ready for the New School Year
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
Adoption Community of New England, Inc., 45 Lyman Street #2, Westborough, MA.
For more information or to register, please ACONE at 508-366-6812 or visit their website www.AdoptionCommunityofNE.org.
Presented by Joan Lefler Clark, MEd, former Executive Director, ACONE, Inc.Schools have a significant impact on children’s self-esteem and welfare. For those who came to their families by adoption/foster care, there can be challenges not faced by other children. Learn to recognize how children’s losses impact their experience in the classroom and how schools can accommodate these children without changing their curriculum’s goals and objectives. Registration fee is $20.00 per person (members) or $30.00 per person (non-members) Payable to ACONE. Mail check to 45 Lyman Street #2, Westborough, MA 01581. Registrations charged on MasterCard, Visa and Discover may be faxed to 508.366.6813.
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A Support Group for Waiting Parents
Wednesday, July 22 and August 12, 2009 - 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Adoption Community of New England, Inc., 45 Lyman Street #2, Westborough, MA.
For more information or to register, please ACONE at 508-366-6812 or visit their website www.AdoptionCommunityofNE.org.
Meet with others who are also in the "waiting" stage of their adoption process. Each session focuses on a specific issue and also allows time for open discussion. This is a professionally facilitated meeting providing a great opportunity for meeting and sharing. This program is free, but RSVP by the Monday before the meeting is greatly appreciated.
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Adopted Persons Meet for Discuss
Wednesday, July15 and August 19, 2009
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Adoption Community of New England, Inc., 45 Lyman Street #2, Westborough, MA.
For more information or to register, please ACONE at 508-366-6812 or visit their website www.AdoptionCommunityofNE.org.
Join with other adoptees for an informal discussion led by an adoptee experienced in group facilitation. This group is open only to adopted persons. This program is free, but RSVP by the Monday before the meeting is greatly appreciated. Only those who are registered will be notified if cancellation is necessary.
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Birth Families Meet to Discuss Adoption
Saturday, July 18 and August 15, 2009
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Adoption Community of New England, Inc., 45 Lyman Street #2, Westborough, MA.
For more information or to register, please ACONE at 508-366-6812 or visit their website www.AdoptionCommunityofNE.org.
We share, we laugh, and yes even shed a few tears when we relate our experiences with each other. This group will take you where you need to go to understand the complex issues of living with adoption whether that adoption is open, closed or somewhere in between. Each meeting will have a focus, but allow plenty of time for a frank and open discussion. This program is free, but RSVP is requested at least 24 hours before the event.
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Triad Group
Saturday, August 1, 2009
10:00 a.m. to Noon
Adoption Community of New England, Inc., 45 Lyman Street #2, Westborough, MA.
For more information or to register, please ACONE at 508-366-6812 or visit their website www.AdoptionCommunityofNE.org.
Meet with other adult triad members in this professionally facilitated group. To RSVP, either e-mail or call the office. This is a free support group open to birth parents, adoptees and adoptive parents.
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Camp
to Belong and Sibling Connections
Creating
enduring relationships for siblings who experience foster
care. Through innovative programs and practices, we
provide year-round connection opportunities for brothers
and sisters who are separated when placed in foster
care. Camp To Belong is a national nonprofit organization
dedicated to reuniting siblings separated when placed
in foster care. Summer campers take part in events designed
to help deepen the sibling connection. Apply now for
August 2009: http://www.siblingconnections.com/ctb.html.
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Adoptive
Family Mixer
Mondays
9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Together in Motion, 1 Broadway, Arlington, MA
For more information, please call Erik or Katherine
at 781-643-1377 or visit their website at www.togetherinmotion.com.
Together in Motion offers a sunny play area with a padded
floor filled with soft play blocks, stairs and slides,
modules, balls, tunnels, and other age appropriate equipment
for children up to six years old. There is a separate
lounge area filled with comfortable seating and tables
for snacks or building block play. The entry fee for
the adoptive family mixer is a discounted rate of $5
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The
Rainbow Connection Playgroup
The third Thursday of each month
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
St. Joseph Parish Center, 145 Holliston Street, Medway,
MA
For more information contact Michelle Cuff at 508-533-5820
or email her at michcuff@yahoo.com.
This new group welcomes all foster/adoptive/biological
parents, and their children, looking
to make meaningful connections with others raising minority
children in the suburbs.
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GLBT
Playgroup
2nd Saturday of each month
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
North Parish, North Andover Massachusetts
For more information please contact Brian Tessier: www.proudparenting.com/user/93
or visit North Parish’s calendar: www.Northparish.org.
All are welcome and especially expectant parents to
network and ask questions and share common questions
and concerns.
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Pathways
to Permanency through the Trauma Center
Trauma Center in Brookline, MA
Rona Sandberg, LICSW, Clinical Coordinator at 617-232-1303
ext.223 or visit www.traumacenter.org.
The Pathways to Permanency Program strives to strengthen
and support families in providing foster and adoptive
children with a nurturing and stable home environment.
The program offers services that include caregiver support,
psycho-education, and consultation. These services are
provided by clinicians with extensive experience working
with childhood trauma and foster care and adoption related
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Adoptive
Families Together Parent Group (a program of MSPCC)
Ongoing
Varies
For more information and group locations, please call
AFT at 617-587-1500, email Nora O’Farell at nofarrell@mspcc.org
or visit their website at http://www.mspcc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=progs_adopt_AdoptiveFamiliesTogether.
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Single
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Varies
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Seeking Participants: Gay and lesbian individuals or
couples who have adopted a child
Participation: Completion of a web-based survey.
For more information, please Contact Dr. Scott Ryan
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Transition to Adoptive Parenthood Project (TAPP), Abbie
Goldberg, Ph.D., Department of Psychology Clark University
The Transition to Adoptive Parenthood Project is aimed
at exploring the transition to adoptive parenthood in
a diverse group of families. They are asking you to
help them understand your experiences as you prepare
to become, and then become, parents. For example, What
things make this transition easier or harder? What are
your feelings about the adoption process? What are the
expected and unexpected challenges and joys that you
face? Your participation is very much needed and appreciated.
Couples who participate in this project will be interviewed
individually either in person or by phone during the
preadoption period, and then again three months after
the adoption. As a token of appreciation, you will be
paid for your participation in this project.
Please contact Abbie Goldberg through her website at
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