Adoptive Parents' Book Discussion Group
Please join us for a thought provoking discussion on Adoption Nation: How the Adoption Revolution is Transforming America by Adam Pertman. The author is an adoptive father, award-winning journalist, and the director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute in NYC.Adoption Nation is essential reading for adoptive families, for anyone contemplating adopting a child, and for everyone touched by this extraordinary cultural transformation.

Adoption Program - Winter Workshops
Bullying - Harassment, intimidation or bullying, like other disruptive or violent behaviors, is conduct that disrupts both a student's ability to learn and a school's ability to educate its students in a safe environment. Come learn about causes of bullying and creative ways to empower your children with bully-busting values like Respect, Honesty, Compassion, Fairness Responsibility and Courage.

Men’s Discussion Group started at the "Let's Talk Adoption" conference - this is a forum in which men can continue to discuss their feelings about adoption in an open and confidential setting.

General Adoption Chat provides an opportunity for you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about your adoption journey with CPFA board members and other adoptive parents.

Cultural Heritage Party
Come celebrate your heritage with us! We come from many backgrounds through adoption and birth. This is an opportunity to teach our children about those traditions and for them to feel a sense of pride in their heritage. It’s also fun for children as well as adults to explore and taste the richness of other cultures. Bring a dish to share from your heritage, your child’s heritage, or both! Drinks will be supplied by CPFA. Also, you can bring any ethnic souvenirs you would like to share (please label them with your name). FREE to CPFA members. $10.00 per family for non-members.
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Adoptive Parents' Book Discussion Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion of the book Beyond Good Intentions: A Mother Reflects on Raising Internationally Adopted Children by Cheri Register.

CPFA Annual Golf Outing
The annual CPFA Golf Classic is scheduled for Thursday, May 8th at the beautiful Black Bear Golf Course in Hamburg, NJ. This is the only fundraiser for CPFA and has turned into quite an event. The cost of the event includes breakfast,door prizes, green fees, and a great luncheon. For more information or if you would like to attend, please contact Hugh O’Neill, Ways & Means Chairperson at (973) 343-7735.

Adoption Program - Spring Workshops
Birthmother Panel: Birthparents are an integral part of adoptive families, whether you have an open adoption and know the birthmother/birthfather or whether you will never know who the biological parents of your child are. Come listen to the moving and enlightening stories of three birthmothers.

How to Make an Adoption Lifebook: This workshop presented by Sasha Martone LCSW is for parents in all stages of adoption; from pre-adopt to post-adopt, and is equally applicable to U.S. and international adoption.  An Adoption Lifebook begins with the child’s birth and can serve as a tool so that you and your child can discuss the specific circumstances surrounding your child’s birth and adoption. 

General Adoption Chat provides an opportunity for you to discuss any questions or concerns you may have about your adoption journey with CPFA board members and other adoptive parents.

Adoptive Parents' Book Discussion Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion of the book Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Parents Knew by Sherrie Eldridge.

CPFA Summer Family Picnic
Come join our family of adoptive families for a fun afternoon in the sun and water. Please bring a picnic meal for your family, snacks, chairs, towels, beach toys, beach umbrella. This is a wonderful way for our children to develop friendships with other kids whose families are formed through adoption, like theirs. This is also an opportunity for pre-adoptive parents to come and meet other adoptive families and hear about their adoption journeys.  Members who have just welcomed a new child into their family will receive a special CPFA paperweight gift. Come play! Free for members. Small cost for non-members.

Wednesday
September 24

Adoption Program - Fall Workshops
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Halloween Party
Please bring a fall/Halloween themed snack or dessert to share. Drinks will be supplied by CPFA. Come in costume (Yes, adults consider dressing up!) FREE to CPFA members. $10 per family for non-members.

“Let’s Talk Adoption”sm Conference
Join us for a full day of 36 workshops on pre- and post-adoptive issues at our 27th annual adoption conference at the Rutgers University Busch Campus Center, in Piscataway, NJ. This conference is coordinated by Concerned Persons For Adoption and is co-sponsored by the New Jersey Interagency Adoption Counsel and Rutgers University School of Social Work Continuing Education and Professional Development Program. Continuing Education credits approved for school teachers, guidance counselors, and social workers.

Holiday Party
Please join us for a fun party!