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Adoption


The word alone seems full of questions. The process is unknown to most who haven't been through it, as are the rewards.

Concerned Persons For Adoption (CPFA) is a non-profit organization in the State of New Jersey dedicated to the belief that every child deserves a family. CPFA is not an adoption agency, but a volunteer organization working to support those who wish to adopt, and to provide educational and networking resources to those who have adopted.

Join us for our Upcoming Events
(Click on our 2024 Calendar of Events for more)
 
 
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Help Us Determine the FUTURE of CPFA ! 
 
 
 
Your input 📝 is urgently requested!
 
 Please visit:
 

to access the survey.
 
 
As an adoption support group founded in 1972, Concerned
Persons for Adoption (CPFA) has seen many changes
throughout the years.
 
We are now at a critical crossroad, experiencing a decline in
program attendance and struggling to recruit new members
and volunteers. We need your input to determine whether CPFA
is still a viable and relevant support group.

We have created a survey that should take only a few
minutes to complete. Please complete the survey as
thoroughly and honestly as possible. The more
responses we receive, the better informed our decision
will be regarding the future of CPFA.
 
We thank you in advance for
participating in our survey.
 
 
Any questions, please email cpfanj@gmail.com. 
 
 
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The Lynne Witkin/CPFA Scholarship

Sponsored by Concerned Persons for Adoption www.cpfanj.org

Lynne Witkin was a social worker, adoptive parent and volunteer advocate for adoption. She recognized the need for an annual gathering of professionals and parents and in 1979, pioneered New Jersey’s first “Let’s Talk Adoption” Conference. Lynne also served as president of Concerned Persons for Adoption, the adoptive parent support group which has continued to coordinate this conference since her death.

This scholarship is offered in the hope of helping and encouraging qualified social work majors who are interested in pursuing a career in the area of adoption/child welfare. There are currently over a half million children in the U.S. in foster care. More than 100,000 of these are awaiting adoptive parents. There is a critical need for caring, capable social workers to enter the field of child welfare - protective services, foster care, adoption, post-adoption services and the like, especially at this time in New Jersey.

Deadline for application submission is April 1, 2024

Scholarship winner will be announced May 15, 2024.
 
See link below for additional information and the scholarship application:
 
 
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Stepping Out of Adoption’s Shadow:
Confronting the Problem of Unlicensed Adoption Intermediaries and Online Advertising in Private Domestic Adoption 
 

by Celeste Liversidge, Esq. and Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard


A surge in online adoption advertising and the proliferation of unlicensed adoption intermediaries (aka "baby brokers") in the past decade have created a troubling landscape for those impacted by private domestic adoption. Licensed adoption professionals, policymakers, and child welfare advocates should work together to safeguard the well-being of all parties involved in private domestic adoption through education, law enforcement, and legislation.

 
 
Below is the link for the complete article: 
 
 
 
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 For a PDF version of this article, click below:
 
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For any questions, inquiries or information about CPFANJ or upcoming events, please contact us at:
 
CPFANJ@gmail.com
 
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CPFA offers a great opportunity to network with other adoptive parents. CPFA is not an adoption agency, but a volunteer organization working to support those who wish to adopt, and provide educational and networking resources to those who have adopted. Membership is encouraged and is open to anyone concerned with adoption.
 
If you would like to make a tax deductable donation to CPFA please use this link:
 
 
Questions? Click the Contact Us page and send us an e-mail!