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Holiday Donations
We offer the opportunity to donate through our website so CPFA may purchase holiday gifts and/or gift cards for foster children within the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCP&P), CASA or other organizations that support children in foster care/or have been in foster care.
Remember, Giving Tuesday is coming up on Tuesday, December 3rd.
You can make your Christmas Gift Donation here.
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On behalf of Ombudsman Elizabeth Raimondo, please be advised that the Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage will hold a virtual program,
Shining a Light on the Meaning of Adoption Day
to raise awareness & celebrate National Adoption Day on Friday, November 22, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. This one-hour presentation will explain the court’s involvement in the foster care and adoption process & will share the experience of families who have pursued adoption in creating their forever families. There will also be an opportunity to ask questions.
National Adoption Day is an annual event in which courts and communities in all 50 states come together to finalize thousands of adoptions of children, and to celebrate families who adopt.
This live virtual program is free of charge and open to the public. Advance registration is required. Kindly register here: Webinar Registration - Zoom
This program is sponsored by the Superior Court of New Jersey, Somerset/Hunterdon/Warren Vicinage Family Division.
For interpreting services, ADA accommodations, or additional information, please contact Pierrette Torres at 908-332-7700, ext. 13240.
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THANK YOU
to all of the participants, presenters, and volunteers who helped make the
10th annual Family Conference a success on Saturday, October 19th.
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CPFA is proud to announce
the
2024 Lynne Witkin Scholarship Recipient
Congratulations
to Emily Perry!
We
are delighted to present the 2024 Lynne Witkin/CPFA Scholarship to Emily Perry.
Emily begins her MSW program at Rutgers University this summer, with a
concentration on families, children, and adolescents. She worked as the lead
teacher in a daycare while attending community college before transferring to
Rutgers and majoring in Social Work. During her studies, Emily has worked in a
variety of Social Work groups and had her interest in adoption fueled by a
study abroad program in Romania.
She is excited to continue her education in
the field of Social Work and to work towards a career in the critical areas of
adoption and child welfare. She also hopes to become an adoptive or foster
parent herself one day. Her desire “to be a light in a child’s darkness” motivates
her, in all aspects of her life, to strive for a world in which all children
experience love and acceptance in their homes. Please join us in congratulating
Emily and wishing her well!
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Stepping Out of Adoption’s Shadow:
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