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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)
 
 
Mark your calendar for upcoming CPFA events.
Additional information will be provided closer to the event date. 
 
 
Holiday Donations – November to early December:
We will 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. 
 
Save the Date!
Friday, January 31st from 8:00 – 9:30 pm
“Join us for our next virtual “Can We Talk?” focusing on:

Navigating Birth Parent Relationships

Navigating relationships with your child’s birth parents can be complicated and can be one of the hardest parts about being a kinship caregiver, foster and/or adoptive parent. This workshop will explore why connections and relationships with birth parents are so meaningful and beneficial to your child’s well-being. Participants will learn ways to encourage and support the relationship between the child and their birth parents while keeping the child safe and develop skills to respond to challenges that may occur while managing complex family dynamics.

Additional information will be coming soon.
 
 
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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:
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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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.
 
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