Wishing Everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year !
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Join us for our Upcoming Events
The 2026 CPFA-NJ Calendar of events link:
Mark your calendar for upcoming CPFA events.
More information about upcoming events will be posted closer to day of events.
Sunday, March 8, Women’s Event
More information about this event will be posted soon.
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Join US!
Concerned Persons for Adoption (CPFA)
FREE Family Bowling PARTY!
Lanes and shoe rentals are included.
Snacks and drinks are available to purchase.
SATURDAY, February 7, 2026
2:00 - 4:00 PM
RSVP by February 6th
To register, click link below:
Hanover Lanes
119 State Route 10 West
East Hanover, NJ 07936
Below is a link for the event flyer:
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Come and join us on Friday, February 27, 8:00 pm-9:30 pm for our upcoming "Can We Talk?" presentation and open discussion on Identity and Adoption
Identity is not something adoptees “figure out once.” It evolves over time—often in ways that raise complex questions about race, belonging, family, and self.
This session invites adult adoptees into an honest, respectful conversation about identity within adoption, with space for reflection, discussion, and lived experience. Parents are welcome to attend, with adoptee voices centered.
Presenters:
Amy Strickler, LMSW, LSW
Assistant Director, Intensive Weekend Program
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Rutgers School of Social Work
Mark Dodd, LCSW
Psychotherapist
Licensed Clinical Social Worker (NY & NJ)
Certified School Social Worker (NJ)
Certified Clinical Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Social Worker
Amy and Mark are the adoptive parents of an adult adoptee, and Amy is an adoptee in reunion with her biological family.
This is Session 1 of a three-part series on Identity and Transracial Adoption:
Session 1: Identity and Adoption (Adult adoptees; parents welcome)
Session 2: Transracial Adoption (Adult adoptees only)
Session 3: Search and Reunion (Adult adoptees and parents)
🔗 RSVP required
Please RSVP via the attached link by noon on 2/26/2026 to receive the Zoom link.
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For those who have adopted an International Child:
Now would be a good time to review your child’s adoption documentation.
- Birth Certificate
- Certificate of Citizenship / Naturalization papers
- Current Passports. If do not have a US passport, to apply for one.
- First Adoption Decree
- Social Security Card (with updated citizenship status if obtained prior to obtaining citizenship)
Even if you have a certificate of citizenship for your child, their status may not be listed correctly with Social Security. To check, contact the Social Security Administration at 1-800-772-1213.
For more info: www.ssa.gov/ ssnumber/ss5doc.htm
Other documents you may want to obtain are:
- Drivers License (if of age)
- State ID card if do not have a drivers license
- Voter registration if over 18. Will ask you of want to register when applying for drivers license/state id card if they are over 18.
You can click the link below for information on Proof of Citizenship for U.S. Citizens: Documents Used (2024):
https://www.uscitizenship.info/us-citizenship/proof-of-us-citizenship/
This link can be used to Request for the Return of Original Documents: https://www.uscis.gov/g-884
Below is a link to review Intercountry adoptee rights and safety guide:
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This link below explains how people can sign a petition to our NJ legislatures.
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Thank you!!
to all who donated to our 2025 Holiday Gift Drive!
Your donation made a real impact on so many children and we
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING CPFA!
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CPFA Celebrates “Our
Families” Formed by Adoption
Nurtured with Love and
Gratitude
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an
afternoon of fun, friendship and family
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Thank you to all who joined us for our
11th Annual Family Conference on October 18th!
Over 50 pre-and post-adoptive parents and youth ages 8-16 attended!
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Stepping Out of Adoption’s Shadow:
Confronting the Problem of Unlicensed Adoption Intermediaries and Online Advertising in Private Domestic Adoption