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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 Mark your calendar for upcoming CPFA events. Additional information will be provided closer to the event date. Saturday, October 19: 8:30 am - 2:00 pm: CPFA’s 10th Family Conference Please join us for our tenth “Family Conference” that will feature topics that are sure to be of interest to many families,
including workshops for prospective parents, adoptive parents and children ages eight to teens. Thursday, October 24: 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: CPFA Adoption Book Group
Please join us for a lively and thought-provoking discussion on “There There” by Tommy Orange. All meetings will be held in person at Panera Bread, 187 Colombia Turnpike, Florham Park. To view the book
please visit: Friday, November 8: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm: “Can We Talk?” (via Zoom)
To help celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month, please join us for a special virtual Zoom presentation. Topic
TBD. More information to follow. 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. __________________________________________________________________________________ | __________________________________________________________________________________ REGISTER NOW!
Join Us for Our 10th Annual
Concerned Persons for
Adoption (CPFA)
Family Conference
For Youth Ages 8-16 and Their
Parents/Caregivers
Saturday, October 19, 2024:
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
(Doors
open at 8:30 AM for registration and light breakfast)
First Presbyterian Church
of Whippany
494 Route 10 West,
Whippany, NJ 07981
Our half-day
series of workshops is open to pre-adoptive parents, adoptive parents, foster
parents, foster children, and adoptees. Please click the link below for the Family Conference registartion and information flyer: Please click on the link below for the Conference Workshop Descriptions flyer below: Space is limited so please register early! FREE for current CPFA members, $25 fee per family for non-members.*
This fee will entitle your family to a
year of CPFA membership.
*The conference includes a continental
breakfast. A light lunch/networking session will be offered at the end of the
workshops to meet and speak with professionals and other parents and adoptees
on a more intimate level.
A complementary pizza lunch will be offered. For more information, please
contact
Michelle Mulhern, Conference Coordinator
at 201-400-4465 or [email protected] __________________________________________________________________________________ CCAI Foster Youth Internship Program®2025 Applications are OPEN! |
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Part one (1) of the application is available via online form and will be accepted on a rolling basis until November 1, 2024. Part one of the application assesses eligibility, interest, and qualification and should take an estimated 30 to 60 minutes to complete. Please visit the CCAI website (link above) for additional information. |
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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!  __________________________________________________________________________________ A big Thank you to all who attended the CPFA Summer Family Picnic on Saturday, July 27th It was a beautiful day to be at the beach! __________________________________________________________________________________ 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: _________________________________________________________________  For a PDF version of this article, click below: _________________________________________________________________________________ For any questions, inquiries or information about CPFANJ or upcoming events, please contact us at: _________________________________________________________________________________ Follow and “Like us” on Facebook  @: Follow us on Instagram  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!
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