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Our events welcome everyone in the adoption and permanency community to meet for support, connections, and fun! We offer a variety of events, from playgroups to family outings, parent meet-ups and support groups, to camps and fundraising opportunities.
Come and share your experiences, talk with others, and meet new friends and families like yours!
| 4 | Virtual Support Sessions: Managing difficult behaviours around food |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome. Today's theme is: Managing difficult behaviours around food, but please join if you want to talk about other adoption topics also! Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/492962223 |
| 5 | Virtual Support Sessions - Creating attachment with your child |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome. Today's theme: Creating attachment with your child, but please join if you want to talk about other adoption topics also! https://zoom.us/j/492962223 |
| 6 | Virtual Support Sessions - Adopting when you already have biological children |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome.Today's theme: Adopting when you have older biological children, but please join if you want to talk about other adoption topics also! https://zoom.us/j/548268971 |
| 11 | Virtual Support Sessions - Parenting Indigenous children |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome. Today's theme is: Parenting Indigenous children, but you are welcome to discuss any adoption related topic. Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/492962223 |
| 13 | Virtual Support Sessions - FASD Parenting |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome.Today's theme is FASD Parenting, but you can join us to discuss any adoption related topics. Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/548268971 |
| 17 | Virtual Support Sessions - Strengthening your MCFD adoption application |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome. Today's theme: Strengthening your MCFD adoption application, but please join if you want to talk about other adoption topics also! Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/492962223 |
| 18 | Virtual Support Sessions - Adopting older children |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome. Today's theme is Adopting older children, but you can join to discuss any adoption related topic. Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/492962223 |
| 20 | Virtual Support Sessions - Creating attachment with your child |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents are welcome. Today's theme is Creating attachment with your child, but you can join to discuss any adoption related topic. Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/548268971 |
| 25 | Virtual Support Sessions - Transracial parenting |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome. Today's theme is Transracial parenting, but you can join to discuss any adoption related topic. Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/492962223 |
| 27 | Virtual Support Sessions - Common special needs with MCFD adoptions |
Online
Join our Family Support Workers to discuss all things adoption! Waiting parents and adoptive parents (any type of permanency) are welcome. Today's theme is Common special needs with MCFD adoptions, but please join to discuss any adoption-related topic. Link to join: https://zoom.us/j/548268971 |
| 17 | AEP Online Foundations - September 2020 - Cohort 1 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Foundations. |
| 17 | AEP Online Refresher - September 2020 - Cohort 1 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Refresher. |
| 17 | AEP Online Foundations - September 2020 - Cohort 2 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Foundations. |
| 17 | AEP Online Foundations - September 2020 - Cohort 3 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Foundations. |
| 17 | Adopt BC Kids FREE Information Session - ONLINE via Videoconferencing |
Online
There are hundreds of children and youth in BC foster care who are waiting for adoptive families. Come and learn about the Adopt BC Kids program. |
| 23 | AFABC Annual General Meeting |
Due to COVID-19 our 2020 Annual General Meeting will be held virtually this year. Please register if you would like to attend. We will send out more information on the logistics of how to participate online as we get closer to the date. |
| 24 | Stand Together 2020 - tentative new date |
Vancouver Coastal Region
LEARN GROW CONNECT INSPIRE - Welcome to the 14th annual Stand Together Conference! Tentative new date: September 24, 2020. |
| 24 | Safe Babies - Online Workshop - September 2020 |
Online
If you are planning to adopt a baby or toddler, locally or internationally, this course is for you - especially if there is any risk of prenatal exposure. Note: This online workshop is delivered online for your convenience. |
| 15 | AEP Online Foundations - October 2020 - Cohort 1 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Foundations. |
| 15 | AEP Online Foundations - October 2020 - Cohort 2 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Foundations. |
| 15 | AEP Online Foundations - October 2020 - Cohort 3 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Foundations. |
| 15 | AEP Online Refresher - October 2020 - Cohort 1 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Refresher. |
| 20 | Trauma Informed Parenting: The First Year of Placement Online Workshop - Fall 2020 |
Online
The first year of adoption placement can be tough - especially for parents managing kids with trauma. This online workshop is designed to provide tips and tools for trauma informed parenting in the in the first year of placement. |
| 12 | AEP Online Foundations - November 2020 - Cohort 1 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Foundations. |
| 12 | AEP Online Foundations - November 2020 - Cohort 2 |
Online
Meet the mandatory adoption education requirements in your province with the AEP Online Foundations. |
