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July 2016
Cambodian Heritage Camp
Cambodian Heritage Camp (CamHC) is the only camp in the U.S. specifically for Cambodian-born adoptees and their families. Now in its 15th year, CamHC takes place at Snow Mountain Ranch in Fraser, Colorado, over 4 days in mid-July. Families travel from across the U.S. and internationally to join each other for this “extended family” event. We are joined by our outstanding network of Cambodian-American volunteers from Colorado and both coasts who share their cultural heritage through their participation as camp…
Find out more »August 2016
Domestic Adoption Camp
Join us for Domestic Adoption Camp to be held in 2016 at Regis University in Denver. Yes we have outgrown our site in Golden, and are moving to a bigger, more accomodating site for our growing camp! We welcome families built by domestic adoption, foster care, and kinship. It will be a wonderful weekend in celebration of our adoptive families! EVERY adopted child comes with a heritage, a background, and an identity that is not the exact same as their…
Find out more »Filipino/Indonesian/Pacific Islands Heritage Camp
The Filipino/Indonesian/Pacific Islands Heritage Camp is one of a handful of camps around the country designed especially for families with children adopted from the Philippines, Indonesia, Micronesia, Samoa, Marshall Islands and other Pacific island countries. Committed to exploring both the cultural and the adoption aspects of growing as an adoptive family, it is one of 13 camps facilitated by the highly respected Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families, Inc. FIPI 2016 is going to be another great year as we return…
Find out more »January 2017
All Together Now (ATN) Adoption Groups
ALL TOGETHER NOW (ATN) SPRING 2017 Playgroups for 5-9 Year-Olds Tween Peer-Support Group Teen Mentor Program Parent Discussion Group Five Sunday Sessions: 3:00-4:30 PM Jan 22, Feb 5, Mch 5, Apr 23, May 7, 2017 Union Temple Preschool, 4th Floor 17 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11238 Adoption Playgroups for Children, 5-9 years old Fun, multiracial playgroups, facilitated by adult and teen adoptees for adopted kids from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Themes around identity, family and friends are explored. The…
Find out more »February 2017
Teen AdoptCONNECT
This year's community series focuses on the experience of children in foster care and adoption. Offered quarterly by Lesli Johnson and Angela Gee, of AdoptCONNECT and sponsored by Five Acres, the presentations will include documentary screenings with discussions, and workshops on transracial adoptive families and treatment strategies for children and adolescents. The 2017 series is open to all members of the adoption constellation: adoptees, adoptive parents and first parents, as well as adoption professionals, therapists and social workers, as we…
Find out more »June 2017
KAAN Conference
Annual meeting of the Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network, providing 30+ sessions on race and identity, family relationships, parenting tools, search and reunion, etc. Presenters include authors, educators, activists, therapists, and grassroots leaders. Cultural and social activities are offered as well as vendors, exhibits, and film screenings.
Find out more »July 2017
EAKC Summer Camp
We are pleased to announce our EAKC Summer Camp 2017 will take place July 21-23 at the beautiful lakefront campsite, Wesley Woods, in Williams Bay, Wisconsin near Lake Geneva. All Ethiopian, Ethiopian American and adoptive Ethiopian families are invited to attend. We look forward to a relaxed and fun camp atmosphere where we can build community. Weekend highlights include: Recreational Amenities that are part of the all-inclusive prices: pontoon boat rides, archery, horseshoes, volleyball, playgrounds, basketball, beach, fishing, children's crafts and…
Find out more »September 2017
ATN Peer Support Groups for Adoptive Families
Four Sunday Sessions: 3:00-4:30 PM Sept 24, Oct 22, Nov 19, Dec 10, 2017 Adoption Playgroups for Children, 5-9 years old Fun, multiracial playgroups, facilitated by adult and teen adoptees, for adopted kids from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Themes around identity, family and friends, and adoption story are explored. The groups provide a “safe space” for kids to build relationships within the adoptee community. For Tweens, 10-13 years old A peer-support group that embraces issues, as they come up,…
Find out more »October 2017
ATN Peer Support Groups for Adoptive Families
Four Sunday Sessions: 3:00-4:30 PM Sept 24, Oct 22, Nov 19, Dec 10, 2017 Adoption Playgroups for Children, 5-9 years old Fun, multiracial playgroups, facilitated by adult and teen adoptees, for adopted kids from a wide spectrum of backgrounds. Themes around identity, family and friends, and adoption story are explored. The groups provide a “safe space” for kids to build relationships within the adoptee community. For Tweens, 10-13 years old A peer-support group that embraces issues, as they come up,…
Find out more »November 2017
Discovery & Adoption: “THE HANJI BOX” Screening
For information and tickets, please go here https://ticketing.us.veezi.com/purchase/75?siteToken=bcc0ctadvbph6tkfbaaewsz39w Discovery and Adoption: The Hanji Box NR The stormy relationship between a mother and her adopted teenage daughter is complicated by issues of adoption. When an object of great significance to the daughter is broken, the mother travels to New York's Koreatown to see if she can get it fixed. A charismatic Korean artist and an adventure of cultural immersion, and adoption--her own--await her. ........................... A post-film discussion with Director Nora Jacobson…
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