Adoptive Parents Committee
Wednesday, April 16, 2016 at 6PM
Port Chester Girl Scout House
64 Parkway Dr., Port Chester, NY 10573
Cost: APC member couple $25; nonmember couple $85
Please join us for the APC Mini-Conference. The Mini-Conference will be held on April 16th from 6:00 PM until 9:30 PM at the Port Chester Girl Scout House. The event will feature fascinating and dynamic presentations with expert adoption professionals, pertinent for both families preparing to adopt, and those who are already parenting children via adoption. The evening will also include a light dinner, and time for networking. Click here to register. We hope to see you there!
Here is the schedule for the Mini-Conference:
6:00pm – 6:45pm: Registration and Light Dinner
6:45pm – 7:45pm: Session 1 (choice of 3 workshops)
8:00pm – 9:00pm: Session 2 (choice of 3 workshops)
9:00pm – 9:30pm: Networking and Dessert
The schedule of presentations is as follows:
Session 1: A) Adoption 101 - Joy and Michael Goldstein
B) In Living Color: Life as a Transracial Family - Susan Myers
C) Talking to Your Kids and Others About Adoption - Anne Malave
Session 2: A) Advertising and Social Media - Susan Krieger and Jess Mackta
B) Talking to Birthmothers - Lisa Schuman
C) Adoption and the Schools - Laura Ilowite
Hudson and Connecticut Chapter of APC
Welcome to the Hudson/CT chapter of the Adoptive Parents Committee! We run various parties, support groups, meetings, social events, conferences and pre-adopt orientations throughout the year for pre-adopts and families formed by adoption. This is the place to check in for meeting times, locations and other events for the Hudson/CT chapter. Looking for something specific? You can search the archives to the left. Feel free to contactl us at hudsonct@adoptiveparents.org or 845-478-5712 with any questions. We hope to see you soon!
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