Monthly Peer Support Groups
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The theme for January is:
Identity and Belonging *All groups meet via Zoom in US Central Time. Email [email protected] to RSVP and receive the Zoom link. |
Upcoming Monthly Themes:
February: Relationships, Love, and Intimacy March: Birthdays, Names, and Blank Spaces |
Estrangement Peer Support Group
Meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm central. This group will provide peer support to adoptees, foster care alumni, NPEs, and donor conceived individuals who are living out any type of family estrangement as part of their life's journey which can include emotional and/or physical estrangement and those either longer-term or newly estranged from family.
First Fridays Adoptees' Peer Support Group
Meets the 1st Friday of each month at 1:30pm. This group is reserved exclusively for people that are adopted and is open to all genders. Meetings will be held in English.
Birth Parent Peer Support Group
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. This group offers an opportunity for birth / first parents to connect and share experiences with others similarly connected to adoption, and help process the complexity that comes with those experiences.
DNA Discoveries Peer Support Group
Meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00pm. If you have either found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by family who used commercial DNA testing (examples are Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, 23&Me, My Heritage...) then this is the group for you.
Adoptive & Foster Parent Peer Support Group **Cancelled in December**
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Come find support with peers about the complexities of adoptive and foster parenting.
Men's Adoptee Peer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm. Want to feel supported by other male adoptees familiar with the journey? This is the group for you.
Multi/Cross cultural Adopted Women's Peer Support Group
Meets the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00pm. The purpose of this online gathering is to provide an intentionally safe space that facilitates connection and belonging for adopted women who were adopted transracially, internationally, or grew up in a multicultural family due to adoption.
Women Adoptee Peer Support Group **Cancelled in December**
Meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. An informal space for women adoptees to gather for peer support and education around issues such as reunion, adoptive family relationships, search, and the lifelong challenges associated with being adopted.
Estrangement Peer Support Group
Meets the 1st Thursday of each month at 1:30 pm central. This group will provide peer support to adoptees, foster care alumni, NPEs, and donor conceived individuals who are living out any type of family estrangement as part of their life's journey which can include emotional and/or physical estrangement and those either longer-term or newly estranged from family.
First Fridays Adoptees' Peer Support Group
Meets the 1st Friday of each month at 1:30pm. This group is reserved exclusively for people that are adopted and is open to all genders. Meetings will be held in English.
Birth Parent Peer Support Group
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. This group offers an opportunity for birth / first parents to connect and share experiences with others similarly connected to adoption, and help process the complexity that comes with those experiences.
DNA Discoveries Peer Support Group
Meets the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00pm. If you have either found family using commercial DNA testing or been found by family who used commercial DNA testing (examples are Ancestry.com, Family Tree DNA, 23&Me, My Heritage...) then this is the group for you.
Adoptive & Foster Parent Peer Support Group **Cancelled in December**
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Come find support with peers about the complexities of adoptive and foster parenting.
Men's Adoptee Peer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00pm. Want to feel supported by other male adoptees familiar with the journey? This is the group for you.
Multi/Cross cultural Adopted Women's Peer Support Group
Meets the 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00pm. The purpose of this online gathering is to provide an intentionally safe space that facilitates connection and belonging for adopted women who were adopted transracially, internationally, or grew up in a multicultural family due to adoption.
Women Adoptee Peer Support Group **Cancelled in December**
Meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm. An informal space for women adoptees to gather for peer support and education around issues such as reunion, adoptive family relationships, search, and the lifelong challenges associated with being adopted.