Special Events

events that do not fall into anything else

Family Guide to Working with Schools

Sun, 05/01/2011 - 11:35 | David's BLOG

With budget cuts, larger class sizes, and more homework, families with kids that need extra help, IEP services can often feel overwhelmed and frustrated. Families Like Ours and Treehouse have joined together to help you with all this and more. Join us for The Parent Institute on Saturday May 14th and learn how you can advocate for your kid(s) without creating an adversarial relationship with the school.

Who should attend? Pre and post adoptive families, foster families, and kinship families.
 
How much does it cost? Nothing! Seats are limited so don't waiting. Through a special grant, we're able to provide this training at no cost to families.

 
You don't want to miss this set of workshops. Space is limited to sign up now.
 
Executive Director
Families Like Ours, Inc

 

(WA) Adoption Placement Fest

Wed, 09/23/2009 - 19:09 | David's BLOG

This event brings families waiting to adopt youth 6-17 together with those youth waiting for adoptive families in a fun and creative way!  
To be eligible to attend:
  • Families must pre-register and provide a copy of their approved adoption home study.
  • Youth must be legally free or pending TPR and able to consider joining families outside of Western Washington.     
When: Saturday, October 3, 2009 -- 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
 
Location: Newport High School 4333 Factoria Blvd. SE, Bellevue, WA 98006

Families wanting to attend this event must have their agency worker contact the one of these two individuals:

 

 

David
Executive Director
Families Like Ours,Inc.
GSBA Nonprofit of the year

Ohio: Shared Child Welfare Decision Making: Partnering with Families and Children

Wed, 05/20/2009 - 14:33

 

The National Center for Adoption Law & Policy at Capital University Law School, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Job & Family Services (ODJFS), presents:
 
Shared Child Welfare Decision Making: Partnering with Families and Children
June 4 & 5, 2009
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, Ohio
 
This interdisciplinary symposium will explore strategies for engaging and supporting families – including birth, foster and adoptive parents, kinship caregivers, extended family, and, importantly, children – through all aspects of child welfare practice. Plenary sessions and breakout workshops will examine the respective roles of all child welfare stakeholders in honoring family voices and empowering families to participate in decision making opportunities at all points from intake through court intervention.

 

For more information and to register, click here:

http://www.law.capital.edu/adoption/symposium/

 

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