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Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

Activism in Adoption Series 2024 – hosted by On Your Feet Foundation

The Book Stall 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL, United States

Activism in Adoption Series 2024 - On Your Feet Foundation is partnering with The Book Stall to bring Sara Easterly,  Lori Holden, and Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, authors of Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birthparents, Adoptive Parents and Allies in to their venue to do a panel discussion about their book.   Attendees who request adoption education credit will receive certificates […]

Adoption and Infertility – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

NEW CLASS ALERT -  Approximately 80 percent of all couples who become adoptive parents struggled with infertility. Infertility can feel like a betrayal of our bodies. Disappointment, loss, and shame are common experiences for those experiencing infertility. Infertility is a loss and one that needs to be adequately grieved. It’s a life experience that feels […]

Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

Activism in Adoption Series 2024 – hosted by On Your Feet Foundation

Virtual Online

Activism in Adoption Series 2024 - On Your Feet Foundation will present via zoom Gretchen Sisson, PhD, a sociologist who studies abortion and adoption in the United States and author of the upcoming book, RELINQUISHED: The Politics of Adoption and the Privilege of American Motherhood, being released in February 2024. Attendees who request adoption education credit will […]

Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

ACI 2024 Gala

Ravinia Festival 200 Ravinia Park Rd, Highland Park, IL, United States

ACI Gala 2024  Exciting new venue! Join us at Ravinia Highland Park, IL Saturday, April 20th, 2024  6pm to 11pm REGISTER HERE For information on tickets and sponsorships, contact Emily Mishler, Director of Development, at emishler@adoptillinois.org

Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

Baby Care 101

Becky O'Connell's Home Chicago, IL, United States

Join Becky O'Connell, one of our temporary care providers, and learn the "baby basics".  Becky will discuss "The Big Three" (You will learn what they are!) and include suggestions and demonstrations to help you understand, enjoy, soothe and stimulate your baby.  This class is suitable for waiting families, those with infants under one year, and […]

Domestic Adoption and Illinois Law – LIVE ZOOM CLASS

Virtual Online

Attorney Genie Miller Gillespie will discuss the steps that prospective adoptive parents should take to achieve a safe and legal adoption. Discussion will focus on the legal issues in adoption, which include proper preparation, termination of parental rights, limiting legal risk, applicable Illinois and federal law, the process of doing an Illinois adoption, and the […]

Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

Attachment and Adoption – LIVE ZOOM CLASS

Virtual Online

Recent research in neuroscience has confirmed what many clinicians have long known: Early relationships between caregivers and infants/young children matter and have lifelong implications for children. In order to help each child reach their potential, supportive and caring relationships are essential. This lecture will address the process of creating lasting attachments with adoptive children, some […]

Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

Baby Care 101

Becky O'Connell's Home Chicago, IL, United States

Join Becky O'Connell, one of our temporary care providers, and learn the "baby basics".  Becky will discuss "The Big Three" (You will learn what they are!) and include suggestions and demonstrations to help you understand, enjoy, soothe and stimulate your baby.  This class is suitable for waiting families, those with infants under one year, and […]

Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR

Webinar

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration is required. This can be completed by clicking "Program Introduction Meeting" above and scrolling to "Register Here" link. The following topics are covered at Program […]

Domestic Adoption and Illinois Law – LIVE ZOOM CLASS

Virtual Online

Attorney Genie Miller Gillespie will discuss the steps that prospective adoptive parents should take to achieve a safe and legal adoption. Discussion will focus on the legal issues in adoption, which include proper preparation, termination of parental rights, limiting legal risk, applicable Illinois and federal law, the process of doing an Illinois adoption, and the […]

Program Introduction Meeting – AT ACI OFFICE

Adoption Center of Illinois 5828 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United States

If you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be in person at ACI Offices located at 5828 N. Clark, Chicago, Illinois 60660.  Pre-registration is required.   To register for this program intro, please email registration@adoptillinois.org.   Please include […]

Attachment and Adoption – LIVE ZOOM CLASS

Virtual Online

Recent research in neuroscience has confirmed what many clinicians have long known: Early relationships between caregivers and infants/young children matter and have lifelong implications for children. In order to help each child reach their potential, supportive and caring relationships are essential. This lecture will address the process of creating lasting attachments with adoptive children, some […]