ACI’s Adoption Community Connection – An Online Community
OnlineWe are always looking for ways to support you! ACI is proud to announce a new online community called Adoption Community Connection! Designed to build a safe space for adoptive […]
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Race and Adoption: A Panel Discussion – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarMany families either have adopted a child or are considering adopting a child of another race, culture, and/or ethnicity. When taking into account the role of race in our society, […]
Birth Parent Panel Discussion – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarThis is a moderated panel discussion. The panel is comprised of birth parents that have placed children for adoption. Panelists will discuss their personal experience with adoption and address topics […]
Adult Adoptee Panel Discussion: Adoptees Share Their Experiences – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarAdult Adoptee Panel Discussion: Adoptees Share Their Experiences What does adoption look like through the lens of someone who was adopted? How does someone who was adopted suggest talking to […]
Join ACI and Ruthy Hebard for some basketball!
Ruthy Hebard is a professional basketball player with the Chicago Sky AND an adult adoptee. Join Ruthy as she leads the kids through drills, challenges and photos/autographs! Sunday, July […]
Race and Adoption: A Panel Discussion – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarMany families either have adopted a child or are considering adopting a child of another race, culture, and/or ethnicity. When taking into account the role of race in our society, […]
Birth Parent Panel Discussion – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarThis is a moderated panel discussion. The panel is comprised of birth parents that have placed children for adoption. Panelists will discuss their personal experience with adoption and address topics […]
Prenatal Drug and Alcohol Exposure: What Prospective Parents Need to Know – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarSome children who are placed for adoption were prenatally exposed to drugs and/or alcohol. While this may alarm prospective parents, increased awareness can be helpful. This class will teach prospective […]
Communicating With Your Child About Adoption – At ACI Office
Adoption Center of Illinois 5828 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesKay Holler, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, will explore the stages of a child’s development, and what he/she is thinking about in terms of adoption at each stage. She will also […]
Adult Adoptee Panel Discussion: Adoptees Share Their Experiences – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarAdult Adoptee Panel Discussion: Adoptees Share Their Experiences What does adoption look like through the lens of someone who was adopted? How does someone who was adopted suggest talking to […]
Race and Adoption: A Panel Discussion – LIVE WEBINAR
Many families either have adopted a child or are considering adopting a child of another race, culture, and/or ethnicity. When taking into account the role of race in our society, […]
Birth Parent Panel Discussion – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarThis is a moderated panel discussion. The panel is comprised of birth parents that have placed children for adoption. Panelists will discuss their personal experience with adoption and address topics […]
Attachment and Adoption – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarRecent 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 […]
African-American Hair Care: Styles 4 Kidz Hands-On Hair Care Workshop Level 1 – At Styles4kidz Salon
Styles4kidz Salon 235 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL, United StatesThis textured hair care presentation provides an overview of basic hair care, types, textures, and skincare. This class will also cover an overview of protective styles, product recommendations and an […]
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ACI Annual Picnic
LaBaugh Woods Grove 4 5275 Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesACI’s Annual Community Picnic is a wonderful opportunity to have fun, meet other adoptive families and make friends! Join us for a delicious picnic lunch. Bounce through the obstacle course, […]
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Transracial Adoption Symposium – September 30, 2023
Adoption Center of Illinois 5828 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesTRANSRACIAL ADOPTION SYMPOSIUM - Strategies and Support for Effective Anti-Racist Parenting KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Torie Dimartile, Founder - WRECKAGE AND WONDER, LLC FEATURING: Mark Hagland, Speaker, Journalist, Author of Extraordinary Journey: The […]
African-American Hair Care: Styles 4 Kidz Hands-On Hair Care Workshop Level 2 – At Styles4kidz Salon
Styles4kidz Salon 235 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL, United StatesREGISTER FOR THIS COURSE ONLY IF YOU HAVE TAKEN LEVEL 1 Step-by-step, hands-on instruction on how to do up to three simple hairstyles; ponytails, twists, basic underhand braiding; plus Q&A […]
Activism in Adoption Series 2024 – hosted by On Your Feet Foundation
The Book Stall 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL, United StatesActivism 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, […]
Adoption and Infertility – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarNEW 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 […]
Activism in Adoption Series 2024 – hosted by On Your Feet Foundation
Virtual OnlineActivism 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 […]