Roots Matter: The Importance of Connection in Adoption, Foster & Kinship Care

March 24th & 25th, 2023

CONFERENCE PLANNING COMMITTEE

Pact, An Adoption Alliance
is a non-profit organization whose mission is to serve adopted children of color. In every case, the child is always our primary client. In order to best serve children’s needs, we provide not only adoptive placement but lifelong education, support, and community for adoptees and their families on issues of adoption and race. Pact has been committed to adoption education for twenty years.

Family Builders
provides services for fostering, adoption, and other forms of permanency to meet the needs of children and older youth in the foster care system. Family Builders advocates to make the adoption process accessible to all potential families, including single parents and LGBT families. Family Builders supports this conference with funds planning assistance, and volunteers.

Adopt International
is a non-profit adoption agency licensed throughout California and Hawaii. We are committed to building forever families through Domestic and International Adoption. Our staff is here to guide and support you throughout the entire adoption process. Adopt has organized all of the volunteers at the conference as well as planning assistance.

Our Family Coalition
advances equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) families with children through support, education, and advocacy. Our Family Coalition cultivates community-based leadership among LGBTQ families and strong partnerships with our allies in California, to advance social justice and make our nation a more respectful and inclusive place for all.

Seneca Family of Agencies
helps children and families through the most difficult times of their lives. Seneca is driven by the fundamental belief that children and families do not themselves fail, but rather are failed by systems unable to meet their complex needs. Guided by our core agency values of love, compassion, joy, hope, courage, respect and curiosity, Seneca refuses to fail the young people and families we serve.

SPONSORS

The California Adoption Conference can’t happen without the help of our many supporters!
Click on the logos of our sponsors for more information about their services.

ENDORSERS

MPower Alliance is dedicated to significantly improving the lives of birthmothers through supportive services, community-building, and advocacy.

Pacer is a grassroots volunteer organization run by individuals with a lived adoption experience. Our goal is to provide a safe, supportive community for adopted individuals, first/birth parents and adoptive parents.