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A heartfelt "Thank You" to all who participated in Adoption Resource Network at Hillside Children's Center's 18th Annual Conference, especially the youth who helped to staff the event.
Ten youth who are freed for adoption joined our efforts by distributing brochures, assisting attendees with directions to workshops, staffing the registration table, and assisting in the child care room. 5 youth participated on a Teen Panel, facilitated by Rita Soronen, Executive Director of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Accompanied and encouraged by their staff, the youth mingled with conference attendees. By the end of the day, several families inquired on several of the youth. Within a week, two families had set up initial visits with youth they met at the conference, one family decided to pursue waiting child adoption because she feels drawn to one of the teens, and one teenage girl will be moving in shortly with the family who fell in love with her at the conference. Several youth attended workshops and reportedly had great discussions with staff and/or families as a result. The youth reported that they enjoyed the day and would be willing to do it again. What an exciting day!
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Adoption Competency Certificate Program
An understanding of the core issues of adoption is critical to providing a competent continuum of care for families formed by foster care, kinship, guardianship or adoption. Hillside’s Learning Institute and Adoption Resource Network Adoption Competency Certificate Program provides training for:
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"Save the Date"
19th AnnualAdoption Resource Network at Hillside Children's Center Conference on Adoption and Foster Care Saturday, November 4, 2010
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Lisa Maynard, Adoptions Resource Network Manager - Left & Joan E. Ohl, Commissioner of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families- Right |
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Lisa Maynard, Adoptions Resource Network Manager left and Jody Hansen-Walker, Program Coordinator, ASAP Western Region- right.
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Pictures from the October 21, 2008 Adoption Excellence Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C. from the US Department of Health and Human Services. The award was for our work serving families, post adoption through ASAP |
No matter where you are in the adoption process, you’ll find the information and resources you need through Adoption Resource Network (ARN) at Hillside Children’s Center. We offer a full range of services to help pre- and post-adoptive parents, birthmothers, and adopted persons. ARN is your single point of access to information and community-wide adoption resources.
If you don’t find the answers you’re looking for in this Web site, please contact us at (585) 350-2500, by email or online form.
See children who need adoptive families in our Adoption Photo Album.
