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Waiting Children | | 
Please click on the
AdoptUsKids
link to view CT's children and youth waiting to be adopted.
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Wednesday's Child
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WTNH Channel 8 airs a weekly segment featuring CT children available for adoption and families formed through adoption. Click here to see recent video segments hosted by Ted Koppy.
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Open House schedule on our website
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Prospective foster and adoptive parents are encouraged to find out more about foster and adoptive parenting. You are welcome to drop by any Open House (informational meeting) listed on our website.
You can also call one of the regional coordinators listed at the bottom of this newsletter or email us for more information or to schedule an appointment.
Click here for the most current listing of open houses across the state.
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Suggested Reading
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Click here to download a PDF file containing an updated, comprehensive list of books on foster care and adoption topics. Have we forgotten one of your favorite books? Please let us know and we will add it to the list! |
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Upcoming Events | |  Visit our Calendar
on our website for a complete and up-to-date listing of ALL events that we will be appearing at. The events listed in this area are those we are hosting or play a significant role in.
Support With A Purpose Parent Support Group
Groton, CT
September 7
Lifebook Workshop
Norwich, CT
September 10
Columbia Farmers Market
Columbia, CT
September 24
Preston Congregational Church
Scarecrow Festival
Preston, CT
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Greetings!
 My orginal idea for this edition of our Newsletter was to focus on "Back to School". But, Irene has certainly disrupted my schedule! I am grateful to have made it thru the storm with only the major inconvenience of losing power & cell phone service. As we think about it though, please consider how worried our kids may be about their birth parents, their siblings, their extended family. They might not be able to articulate their concerns, and it may be displayed as a negative behavior. Many towns have delayed school openings due to our friend, Hurricane Irene. Click here for the most up-to-date listing of school closings & delays. Governor Malloy has a website specifically devoted to keeping the residents of CT updated. One site I keep checking is the CL-P Outage Map. I am hopeful that my town will eventually have power again :) Transitions are notoriously difficult for the children in our families. As exciting as it seems to us as parents, hearing "new teacher, new classroom, new friends" is quite anxiety producing for our kids. There isn't a quick fix, but check out this website for some interesting strategies that might help. Remember, the many Parent Support Groups in the area were designed with you in mind! Coming to group has many benefits...you could walk away with a new idea/strategy or at least feel validated that you are not alone with your frustration. Check our calendar for a group that meets at a convenient day/time for you! Best of luck during the next few weeks! |
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Sincerely,
Alana Jones
Hearts, Hands and Homes Community Collaborative |
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I need YOUR help! | |  Please contact me if you belong to a faith-based organization, Woman's Club, Men's Club....any group that might want to participate in our project!
"It takes a village to raise a child" (African Proverb)
This statewide project was begun to support and raise awareness about the continued need for foster "nests". Do you or a member of your family belong to a service organization or youth group? Would your group like to help support foster care and adoption and help spread the word about the need for additional homes?
How can you help?
- Host a painting party as a service project (materials can be provided).
- Display finished Bird Houses & LIterature about Foster Care
- Invite the "Everyone Needs a Nest" Project o your fair, festival, tag sale, meeting or coffee hour.
- Make a donation to "Everyone Needs a Nest".
- Donate arts and crafts supplies such as paints, brshes or wooden bird houses.
- Build and donate bird houses.
By participating in this project, you become part of the village. Finished birdhouses will be available at many fairs and festivals for a goodwill donation. Please contact us for more information regarding this project. |
| Thank You to the following organizations for participating in our Nest Project so Far! | |
 Special thank you to adoptive parents Susan Lanphere, Tanya Sylvestre, Jen Walrath and Tiffany Silva for helping get the word out! The following organizations have painted Bird Houses for us!
- United Congregational Church of Westerly-Sunday School, Pawcatuck
- Brownie Troop 60681, Stonington
- Plainfield Recreation/Afterschool Program @Shepard Hill Elementary, Plainfield
- St. Paul's Episcopal Church Sunday School, Plainfield
- Support With a Purpose Parent Group "Book Club" , Groton
- Foster & adoptive youth of the Norwich & Willimantic Region at our annual Summer Picnic.
Special Thank You to Joe Schoonmaker and his team at Corrigan-Radgowski Correctional Center in Uncasville. They have partnered to make the Birdhouses for us ! |
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Parent Support Group
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We are trying to meet your needs!
Starting in September, we will have a group specifically for Relative & Kinship Family Providers in Montville. Click here for some additional information about this group.
The Plainfield Parent Group has several interesting guest speakers lined up for the next few months. Have you ever wondered why you should attend the Administrative Case Review? Come listen to Carissa Lebrun, our guest speaker for September.
The Lifebooking Workshops continue to meet monthly. Special demonstrations for our September & October meetings. RSVP is required, so please register early.
Please visit our website calendar for details.
If you have an idea for a group that you think is needed, please let me know!
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| Are you interested in recruitment? Have any great ideas to share? Please join us at a Collaborative Meeting! | | |
We are looking for parents, community providers, friends to attend our monthly meetings. We meet on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 10 am at Beckish Senior Center in Columbia.
We need your ideas about the best way to find and keep foster and adoptive families! Please call or email me for additional information.
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Did you know that there is more than one way to provide foster care?
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Please click on the links below to read about it!
Therapeutic F oster Care Brochure-side 1
Therapeutic Foster Care Brochure-side 2
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