COCAF, just like you, needs to bring in money to pay the bills.  So we're teaming with SOAR Youth & Adult Choir, to have an auction to try and raise some much needed funds (for some reason, the phone company demands to be paid monthly!!!).

But an auction takes time and donations.  So we're asking you to help.  If you can help by going to businesses and asking for donations for the auction, please let me know.  If you have a cabin or condo that you'd be willing to give up for a long weekend, that would be awesome, too!  Or if you have contacts with any local entertainment venues, we could use that information, too.  We also need people who can help set up the auction and clean up afterwards.  The auction is currently slated for mid-October.

If you can help with any of these tasks, please email me with your name and contact information, and what you're willing to do to help at [email protected].

Thank you in advance for supporting COCAF!

Deborah Cave, Executive Director

We frequently get requests about FUP vouchers.  If someone between the ages of 18-21 needs housing, click here to go to the Colorado FUP information.

For more information, contact Dana Hurley, Housing Director (director of FUP program) at 303.561.2387 or by email at [email protected].

The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is conducting a series of town hall meetings to solicit feedback, comments, and suggestions to help inform the direction of the department and priorities for the coming year.

COCAF urges our adoptive/kinship/foster families to attend these meetings and ask questions about the services you receive (or those you need, but aren't receiving!).

Larimer County

Monday, August 17th at 9:30 a.m.

Larimer County Courthouse Offices Building

Hearing Room, 1st Floor  

200 West Oak, Fort Collins

Logan County

Monday, August 17th at 1:30pm

Dept of Human Services

Colorado Room  

510 South 10th St, Sterling

Douglas County

Monday, August 24th at 2:00pm

Douglas County Events Center  

500 Fairgrounds Drive,Castle Rock

Garfield County

Monday, August 31st at 11:00am

Garfield County Administration Building

108 8th Street, 1st Floor,Glenwood Springs

Click here to register for a session.

This forum will be accessible to all persons. Auxiliary aids and services such as Sign Language Interpreters, CART services, Language Interpretation services, materials in Braille or large print and FM systems may be provided upon request. Please contact Kristina Mueller (303.866.2804 or [email protected]) or Devon Reichart (303.866.4621 or [email protected]) to request access services in advance of the meetings.

Voice for Adoption (VFA) is once again providing an opportunity for members of Congress to learn from adopted children and their families. Through our annual project we give policy makers an opportunity to both celebrate and engage with families who have formed their families through domestic foster care adoption. This Capitol Hill awareness project seeks to inform policymakers and their staff about how adoption has touched the lives of their constituents.

Join American Adoption Congress (AAC) board members for a special educational training on Friday, August 28, 2015, from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the McCollum Room of the Montview Presbyterian Church, 1980 Dahlia St. Denver, CO.

The evening's educational training is in conjunction with preparation for AAC's annual conference held March 29th - April 2, 2016, at the Denver Grand Hyatt Hotel.  The evening will feature discussion of the AAC's mission, and its goals for the future, as well as highlighting board members' individual adoption journeys.  All panel members are happy to field questions related to their personal adoption journeys and look forward to engaging conversation.

Saturday, September 26, 2015

The EXDO Event Center

Supporting Clothes To Kids of Denver and their mission to provide free school clothing to students in need. Click here for more information.

Emotional Regulation & Relaxation Techniques for Parent & Child, Part 2

Thursday, August 20

FREE to first 300 registrations with coupon code RELAX102

Adoption and Learning Differences: What to Know and What to Expect

Thursday, September 17, 2015

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Extended Access: September 18-22, 2015

Strategies for Success: Parenting Your Child/Teen with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD

Thursday, October 15, 2015

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Extended Access: October 16- 21, 2015

Considering Adoption? Making the Decision to Adopt Older Children/Teens from Foster Care

Thursday, November 19, 2015

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Extended Access: November 20-25, 2015

Search and Reunion in International Adoption

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Extended Access: January 27 - February 2, 2016

Ask the Expert: Answers to the Five Most Common Adopted Teen Parenting Challenges

Thursday, February 18, 2016

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Extended Access: February 19- 24, 2016

Parent to Parent: Addressing Trauma-Based Behaviors to Promote Attachment

Thursday, March 17, 2016

11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Extended Access: March 18 -23, 2016

Search and Reunion: Focus on Birthfathers

Thursday, April 21, 2016

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Extended Access: April 22 - 27, 2016

Ready by 21: A Realistic Approach to Helping Foster Youth Transition to Adulthood

Thursday, May 19, 2016

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Extended Access: May 20 - 25, 2016

Adoptive Fathers: Empowering the Male Voice

Thursday, June 16, 2016

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Extended Access: June 17 - 22, 2016

Second Tuesday of the Month

Morning session 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Evening session 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Session includes a short presentation followed by a discussion.  

Email Deb Felio at

[email protected]  

for the toll-free number and access code.

1st Tuesday of the month   

February 3 - May 5, 2015

5:30pm-7:00pm

Supervised activities and group therapy for children

Lakewood Nazarene Church

Lakewood, CO