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Suggested Reading
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Books on Foster Care And Adoption
Click here to download a PDF file containing an updated comprehensive list of books on foster care and adoption topics, including childrens' books.
Have we forgotten one of your favorite books? Please let us know and we will be happy to add it to the list.
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Open House Schedule
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Want to learn more about foster/adoptive parenting?
Prospective foster and adoptive parents are welcome at any Open House listed on our website. Please call one of the regional coordinators listed at the bottom of this newsletter or
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FAM Support Groups
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Adoption Support Group
Prospect Public Library
September 18, 7pm
Teen Skills Support Group
N Branch Library, Bridgeport
September 21, 1pm
Relative Caregiver Support Group
Panera Bread, Waterbury
September 23, 1pm
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Greetings!
Back-to-school is a time of anxiety, anticipation, joy, fear, and many other emotions for families and especially for our kids. Below you will find some links to help you with questions you may have as you prepare for the opening of school.
Back-to-school is always a time of great anticipation for FAM and our partners as well as we begin serious work to prepare for National Adoption Month activities. Most of you are aware that November is National Adoption Month and it will be upon us before we know it.
But before we even get to the wonderful events planned for November, please check out all the fabulous September happenings! (Below)
Hoping you and your children experience a smooth, happy, and positive start to the school year.
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News and Items of Interest
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Click on the calendar at right to see FAM events.
Check out some of the great information we've been posting on Facebook recently!
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Back to School Links
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Back-to-school can be a time of higher stress for our kids and families. Check out these resources to help you with the transition from the lazy days of summer to the structure of school and homework.  |
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Dads Matter Too! 5K Race and Family Walk
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Registration still open
The inaugural Fatherhood Awareness Day is taking place September 22, 2013 in Waterbury's Library Park. The event features a 5K Run, Kids ½ Mile Fun Run and 1-Mile "Dads Matter Walk." This statewide event focuses on raising awareness around the importance of fathers in today's society. This event will allow fathers/father figures to congregate and demonstrate their commitment to children and their future.
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We Are Not "Less Than"
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One day last week I took one of my sons to a pediatric specialist appointment - a specialist recommended by my pediatrician's office. The specialist's practice was connected to one of the major hospitals in the area. I felt confident that my son's needs would be met and that we would have a positive experience. Little did I know what was to come next.....prompting this blog entry and a little trip down memory lane.
Long ago - although it seems like yesterday - my now ex-husband and I decided to adopt a child from foster care. We had lots of reasons for doing so, not the least of which was my experience with ongoing infertility issues and our deep conviction that there were (and still are) kids out there who need a home more than either of us needed to experience a pregnancy. Our goal was a child and the genetic heritage of that child was not all that important. In 1990 our son, Joel, came home to us after 9 months (how apropos!) consisting of background checks, parenting classes, and a home-study. He joined his older brother, Daniel. Both my ex-husband and I are from solidly middle class backgrounds. Our experience with poverty, child abuse, foster care and the like was limited to my volunteer hours with the domestic violence shelter in Waterbury. We were mere "babes in arms."
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Connecticut Family Day
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A Month-long Celebration!
Check out the rest of the Connecticut Family offers and events on their website. Click here.
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