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Adoption Community Events
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Gift of Adoption invites you to Dance the Night Away
When: Saturday, Feb 4th, 7 - 11pm
Where: 308 W. Erie St., Chicago
Mingle while you peruse items for auction and bid for a great cause. Enjoy complimentary munchies and cocktails while you Dance the Night Away. Visit their website for more information.
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Each year, Adoptive Families polls readers on the average cost and length of time it takes to complete an adoption.
If more than 1,000 parents participate in the survey this year, they will randomly select one and donate $500 to the adoption charity of his or her choice
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Have you adopted a child in the past 5 years? Purdue Calumet sociologist looking for white adoptive parents to interview about their choices and the adoption process. Interviews will take about 45 minutes. All information will be kept confidential. Contact Kate Sweeney, Ph.D. at 219.989.8145, kathryn.sweeney@purduecal.edu for more information.
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North Shore and Near Shore FASD Parent Support Group
Hosted by The Cradle; Sponsored by NOFAS Illinois and Trinity Services
When: First Tuesday of every month
9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Where: The Cradle
2049 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Inaugural meeting: Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Organizational session, with an introduction to
FASD diagnosis and resources
Please direct any questions to Parent Coordinator Janet McDonald at jmcdonald49@comcast.net.
Northwest and Western Suburbs FASD Parent Support Group
Facilitated by NOFAS Illinois, Trinity Services, and F.A.S. Team
When: Third Wednesday of every month
9:15 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Where: Illinois Center for FASD
2101 Oxford Road
Des Plaines, IL 60018
Please direct any questions to Parent Coordinator Patty Johnson at panflog@comcast.net.
Sponsoring organizations:
NOFAS Illinois (www.nofasillinois.com), the Illinois affiliate of the National Organization on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Trinity Services (www.trinity-services.org), a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization serving persons with disabilities, based in New Lenox, Illinois
Fetal Alcohol Support Team (www.FASteam.org), an organization of community members impacted by FASD and other professionals dedicated to education about and prevention of FASD
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Ni Hao Chinese Learning Center
With more then 15 years of experience in one on one tutoring and teaching for group programs in the U.S.A, they are committed to providing all of our students the most cutting-edge teaching environment, best-in-class learning tools and innovative materials to master mandarin Chinese in an efficient, flexible, and easy way.
With the advent of globalization, Mandarin Chinese has become an increasingly important foreign language to learn in elementary, middle, and high schools. They help home schoolers succeed on Chinese subject SAT, and AP exams when they start applying for colleges, and the HSK (Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) test if they plan to study at a Chinese University.
Call 630-534-0916 or 630-909-9264 to discuss the teaching programs.
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Classes from Bridge Communications
Their mission is to create diversity awareness and acceptance through education and guidance in the process of implementing diversity into the lives of families, communities, and business environments. Numerous classes are offered, both live and via teleconference. Visit http://www.bridgecommunications.org/Bridge/Registration.html for more information.
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Adoption Learning Partners offers web-based educational adoption resources for professionals, parents, adopted individuals, and the families that love them. They offer an array of interactive, e-learning courses that are designed to increase each person's understanding of the joys and challenges of adoption. Contact them at info@AdoptionLearningPartners.org. Check out their website: www.adoptionlearningpartners.org
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AdoptShops with Jane Brown
AdoptShops give children and young teens the opportunity to explore their ideas about adoption and to interact with their peers. AdoptShops are relevant to all adopted children and young teens whether they were adopted domestically, transracially, transculturally or by extended family members. Each AdoptShop is two hours long. Afterwards, Jane debriefs parents to advise them of issues that arose during AdoptShops. During this time, childcare is provided for the children in a different room.
Jane Brown is a long-time social worker and educator with years of experience working with children and young adults. She is a mother of eight children, five of whom are adopted from Korea, China and Hong Kong. Jane is a well-known speaker on adoption matters and sits on the board of Adoptive Families magazine. She has presented AdoptShops in Chicago for the past several years.
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Have you recently adopted a baby or toddler?
A third year doctoral student at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology is seeking parents who have recently adopted a baby or toddler to complete a questionnaire for her thesis research. If interested, please contact Markita Wolf at marwolf19@gmail.com or 240-731-6102.
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DuPage County Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Parent Education and Advocacy Group
When: Every Second Wednesday of the month
Time: 6 to 7:30pm
Where: Edwards Hospital Education Center
Address: Edward Hospital
801 S. Washington St.
Naperville, Il 60540
The meetings are held in the education center on the north side of the hospital.
Parking: park in the north parking garage in the visitors parking section
Enter the education center door and take the elevators up to the 3rd floor.
The meetings are mostly in room # 305 and or # 307.
Please call 815-462-4273 or email acharate@trinity-services.org to register for these meetings.
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For those interested in having their children learn a native language and live near Chicago, Multilingual Chicago offers a variety of languages and classes. They require a minimum of four (4) students to have a class. Languages not listed on the website can be scheduled when there is sufficient interest.
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