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Circle of Support

Circle of Support: Help is close to home

Circle of Support is an innovative program designed to enhance access and support for foster, kinship and adoptive parents in local communities. As part of a Circle of Support group you will:

  • Meet regularly with other foster and adoptive parents
  • Discuss topics that are important to you and other participants
  • Discover new information and programs
  • Learn about and share resources that can help you in everyday life by providing access to emotional and material support
  • Dinner and child care provided at each meeting

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Workshops and Training for Foster/Adoptive Parents

Center for Foster Parent Training (CFPT) at the Hunter College School of Social Work has created a new website with links to foster parent training workshops offered throughout New York City by a wide variety of organizations devoted to helping parents care for their children.  Click below to learn more about workshops and other training opportunties located in neighborhoods all around the City that can help you meet the needs of your children and network with other parents.  www.nrcfcppp.org/foster-parents


Circle Times For Resource Families

Circle Times For Resource Families

A Quarterly Newsletter Published in the Significance of Foster/Adoptive Parents

PDF icon Summer 2007 Issue
PDF icon Summer 2006 Issue
PDF icon Winter 2005 Issue
PDF icon Spring 2005 Issue

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