ACI’s Adoption Community Connection – An Online Community
OnlineWe are always looking for ways to support you! ACI is proud to announce a new online community called Adoption Community Connection! Designed to build a safe space for adoptive […]
Upcoming great educational opportunities for our community with
On Your Feet Foundation’s Activism in Adoption Series
PRESENTED VIA ZOOM
Free for ACI families/Alumni. Please email pbrown@adoptillinois.org to learn more about registration.
We are continuously working on scheduling classes for 2024,
please check back often to see what classes are added!
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Birth Parent Panel Discussion – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarThis is a moderated panel discussion. The panel is comprised of birth parents that have placed children for adoption. Panelists will discuss their personal experience with adoption and address topics […]
Domestic Adoption and Illinois Law – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarAttorney Genie Miller Gillespie will discuss the steps that prospective adoptive parents should take to achieve a safe and legal adoption. Discussion will focus on the legal issues in adoption, […]
Attachment and Adoption – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarRecent research in neuroscience has confirmed what many clinicians have long known: Early relationships between caregivers and infants/young children matter and have lifelong implications for children. In order to help […]
Domestic Adoption and Illinois Law – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarAttorney Genie Miller Gillespie will discuss the steps that prospective adoptive parents should take to achieve a safe and legal adoption. Discussion will focus on the legal issues in adoption, […]
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Transracial Adoption Symposium – September 30, 2023
Adoption Center of Illinois 5828 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesTRANSRACIAL ADOPTION SYMPOSIUM - Strategies and Support for Effective Anti-Racist Parenting KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Torie Dimartile, Founder - WRECKAGE AND WONDER, LLC FEATURING: Mark Hagland, Speaker, Journalist, Author of Extraordinary Journey: The […]
African-American Hair Care: Styles 4 Kidz Hands-On Hair Care Workshop Level 2 – At Styles4kidz Salon
Styles4kidz Salon 235 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL, United StatesREGISTER FOR THIS COURSE ONLY IF YOU HAVE TAKEN LEVEL 1 Step-by-step, hands-on instruction on how to do up to three simple hairstyles; ponytails, twists, basic underhand braiding; plus Q&A […]
Attachment and Adoption – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarRecent research in neuroscience has confirmed what many clinicians have long known: Early relationships between caregivers and infants/young children matter and have lifelong implications for children. In order to help […]
Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarIf you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration […]
Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarIf you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration […]
Activism in Adoption Series 2024 – hosted by On Your Feet Foundation
The Book Stall 811 Elm Street, Winnetka, IL, United StatesActivism in Adoption Series 2024 - On Your Feet Foundation is partnering with The Book Stall to bring Sara Easterly, Lori Holden, and Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard, authors of Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birthparents, […]
Adoption and Infertility – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarNEW CLASS ALERT - Approximately 80 percent of all couples who become adoptive parents struggled with infertility. Infertility can feel like a betrayal of our bodies. Disappointment, loss, and shame […]
Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarIf you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration […]
Activism in Adoption Series 2024 – hosted by On Your Feet Foundation
Virtual OnlineActivism in Adoption Series 2024 - On Your Feet Foundation will present via zoom Gretchen Sisson, PhD, a sociologist who studies abortion and adoption in the United States and author of […]
Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarIf you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration […]
ACI 2024 Gala
Ravinia Festival 200 Ravinia Park Rd, Highland Park, IL, United StatesACI Gala 2024 Exciting new venue! Join us at Ravinia Highland Park, IL Saturday, April 20th, 2024 6pm to 11pm REGISTER HERE For information on tickets and sponsorships, contact Emily […]
Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarIf you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration […]
Baby Care 101
Becky O'Connell's Home Chicago, IL, United StatesJoin Becky O'Connell, one of our temporary care providers, and learn the "baby basics". Becky will discuss "The Big Three" (You will learn what they are!) and include suggestions and […]
Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarIf you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration […]
Program Introduction Meeting – LIVE WEBINAR
WebinarIf you are considering adoption, the first step is to attend a Program Introduction Meeting. These meetings are free to the public. This meeting will be a live webinar. Pre-registration […]