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November 22, 2008 East Bay Location 2:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Teen Club Meeting. Teens only! Meet other kids of color who were adopted or fostered. Here's a chance to have a good time with other kids who are like you. There will be teen / tween only activities. Parents can participate in a concurrent peer support group during which childcare will be available for younger siblings. Separate groups for teens and pre-teens. Details upon registration.
January 4, 2009 Alameda, CA 2:00pm - 4:00pm	Northern CA Bay Regional Adoptive Family Group Meeting Families with adopted children of color meet monthly at a park or venue location for informal gatherings on the first Sunday of the month. Locations alternate at various locations around the bay. The majority of the kids who attend regularly range in age from 0 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Specific locations will be sent out monthly to those who sign up to receive the emails. Pact staff do not attend these events.
January 10, 2009 Berkeley, CA 1:00pm - 4:00pm	Play Café for Adoptive Parents of Color (and their parenting partners) Babies to early school age. Play groups give families of color the opportunity to get together in an informal environment.
January 10, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	True Colors I is a workshop for transracial and interracial families that focuses on the issues inherent to parenting children across racial lines. We will present concrete suggestions for connecting your child to his or her racial heritage and information about how positive racial identity develops. Guest Speakers are a panel of adult adoptees sharing their lived experiences.
January 24, 2009 East Bay Location Time TBA	Teen Club Teens and Tweens only! Meet other kids of color who were adopted or fostered. Here's a chance to have a good time with other kids who are like you. There will be teen / tween only activities. Parents can participate in a concurrent peer support group during which childcare can be available for younger siblings. Separate groups for teens and pre-teens.
February 1, 2009 Location TBA 2:00pm - 4:00pm	Northern CA Bay Regional Adoptive Family Group Meeting Families with adopted children of color meet monthly at a park or venue location for informal gatherings on the first Sunday of the month. Locations alternate at various locations around the bay. The majority of the kids who attend regularly range in age from 0 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Specific locations will be sent out monthly to those who sign up to receive the emails. Pact staff do not attend these events.
February 7, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:30am-4:00pm	AdopTalk is a workshop for adoptive and pre-adoptive families that focuses on talking with children about adoption. We will discuss the developmental stages that children go through and how each stage changes their understanding and questions about being adopted. We will also work with you on how to help your kids handle questions about adoption from others outside of your family.
March 1, 2009 South Bay Location 2:00pm - 4:00pm	Northern CA Bay Regional Adoptive Family Group Meeting Families with adopted children of color meet monthly at a park or venue location for informal gatherings on the first Sunday of the month. Locations alternate at various locations around the bay. The majority of the kids who attend regularly range in age from 0 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Specific locations will be sent out monthly to those who sign up to receive the emails. Pact staff do not attend these events.
March 7, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:30am - 4:30pm	"Adopted: We Can Do Better" Working Through the Life Journey of Adoption Premier screening of "Adopted," and new film that explores the intimate lives of two well-meaning families and shows us the subtle challenges they face. The filmmakers will then be joined by a diverse panel of adopted adults who will talk about their own childhood experiences. Nationally renowned therapist and author - (an adoptee herself) Joyce Maguire Pavao - will talk about parenting strategies that work with kids of all ages who are expressing (or repressing) feelings related to adoption and foster care.
March 21, 2009 East Bay Location Time TBA	Teen Club Teens and Tweens only! Meet other kids of color who were adopted or fostered. Here's a chance to have a good time with other kids who are like you. There will be teen / tween only activities. Parents can participate in a concurrent peer support group during which childcare can be available for younger siblings. Separate groups for teens and pre-teens.
April 5, 2009 Location TBA 2:00pm - 4:00pm	Northern CA Bay Regional Adoptive Family Group Meeting Families with adopted children of color meet monthly at a park or venue location for informal gatherings on the first Sunday of the month. Locations alternate at various locations around the bay. The majority of the kids who attend regularly range in age from 0 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Specific locations will be sent out monthly to those who sign up to receive the emails. Pact staff do not attend these events.
April 5, 2009 Berkeley, CA 1:00pm - 4:00pm	Play Café for Adoptive Parents of Color (and their parenting partners) Babies to early school age. Play groups give families of color the opportunity to get together in an informal environment.
April 18, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:30am - 4:00pm	Baby Care for Adopted Infants Finally - a baby care class designed especially for pre-adoptive parents! You will learn the fundamentals of baby care and won't have to sit through topics that don't necessarily apply to your family (such as post-partum care or the assumption that your child will be breast-fed). The class will teach you the basics of baby care as well as give you really practical information about how to promote attachment and read your new baby's cues.
May 3, 2009 Location TBA 2:00pm - 4:00pm	Northern CA Bay Regional Adoptive Family Group Meeting Families with adopted children of color meet monthly at a park or venue location for informal gatherings on the first Sunday of the month. Locations alternate at various locations around the bay. The majority of the kids who attend regularly range in age from 0 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Specific locations will be sent out monthly to those who sign up to receive the emails. Pact staff do not attend these events.
May 16, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:30am - 4:00pm	Parenting Strategies for Adoptive Families: Parenting an adopted child is both the "same as" and incredibly "different than" parenting a child born to you. We will focus on practical strategies for issues like celebrating birthdays, planning vacations, changing schools, moving, divorce, graduation, rites of passage, holidays, adding or losing family members, and other normal life events that have special resonance for adoptive families. We will also address specific parenting theories and their usefulness and applicability to adoptive family life. Audience participation will be encouraged with an emphasis on exploring specific family concerns.
May 23, 2009 East Bay Location Time TBA	Teen Club Teens and Tweens only! Meet other kids of color who were adopted or fostered. Here's a chance to have a good time with other kids who are like you. There will be teen / tween only activities. Parents can participate in a concurrent peer support group during which childcare can be available for younger siblings. Separate groups for teens and pre-teens.
June 7, 2009 Location TBA 2:00pm - 4:00pm	Northern CA Bay Regional Adoptive Family Group Meeting Families with adopted children of color meet monthly at a park or venue location for informal gatherings on the first Sunday of the month. Locations alternate at various locations around the bay. The majority of the kids who attend regularly range in age from 0 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Specific locations will be sent out monthly to those who sign up to receive the emails. Pact staff do not attend these events.
June 13, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:30am - 4:00pm	True Colors I is a workshop for transracial and interracial families that focuses on the issues inherent to parenting children across racial lines. We will present concrete suggestions for connecting your child to his or her racial heritage and information about how positive racial identity develops. Guest Speakers are a panel of adult adoptees sharing their lived experiences.
June 13, 2009 Location & Time TBA	Families of Color Discussion Group (Families with at least one parent of color) come together to discuss issues for adoptive families.
August 2, 2009 Location TBA 2:00pm - 4:00pm	Northern CA Bay Regional Adoptive Family Group Meeting Families with adopted children of color meet monthly at a park or venue location for informal gatherings on the first Sunday of the month. Locations alternate at various locations around the bay. The majority of the kids who attend regularly range in age from 0 to 12, but all ages are welcome. Specific locations will be sent out monthly to those who sign up to receive the emails. Pact staff do not attend these events.
Dates TBA! Redwood Glen Campground	Pact Family Camp Many of the families who have attended previous Pact Family Camps referred to the event as life changing for them and their children. They continue to contact us with stories of new conversations and breakthroughs their children are experiencing about both race and adoption. Whether you're parenting a child who shares your race, or parenting across racial lines, whether your adoption was domestic or international, whether you have birth kids along with adopted kids or not, Pact's gathering for adoptive families of color is designed with your family in mind.
August 8, 2009 East Bay Location Time TBA	Teen Club Teens and Tweens only! Meet other kids of color who were adopted or fostered. Here's a chance to have a good time with other kids who are like you. There will be teen / tween only activities. Parents can participate in a concurrent peer support group during which childcare can be available for younger siblings. Separate groups for teens and pre-teens.
August 22, 2009 Location and Time TBA	Families of Color Picnic Family Day in the Park is an annual BBQ for adoptive families of color only (Familes with at least one parent of color). Parents and children of all ages join together to play games, eat fantastic food and build community. East Bay Location, specifics will be sent with registration.
September 12, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:00am - 1:00pm	Schools & Adoption A to Z People at our children's school are there to support our families even though they don't always understand our special issues. Everything from dealing with teachers, administration, assignments, choosing schools and handling "problems" when they arise will be covered. Practical guidance as well as resources will be shared for students of all ages.
October 3, 2009 Location and Time TBA	Play Café for Adoptive Parents of Color (and their parenting partners) Babies to early school age. Play groups give families of color the opportunity to get together in an informal environment.
October 17, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Baby Care for Adopted Infants Finally - - a baby care class designed especially for pre-adoptive parents! You will learn the fundamentals of baby care and won't have to sit through topics that don't necessarily apply to your family (such as post-partum care or the assumption that your child will be breast-fed). The class will teach you the basics of baby care as well as give you really practical information about how to promote attachment and read your new baby's cues. Featured speakers: Molly Branigan, certified infant care instructor, and Dr. Nancy Curtis of the International Adoption Clinic, Children's Hospital of Oakland.
November 14, 2009 Oakland, CA 9:00am - 1:00 pm	A Lifetime Journey focuses on relationships between children, their birth parents and their adoptive parents, whether they are in an open adoption or a closed one. This workshop will address children's questions about their birth parents -- both the questions they ask and those they hold inside.
November 21, 2009 Oakland, CA Time TBA	Teen Club Final Meeting Teens and Tweens only! Meet other kids of color who were adopted or fostered. Here's a chance to have a good time with other kids who are like you. There will be teen / tween only activities. Parents can participate in a concurrent peer support group during which childcare can be available for younger siblings. Separate groups for teens and pre-teens.
December 4, 2009 East Bay Location 12:00pm - 4:00pm	Pact's End of the Year Family Party - More Details coming soon!