Successful Private Adoption Workshop:
The workshop is the starting point in the adoption journey for many Virginia, Maryland and Washington DC couples seeking to adopt. Attendees receive six hours of instruction and advice including presentations by attorneys, social workers, birth parents and adoptive parents. Cost is $75 (at the door) and $65 (pre-registered). Cost includes a comprehensive workbook, "The Adoption Book" (170 pages of tips, referrals and guidelines). A continental breakfast and lunch are included. Early registration is encouraged, but you may also register at the seminar. Topics include: legal information, home study, open adoption or retaining confidentiality, ways to avoid contested adoptions, advertising strategies and birth parent perspectives. Arrangements can be made for waiting parents wishing to receive the workbook prior to the workshop. A workbook can be ordered at anytime by sending a check for $30.00 to FPA; P.O. Box 6375 D.C. 20015-0375. To see when the next workshop is scheduled, click on FPA Events.

Baby Care Classes:
These classes, taught by a nurse certified as a child care educator, are geared specifically to adopting parents and customized to your adoption circumstances (domestic, international, etc.). The class costs $100.00; of which $10.00 comes to Families for Private Adoption. For more information or to request a class, contact Mary Ellen Gwynn, R.N.C., at gwynn6710@msn.com or call her at 301-627-8830.