Families for Private Adoption

FPA Newsletter:
The newsletter is mailed to members and ties the support, education and networking roles together by providing:

Local adoption events calendar
Members adoption stories
Supplemental adoption education
Book reviews
Legislative updates
Member adoption announcements

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FPA Seminar - Your Adoption Homepage -- "How To" Manual for waiting parent(s) to advertise on the Internet for adopting a child.

Referral lists for local adoption professionals are available to FPA members.

Successful Private Adoption Workshop:
The workshop is the starting point in the adoption journey for many Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. prospective parents 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) and 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. Check our Calendar of Events to see when the next workshop is schedules.

“The Adoption Book,” the workbook for the workshop, can be ordered at anytime by sending a check for $30 to FPA, P.O. Box 6375, D.C. 20015-0375.

My Adoption Advisor:

My Adoption Advisor (www.myadoptionadvisor.com) provides families with practical tactics and tools to better understand the adoption process, anticipate bumps in the road, and adopt more quickly. Their on-demand training courses and personalized consulting services blend their expertise in the domestic adoption process with results-driven business know-how to help families target their efforts on the strategies that really make a difference. Please e-mail info@ffpa.org to learn how FPA members can purchase their services at a discount.

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.

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