Featured Resource of July 2008

Do you know? Suzanne Daniels, Adoptive Family Specialist of the Boulder County Post Adoption program? Suzanne states as the general guidelines for their services:  "We provide adoptive support for any adoptive family"   Upcoming Special Event hosted by the Boulder County Post Adoption Program: Picnic at Boulder Reservoir July 12, 12:00 - 3:00 p.m. Open to any post-adoptive family! A potluck--They are providing the meat & the grilling. Admission is free, but RSVP needed (303-441-1533). Ongoing Events hosted by the Boulder County Post Adoption Program:   Post Adoption Discussion Groups Groups are open to all families who have adopted-- families who have adopted privately and families who have adopted through the child welfare system 1)  Longmont Discussion Group: 3rd Monday of each month—9:15-10:45 a.m. At Journey Church-- 1285 S. Fordham St.  —they provide childcare and something  to eat—so Suzanne  needs an rsvp (303-441-1533) for a headcount.      2)  Boulder/Lafayette Discussion Group: 2nd Wednesday of each month--6:00-7:30 p.m. At 7100 S. Boulder Road - The Boulder Valley Christian Church —they provide childcare and something  to eat—so Suzanne  needs an rsvp (303-441-1533) for a headcount.          SUZANNE DANIELS CAN BE REACHED FOR MORE INFORMATION AT:  303-441-1533    *They also have a statewide adoption program—The Adoption Exchange:  www.adoptex.org is the website

         

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Through the summer:  Colorado Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families   Also, meet Susan Mitchell, a nurse practitioner with Clinica Campesina in Lafayette, who helps organize an adoption camp held every year at the YMCA Snow Mountain Ranch of the Rockies.  This particular camp is for families that have adopted children from India and Nepal, and runs July 11-13.  It is in Frazer, Colorado and is part of Colorado Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families.  Families come from all over the US and they and their children re-connect with their friends at the camp every year.  In the India and Nepal camp that Susan helps organize, children attend camp for 2 days with camp counselors from either Indian or Nepali heritage and learn cultural activities from their respective culture and have an opportunity to share their adoption experiences. Camps throughout the summer are held for families who have adoptive children from diverse cultural backgrounds, including: African-Caribbean Cambodian Chinese Filipino Korean Latin American Russian/ Eastern European/ Central Asian Vietnamese   see www.heritagecamps.org for more information about all of the camps or email info@heritagecamps.org   Be sure to check out the Resources page on their website; it is full of helpful organizations & even a place where the children who have taken part in the camps, can stay in touch with one another!

Helpful Reading

Growing Toward Health: Horticultural Therapy with Adopted Children and Teens, by Amy Winchester, MA

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• your questions & needs for resources

• resources you have found to be helpful for adoptive families/ parenting

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