What Do You Need from a Post-Adoption Group?

At our first meeting, we were all invited to share our thoughts on what kind of post-adoption support group we wanted to form by completing a quick survey.

If you weren't able to attend the meeting, and would still like to provide some feedback on what you'd like the group to be, please take 5 minutes to complete the survey.

Questionnaire - Post-Adoption Group for LGBTQ Parents

The results of the surveys will be discussed at our next meeting on March 24.

Meeting #1

The first meeting of the Post-Adoption Support Group for LGBTQ Parents took place on February 17 at the Overbook Community Centre. Apologies for any confusion around the location - all future correspondence will include an address along with a location name.

With six parents in attendance, we spent our evening sharing our experiences, getting to know one another and discussing what we'd like the group to be and what kind of supports we'd like to see in the community.

We all completed a survey and will shortly invite you to share with us your thoughts through an online survey. Survey results will be discussed at the next meeting.

Some of our initial brainstorming of things we'd like to see outside of the group include:

• A welcome wagon basket of resources to give to parents once they've been matched with their kids
• Setting up a mentorship program where new adoptive parents are matched with current adoptive parents
• Linking adoptive parents with the Children's Aid Society to help with outreach for prospective adoptive parents
• Working to build the queer cultural competency and sensitivity of adoption workers

If there's anything you'd like to see, feel free to share in the comments.

We hope our group will continue to grow and welcome you to join us at our next meeting.