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.