BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:84c0334e-ed32-4272-8c0d-c03fa55edeeb X-WR-CALDESC:General Discussion Meetings provide a safe place where people can share their feelings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, and learn from others’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion format and are attended by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster care\, including adult adoptees\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive parents\, those that have experienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA disc overies such as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the co nstellation members.\n\nWhy are these groups needed?\n\nWe believe adoptio n is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those wh ose lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individua ls impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Discoveries and provide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Recognizing th at a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth and honesty o n behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and why they were p laced for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgotten the chi ld\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their questions addre ssed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know their geneti c history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experienc es of each other and have the opportunity to explore and process our own j ourneys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\n\nThis peer discussion and s upport group is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather ser ve as additional support on your personal journey to integrate your experi ence. The focus of this group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. Fo r those involved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and suppor t as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through our Search & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are virtu al meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platfor m (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobi le phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connection . Pre-registration is required and can be completed by finding the link fo r the meeting on our calendar and following the prompts for registration.  There are five opportunities to participate in a meeting each month. Dates and times can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/n ews-events/our-calendar.html\n X-WR-RELCALID:14ee1aef9c0f5874c1f6b0633e119d48 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20251102T020000 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20260308T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:df6e3a92-897d-4b91-aac4-6672c590900f DTSTAMP:20260403T173505Z DESCRIPTION:General Discussion Meetings provide a safe place where people c an share their feelings and experiences\, get support from their peers\, a nd learn from others’ perspectives. The meetings have an open discussion f ormat and are attended by anyone with a connection to adoption or foster c are\, including adult adoptees\, birth parents\, siblings\, and adoptive p arents\, those that have experienced foster or kinship care\, or DNA disco veries such as misattributed parentage or donor conception. Professionals are also welcome to come and learn from the shared perspectives of the con stellation members.\n\nWhy are these groups needed?\n\nWe believe adoption is a complex\, lifelong\, and intergenerational journey for all those who se lives are impacted by it. These meetings connect and empower individual s impacted by adoption\, kinship\, foster care\, and DNA Discoveries and p rovide a source of healing\, understanding\, and learning. Recognizing tha t a unified voice is a strong voice\, we advocate for truth and honesty on behalf of adoptees\, who wonder where they came from and why they were pl aced for adoption\; for birth families\, who have never forgotten the chil d\; and for adoptive families\, who deserve to have their questions addres sed honestly. We recognize that everyone has a right to know their genetic history. By bringing these groups together\, we learn from the experience s of each other and have the opportunity to explore and process our own jo urneys.\n\nWhat is the scope of this group?\n\nThis peer discussion and su pport group is not meant to replace conventional therapy\, but rather serv e as additional support on your personal journey to integrate your experie nce. The focus of this group is the emotional aspects of our journeys. For those involved in the process of search\, one on one guidance and support as well as technical expertise and assistance are available through our S earch & DNA Assistance Program.\n\nMeeting Information\n\nThese are virtua l meetings led by trained\, volunteer facilitators using the Zoom platform (which can be accessed through a home computer/laptop\, tablet\, or mobil e phone) and will require an internet connection or phone data connection. Pre-registration is required and can be completed by finding the link for the meeting on our calendar and following the prompts for registration. T here are five opportunities to participate in a meeting each month. Dates and times can be found on our calendar: https://www.adoptionnetwork.org/ne ws-events/our-calendar.html\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T220000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:General Discussion Meeting facilitated by Barbara and Dan END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR