BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:d5a98b75-357d-4181-b952-adcb2d94652c X-WR-CALDESC:Adoption Network Cleveland holds a series of co-hosted monthly support groups for parents who have adopted children outside of their own race\, aiming to provide an intentionally structured and supportive space where parents can hear from leaders with lived expertise and come togethe r to share their experiences\, challenges\, and successes in raising trans racially adopted persons.\n\nThe support groups will be conducted virtuall y via Zoom\, allowing participants from different geographical locations t o connect and engage in meaningful discussions. The sessions will take pla ce from noon-1 pm EST.\n\nAdoption Network Cleveland (ANC) is celebrating 35 years of connecting and empowering individuals\, organizations\, and co mmunities impacted by adoption\, kinship\, and foster care. ANC provides a source of healing\, through education\, advocacy\, empowerment\, and peer support for those impacted by adoption and family separation. The partner ship of Transracial Journeys and Adoption Network Cleveland offers a uniqu e opportunity for parents of both communities to benefit from the shared e xpertise and knowledge of both organizations.\n\nWe aim to create an inclu sive and welcoming environment where parents can build connections\, find support\, and learn from one another. By offering these co-hosted monthly support groups\, Adoption Network Cleveland hopes to empower parents to na vigate the unique challenges and joys of transracial adoption while promot ing understanding and acceptance within their families and communities.\n \nAbout your facilitators:\n\nJanelle Poskocil\nJanelle brings over 20 yea rs of experience in education and social services. She loves to support fa milies by creating supportive communities that empower and encourage. She is mom to four transracially adopted children who are now young adults. He r journey over the past twenty-two years has taught her that adoption is c omplex. As Program Coordinator for Families and Youth at Adoption Network Cleveland\, Janelle is responsible for implementing responsive support and education opportunities for parents\, caregivers\, and youth in adoptive\ , foster and kinship families.\n\nLiz Gordon-Canlas\nLiz Gordon-Canlas is an adoptee\, advocate\, and community leader whose work is shaped by her l ived experience as an identical twin adopted from foster care. She is deep ly committed to elevating the voices\, needs\, and rights of adoptees—part icularly around access to original birth certificates\, medical records\, and truthful narratives about identity and family. Liz has presented regio nally and nationally on adoptee-centered policy reform and was a featured speaker at the Ohio CASA Celebrate Kids! Conference\, where she shared her story of transracial adoption and the lifelong impact of connectedness\, belonging\, and truth. X-WR-RELCALID:c883c02b66ea726ae58352b5e7121a4a X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20261101T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20260308T020000 RDATE:20270314T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:acf14699-c062-479a-8d8b-8e4a54d028c6 DTSTAMP:20260501T044800Z DESCRIPTION:Adoption Network Cleveland holds a series of co-hosted monthly support groups for parents who have adopted children outside of their own race\, aiming to provide an intentionally structured and supportive space where parents can hear from leaders with lived expertise and come together to share their experiences\, challenges\, and successes in raising transr acially adopted persons.\n\nThe support groups will be conducted virtually via Zoom\, allowing participants from different geographical locations to connect and engage in meaningful discussions. The sessions will take plac e from noon-1 pm EST.\n\nAdoption Network Cleveland (ANC) is celebrating 3 5 years of connecting and empowering individuals\, organizations\, and com munities impacted by adoption\, kinship\, and foster care. ANC provides a source of healing\, through education\, advocacy\, empowerment\, and peer support for those impacted by adoption and family separation. The partners hip of Transracial Journeys and Adoption Network Cleveland offers a unique opportunity for parents of both communities to benefit from the shared ex pertise and knowledge of both organizations.\n\nWe aim to create an inclus ive and welcoming environment where parents can build connections\, find s upport\, and learn from one another. By offering these co-hosted monthly s upport groups\, Adoption Network Cleveland hopes to empower parents to nav igate the unique challenges and joys of transracial adoption while promoti ng understanding and acceptance within their families and communities.\n\n About your facilitators:\n\nJanelle Poskocil\nJanelle brings over 20 years of experience in education and social services. She loves to support fami lies by creating supportive communities that empower and encourage. She is mom to four transracially adopted children who are now young adults. Her journey over the past twenty-two years has taught her that adoption is com plex. As Program Coordinator for Families and Youth at Adoption Network Cl eveland\, Janelle is responsible for implementing responsive support and e ducation opportunities for parents\, caregivers\, and youth in adoptive\, foster and kinship families.\n\nLiz Gordon-Canlas\nLiz Gordon-Canlas is an adoptee\, advocate\, and community leader whose work is shaped by her liv ed experience as an identical twin adopted from foster care. She is deeply committed to elevating the voices\, needs\, and rights of adoptees—partic ularly around access to original birth certificates\, medical records\, an d truthful narratives about identity and family. Liz has presented regiona lly and nationally on adoptee-centered policy reform and was a featured sp eaker at the Ohio CASA Celebrate Kids! Conference\, where she shared her s tory of transracial adoption and the lifelong impact of connectedness\, be longing\, and truth. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260115T130000 LOCATION:Zoom SUMMARY:Transracial Adoptive Parent Support Group END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR