Bellefaire JCB & Northeast Ohio Adoption Services In Collaboration With NEOARE Presents

Family Finding and Youth Connections

With nationally known youth permanency expert, Kevin Campbell

Join us to refresh your skills while exploring the latest trends in child-centered approaches to family finding.

Thursday, July 24th 6:00pm—9:00pm  OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Importance Of Youth Connectedness

For: Adoptive and Foster Parents, Mentors, Big Brothers and Sisters and Youth Advocates.

How to support meaningful, permanent connections between children, extended family members and adults. Offers CEU’s or 3 Foster Parent training hours.

Friday, July 25th (8am registration) 8:30am—11:45am  FOR PROFESSIONALS


Lighting The Fire Of Urgency: Family Finding

For: Foster Care and Adoption Professionals.

Implementing frameworks that help us rethink improving safety, well-being, and permanency outcomes for children. By the end of this workshop, participants will understand the history, values and the six steps of the Family Finding practice. Offers CEU’s and credit hours.

12:00pm—1:15pm We need your expertise —Join Us For A Focus Group:


“Roadblocks To Adoption” What Are The Barriers That Cause Potential Adoptive Parents To Drop Out?

*Complimentary lunch for focus group participants.

1:30pm—4:30pm


Making The Connections Happen For Professionals

For: Foster Care and Adoption Professionals.

Building upon information provided in the morning session, participants will examine the six steps of Family Finding in more depth as well as experience the discovery phase of the Family Finding practice. We will also explore possible barriers and solutions in the practice. Offers CEU’s and credit hours.

RSVP by Phone: Diana Fox @ 216-320-8574 Or e-mail: foxd@bellefairejcb.org

Funding for this project is provided by HHS, Adoption Opportunity Grants, Adoption in Ohio’s Heartland #90-CO-0995, Teens to Homes #90-CO-1015, Northeast Ohio Adoption Services (NOAS) #90-CO-0991 and a gift from the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.